Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . der the Ten Regiment Arton the 24th day of May, 1861. It first moved toGrand River, Mo., in June, 1861, where it guardedthe railroad, and the first skirmish that resultedin loss of life took place at Monroe Station,when 1,600 mounted rebels made an in 1S62 the regiment was sent to Missouri,and attached to the Army of the Mississippi. InApril, of that year, the regiment was moved toTennessee, where it participated in several bat-tles and was attached to the Army of the Cum-berland. On December 20 to 31, 1863, the regimentre-enlisted as veterans
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . der the Ten Regiment Arton the 24th day of May, 1861. It first moved toGrand River, Mo., in June, 1861, where it guardedthe railroad, and the first skirmish that resultedin loss of life took place at Monroe Station,when 1,600 mounted rebels made an in 1S62 the regiment was sent to Missouri,and attached to the Army of the Mississippi. InApril, of that year, the regiment was moved toTennessee, where it participated in several bat-tles and was attached to the Army of the Cum-berland. On December 20 to 31, 1863, the regimentre-enlisted as veterans and the volunteers weregranted a thirty days furlough. May 5th, theSixteenth moved with Shermans army on theAtlantic campaign, and was in the advance atBuzzards Roost, where the regiment lost 18killed and wounded. After the investment of Atlanta the regimentheld a position on the front line and was con-stantly engaged in skirmish fighting. It wasin the thickest of the fight at Jonesboro andin the famous charge of the Fourteenth Army. a/ i HISTORY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY. 737 Corps at that place, in which Hardees line wasbroken, a large portion of it captured and At-lanta won, the Sixteenth charged with fixedbayonets and empty guns. Owing to the depres-sion of the ground over which the regimentcharged, its loss was less than thirty, while regi-ments to the right and left lost twice that num-ber. After the capture of Atlanta the regimentwas transferred to the Army of Georgia, andparticipated in the famous march through Geor-gia to the sea. Being on the most advanced postat the evacuation of Savannah, it had the honorof being the representative regiment of the Four-teenth Army Corps to take formal possession ofthe city. It marched north through the Caro-linas. and assisted in the capture of Columbiaand Fayetteville, and was in the fierce fight atAverysboro, where during the afternoon of March16, 1865, the regiment lost 15 or 20 killed. AtBentonville the Division of which the Sixteenth
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