Ohio in the war : her statesmen, her generals, and soldiers . he 15th of October the commandagain took up the line of march, and, passing through Pleasant Hill, Osceola, and Greenfield, itarrived at Springfield on the night of November 2d. On the 9th of November the entire army, under General Hunter, moved toward the MissouriRiver. It reached Sedalia on the loth of November, and remained there until the 8th of Decem-ber, when it moved to Syracuse, where it remained during the months of December and the 2d of February, 1862, the command, crossing the Missouri River at Booneville, mov
Ohio in the war : her statesmen, her generals, and soldiers . he 15th of October the commandagain took up the line of march, and, passing through Pleasant Hill, Osceola, and Greenfield, itarrived at Springfield on the night of November 2d. On the 9th of November the entire army, under General Hunter, moved toward the MissouriRiver. It reached Sedalia on the loth of November, and remained there until the 8th of Decem-ber, when it moved to Syracuse, where it remained during the months of December and the 2d of February, 1862, the command, crossing the Missouri River at Booneville, moved byway of Columbia, Fulton, Danville, and St. Charles, to St. Louis. The regiment arrived at Ben-ton Barracks on the 19th, when the companies were again united. The march from Syracuse toSt. Louis was very severe; the- weather was cold; the roads were almost impassable; and themen were compelled frequently to pull the ordnance and supply wagons over the hills by hand. On the 22d of February the regiment embarked on transports and sailed for Commerce, Mis-. Thirty-Ninth Ohio Infantry. 253 souri, arriving on the 24th. It formed part of the First Brigade, First Division of the armyunder General Pope. The troops moved upon New Madrid, and arrived in sight of that placeon the 3d of March. A movement was made at once upon the defenses, and the enemys positionwas developed. The regiment assisted in all theoperations that resulted in the capture of NewMadrid and Island No. 10; and, on the 13th of April, it embarked on transports and sailed downthe Mississippi to within a few miles of Fort Pillow. Here it remained until the 17th of April,when it sailed for Hamburg Landing, on the Tennessee Kiver, and formed part of the army underGeneral Halleck. From this time until the evacuation of Corinth by the Rebels the regimentmade numerous reconnoissances, and engaged in a large number of skirmishes, losing many held the advance of Popes army on entering Corinth, and was one of the firs
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