US Civil War
In accordance with the Proclamation of President Lincoln, calling out troops for three years, or during the war--which in future history will be better known as the great Southern Rebellion--a Regiment of Light Artillery was at once organized in this State, and the command giv...
Early on the morning of June 24th all were astir, and busily engaged in preparing to march. The word was given to be ready at 7 o'clock. The weather was quite cloudy, and indica...
7. Chapter 7On arriving at the old quarters, we found the negroes still at work on the redoubt, which they had nearly completed. The Twenty-third Kentucky were camped near us. We now suppos...
10. Chapter 10The morning of October 10th were again early on the move, and at 9 o'clock passed through the town of Perryville, and proceeded on towards Danville. The buildings, as we passed...
5. Chapter 5As has been stated, it was on the 22d of January, when the battery returned to Somerset. The next day, we went back to Mill Springs with our horses, to bring away the guns captu...
6. Chapter 6On Monday, June 9th, the Center Section left Columbia for Murfreesboro, leaving the forge, battery and baggage wagons behind, together with the tents and camp equipage. The reas...
13. Chapter 13We remained camped on the battle-ground until the 7th of January, when we moved about three miles beyond Murfreesboro, on the McMinnville road, and camped in a piece of woods ne...
15. Chapter 15At 2 o'clock on the morning of the 19th of September, we passed our former camping ground near Lee and Gordon's Mills, and about one mile beyond, came to a halt. The weather was...
3. Chapter 3We remained at Camp Wild Cat until Thursday, Oct. 24th, and then took up our line of march on the track of the fleeing Rebels. All along the road were evidences of their work of...
4. Chapter 4We remained quietly at Somerset until December 8th. In the meantime, were reinforced by the arrival of the Thirty-first and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and also Hewitt's Kentuck...
12. Chapter 12Just at daylight, and while some were getting breakfast, others watering their horses, the Rebels made a sudden and vigorous attack on the Division of General Johnson in General...
8. Chapter 8As before stated, at noon of September 26th, we arrived at Louisville, having marched over two hundred and fifty miles, occupying just twenty-three and a half days. We were near...
2. Chapter 2Early the following morning, in accordance with orders, all were actively engaged in making preparations to march; and, from certain indications, it was evident that we were sho...
1. Chapter 1In accordance with the Proclamation of President Lincoln, calling out troops for three years, or during the war--which in future history will be better known as the great Southe...
11. Chapter 11At an early hour on the morning of Friday, December 26th, the shrill call of the bugle ringing out on the frosty air, announced that we were about to move.
9. Chapter 9At 7 o'clock on the morning of October 8th, we resumed our march, returning and taking the Lebanon and Danville pike. A few minutes after reaching the main road, we heard heavy...