. The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865; its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps and biographies . August, we commenced the movement which broughtus, by a circuitous route, to a point on the Atlanta and Montgomery Rail-road, near Fairburn Station. On the 29th we destroyed the railroad. ()n August 30th we marchedin the direction of Jonesborougb, on the Atlanta and Macon Railroad andencamped on Flint River at ten oclock at night. My command was underarms and in position. During the night of September 2nd, the enemy fledfrom Jonesborougb, and our army pursued to Lovejoy Sta
. The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865; its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps and biographies . August, we commenced the movement which broughtus, by a circuitous route, to a point on the Atlanta and Montgomery Rail-road, near Fairburn Station. On the 29th we destroyed the railroad. ()n August 30th we marchedin the direction of Jonesborougb, on the Atlanta and Macon Railroad andencamped on Flint River at ten oclock at night. My command was underarms and in position. During the night of September 2nd, the enemy fledfrom Jonesborougb, and our army pursued to Lovejoy Station. Here itwas officially announced that Atlanta was in our possession. The heart ofevery soldier was glad and rejoiced that he was one of the grand armywhich in a campaign of over four months, had overcome everv obstacle anddriven the army of the enemy from one mountain stronghold to another,capturing hundreds of miles of the best earthworks the ingenuity and laborof the enemy could construct, and, finally the fortified city of Atlanta, oftenboastingly proclaimed at their last ditch. History gives no parallel to. < « E- .- t- b < 3 ffi r= LlEUTENANTk-COLONEL MCDOWELLS REPORT. 215 such a campaign, or the masterly skill which has brought it to so gloriousa conclusion. The reports of regimental commanders show our losses in killed,wounded and missing to be as follows : 25th Wisconsin Volunteers ...180. during campaign 262, percent loss 48 35th Xew Jersey Volunteers ..140. during campaign 255, percent loss 55 43rd Ohio Veteran Volunteers 78. during campaign 23, percent loss 38 63rd Ohio Veteran Volunteers 154, during campaign 318, percent loss 41 552 1,098 48 To Colonel M. Montgomrey, of the Twenty-fifth Wisconsin, who waswounded and captured at Decatur. July 22nd, Colonel John J. Cladek,Thirty-fifth Xew Jersey, Colonel Wager Swayne, Forty-third Ohio, andLieutenant-Colonel Charles E. Brown, commanding the Sixty-third Ohio,who was wounded and lost a leg, July 22nd at Decat
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