Ohio in the war : her statesmen, her generals, and soldiers . d his commission as Second-Lieutenant) died. About the time of this movement private Wm. F. Brown, of company B, while on duty withthe advanced skirmish-line, discovered a number of Rebel soldiers hidden in a fissure of therocks lining the turnpike, and succeeded in capturing, singly, a Lieutenant and twenty-seven men,for which he was recommended by General Rosecrans to the War Department for a medal. Thursday, January 1, 18G3, the regiment moved across Stone River and formed line ofbattle on the left, and remained in that position
Ohio in the war : her statesmen, her generals, and soldiers . d his commission as Second-Lieutenant) died. About the time of this movement private Wm. F. Brown, of company B, while on duty withthe advanced skirmish-line, discovered a number of Rebel soldiers hidden in a fissure of therocks lining the turnpike, and succeeded in capturing, singly, a Lieutenant and twenty-seven men,for which he was recommended by General Rosecrans to the War Department for a medal. Thursday, January 1, 18G3, the regiment moved across Stone River and formed line ofbattle on the left, and remained in that position the entire day. Friday, 2d, it was placed in lineof battle at one oclock A. M., threw out skirmishers, and remained so until half-past threeoclock P. M., when it participated in the counter-charge against Breckinridges Rebel corps,driving the Rebels back with great slaughter. On the 3d the regiment crossed over Stone River but was not engaged. At night, however,there was a fierce fight in the center, the Rebels having attempted to retrieve their misfortunes. Fifty-Ninth Ohio Infantry. 355 This was but the prelude to their retreat; for at daylight of the 4th they had disappeared, andMurfreesboro was occupied by the National army. The regiment went into camp one mile outon the Lebanon Turnpike, from which it moved to a point, on the 19th, about six miles out, toguard the Stone River Ford. It remained at this place until June 24th, the day on which thearmy under General Rosecrans made its initial movement in the Tullahoma campaign. On this campaign the regiment marched through Manchester to McMinnville, and remainedthere from July 10th to September 3d. It then crossed the mountains with its brigade intoSequatchie Valley. Going down that valley to Bridgeport, there crossing the Tennessee River,and then moving up the valley, it rejoined its corps at Squirrel Town Creek, near Chattanooga. On the 8th of September Chattanooga was evacuated by Braggs forces, and Crittendenscorps marched
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