Category: Biographies
The "uprising" in Iowa--Patriotism of the people--The Third Regiment--Its character and composition--Spirit and ideas of its members--Our colonel--Our visit to Camp Ellsworth and the First Iowa--The Second and First Iowa advance into Missouri--Our quarters--Our ideas of our tr...
The "uprising" in Iowa--Patriotism of the people--The Third Regiment--Its character and composition--Spirit and ideas of its members--Our colonel--Our visit to Camp Ellsworth an...
2. CHAPTER II.We break up camp at Keokuk--The parting occasion--The last lingering look--A pleasant steamboat ride--Two nights and a day at Hannibal--We advance by rail into the interior of M...
3. CHAPTER III.Operations of the rebel general Harris--Three companies of our regiment detailed to join an expedition against him--We are allowed ten minutes for preparation--We join a portion...
4. CHAPTER IV.We prepare to march from Monroe--Arrival of Governor Wood with cavalry and artillery; and of the Fourteenth Illinois--How Mr. Dugan speaks of this in his book--A change of couns...
5. CHAPTER V.Activity of the rebels--Colonel Martin Green--We are ordered against him--Details and incidents of the march from Mason City to Kirksville--Character of the Home Guards--Conditi...
6. CHAPTER VI.Lieut. Call reconnoiters and reports the enemy's position--Colonel Scott desires to attack him with the Third Iowa, the Home Guarda and the artillery--Gen. Hurlbut declines his...
7. CHAPTER VII.The expedition to Paris--The forces engaged in it--Details of the movement to that place--Conduct of Colonel Williams and Lieut. Col. Blair while there--They return speedily to...
8. CHAPTER VIII.We break up camp at Brookfield and proceed toward Shelbina--Junction with Smith and Moore--Gen. Pope assumes command--Hurlbut and Williams proceed to St. Louis in arrest--Pope l...
9. CHAPTER IX.Col. Smith with his own regiment and five companies of the Thirty-ninth Ohio, proceed to Platte River bridge and commence repairing it--Col. Scott is ordered to co-operate with...
10. CHAPTER X.Arrival of Smith--His march from the railroad--Why he arrived too late--Our feelings on his arrival--The situation the morning after the battle--What should have been done--Smit...
11. CHAPTER XI.We start for the railroad--Arrival at Centerville--Arrival of a courier from Sturgis--March to Plattsburg--Orders from Sturgis--Turn toward Kansas City--Night at Smithville--Mar...
12. CHAPTER XII.The troops leave Kansas City--We are not in a condition to march South--Rumored removal of the regiment to Quincy--Proceed by steamboat and railroad to Quincy--Our arrival and s...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Preparations--We move North by railroad--Details of the ride--March from the railroad--Night on the frozen ground--Feelings and conduct of the soldiers toward the citizens--Nigh...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Leave Mexico for St Louis--Conduct of some of the men and officers--Journey from St. Louis to Savannah, Tenn.--Scenes on the passage--Captain Albert Hobbs--Loyalty of the people...
15. CHAPTER XV.The enemy's reconnoissance April 4th--The alarm 5th April--THE BATTLE OF SHILOH--The soldier's impression of a battle--Stragglers and their shameful conduct--The different movem...
16. CHAPTER XVI.The enemy massing against the left--Our successful stand--Retreat and our successive positions therein--We form the left of Prentiss--His gallant conduct and capture--Capture of...
17. CHAPTER XVII.The battle on Monday--Defeat of the enemy's right wing--Firmness of the left--Gallant conduct of Gen. Hurlbut--Col. Johnson in command of a part of our divided brigade--Victory-...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.19. CHAPTER XIX.Preparations to advance on Corinth--Morale of army and sanitary condition--Advance to Shiloh Springs--Inspection by General J----Advance to Pea Ridge--Gov. Yates--Picket skirmis...
20. CHAPTER XX.Resume of the movements of our regiment--Sherman's movements towards Memphis--Camp on the Heights of Hatchie--Camp on Spring Creek and Wolf River--Colonel Williams again--Incide...
21. CHAPTER XXI.Lieut. Col. Trumbull--Leave Memphis--Night on Wolf River--House burning--Reach and bridge the Hatchie--Hardships and murmurs--March toward Bolivar--Arrival at Bolivar--A reconno...
22. CHAPTER XXII.A day's march toward Corinth--Arrival of Gen. Ord--Situation and movements of the enemy--BATTLE OF MATAMORA--Carrying the bridge of the Hatchie--Disastrous situation--Reserves o...
23. CHAPTER XXIII.24. CHAPTER XXIV.Reorganization and changes--Reconnoissance by General Ross--Disposition of the Hatchie prisoners--The State election in our regiment--Effects of the news of the northern electio...
25. CHAPTER XXV.The army in motion to the South--Character and scenes of the first days march--Bivouac at Holly Springs--An earthquake--The cavalry division and the enemy's rear guard--Cannonad...
26. CHAPTER XXVI.Retreat of the army--Commendable spirit of the troops--March to the Tallahatchie--Ridiculous rumors--Christmas--We We go into camp--Return of Dickey's raid--Our condition as to...
27. CHAPTER XXVII.Reorganization of Grant's army--How our division was posted--Descent of guerrillas upon our forage train--We march to Memphis and go into camp--A glance at the officers of our r...
28. CHAPTER XXVIII.SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG--Our division moves with Sherman against Johnson--March to Jackson--The place besieged--DISASTROUS CHARGE OF COLONEL PUGH'S BRIGADE--The blame imputed to...
29. CHAPTER I.THE "UPRISING" IN IOWA--PATRIOTISM OF THE PEOPLE--THE THIRD REGIMENT, ITS CHARACTER AND COMPOSITION--SPIRIT AND IDEAS OF ITS MEMBERS--OUR COLONEL--OUR VISIT TO CAMP ELLSWORTH, A...
30. CHAPTER II.WE BREAK UP CAMP AT KEOKUK--THE PARTING OCCASION--THE LAST LINGERING LOOK--A PLEASANT STEAMBOAT RIDE--TWO NIGHTS AND A DAY AT HANNIBAL--WE ADVANCE BY RAIL INTO THE INTERIOR OF M...
31. CHAPTER III.OPERATIONS OF THE REBEL GENERAL HARRIS--THREE COMPANIES OF OUR REGIMENT DETAILED TO JOIN AN EXPEDITION AGAINST HIM--WE ARE ALLOWED TEN MINUTES FOR PREPARATION--WE JOIN A PORTION...
32. CHAPTER IV.WE PREPARE TO MARCH FROM MONROE--ARRIVAL OF GOVERNOR WOOD WITH CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY; AND OF THE FOURTEENTH ILLINOIS--HOW MR. DUGAN SPEAKS OF THIS IN HIS BOOK--A CHANGE OF COUNC...
33. CHAPTER V.ACTIVITY OF THE REBELS--COLONEL MARTIN GREEN--WE ARE ORDERED AGAINST HIM--DETAILS AND INCIDENTS OF THE MARCH FROM MACON CITY TO KIRKSVILLE--CHARACTER OF THE HOME GUARDS--CONDITI...
34. CHAPTER VI.LIEUT. CALL RECONNOITERS AND REPORTS THE ENEMY'S POSITION--COL. SCOTT DESIRES TO ATTACK HIM WITH THE THIRD IOWA, THE HOME GUARDS, AND THE ARTILLERY--GENERAL HURLBUT DECLINES HIS...
35. CHAPTER VII.THE EXPEDITION TO PARIS--THE FORCES ENGAGED IN IT--DETAILS OF THE MOVEMENT TO THAT PLACE--CONDUCT OF COLONEL WILLIAMS AND LIEUT. COL. BLAIR, WHILE THERE--THEY RETURN RAPIDLY TO...
36. CHAPTER VIII.WE BREAK UP CAMP AT BROOKFIELD AND PROCEED TOWARD SHELBINA--JUNCTION WITH SMITH AND MOORE--GENERAL POPE ASSUMES COMMAND--HURLBUT AND WILLIAMS PROCEED TO ST. LOUIS IN ARREST--POP...
37. CHAPTER IX.COL. SMITH WITH HIS OWN REGIMENT AND FIVE COMPANIES OF THE THIRTY-NINTH OHIO PROCEEDS WEST TO PLATTE RIVER BRIDGE, AND COMMENCES REPAIRING IT--COL. SCOTT IS ORDERED TO CO-OPERAT...
38. CHAPTER X.ARRIVAL OF SMITH--HIS MARCH FROM THE RAILROAD--WHY HE ARRIVED TOO LATE--OUR FEELINGS ON HIS ARRIVAL--THE SITUATION THE MORNING AFTER THE BATTLE--WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE--SMIT...
39. CHAPTER XI.WE START FOR THE RAILROAD--ARRIVE AT CENTERVILLE--ARRIVAL OF A COURIER FROM STURGIS--MARCH TO PLATTSBURG--ORDERS FROM STURGIS--TURN TOWARDS KANSAS CITY--NIGHT AT SMITHVILLE--MAR...
40. CHAPTER XII.THE TROOPS LEAVE KANSAS CITY--WE ARE NOT IN A CONDITION TO MARCH SOUTH--RUMORED REMOVAL OF THE REGIMENT TO QUINCY--PROCEED BY STEAMBOAT AND RAILROAD TO QUINCY--OUR ARRIVAL AND S...
41. CHAPTER XIII.PREPARATIONS--WE MOVE NORTH BY RAILROAD--DETAILS OF THE RIDE--MARCH FROM THE RAILROAD--NIGHT ON THE FROZEN GROUND--FEELINGS AND CONDUCT OF THE SOLDIERS TOWARD THE CITIZENS--NIGH...
42. CHAPTER XIV.LEAVE MEXICO FOR ST. LOUIS--CONDUCT OF SOME OF THE MEN AND OFFICERS--JOURNEY FROM ST. LOUIS TO SAVANNAH, TENN.--SCENES ON THE PASSAGE DESCRIBED--CAPTAIN ALBERT HOBBS--LOYALTY OF...
43. CHAPTER XV.THE ENEMY'S RECONNOISSANCE, APRIL 4TH--THE ALARM 5TH APRIL--THE BATTLE OF SHILOH--THE SOLDIER'S IMPRESSION OF A BATTLE--STRAGGLERS AND THEIR SHAMEFUL CONDUCT--THE DIFFERENT MOVE...
44. CHAPTER XVI.THE ENEMY MASSING AGAINST THE LEFT--OUR SUCCESSFUL STAND--RETREAT AND OUR SUCCESSIVE POSITIONS THEREIN--WE FORM THE LEFT OF PRENTISS--HIS GALLANT CONDUCT AND CAPTURE--CAPTURE OF...
45. CHAPTER XVII.THE BATTLE ON MONDAY--DEFEAT OF THE ENEMY'S RIGHT WING--FIRMNESS OF THE LEFT--GALLANT CONDUCT OF GEN. HURLBUT--COL. JOHNSON IN COMMAND OF A PART OF OUR DIVIDED BRIGADE--VICTORY-...
46. CHAPTER XVIII.Drenched by the rain and without covering, the troops of Buell had lain all night on the advance portions of the field in line of battle. In the morning many of them began to di...
47. CHAPTER XIX.PREPARATIONS TO ADVANCE ON CORINTH--MORALE OF ARMY AND SANITARY CONDITION--ADVANCE TO SHILOH SPRINGS--INSPECTION BY GENERAL J----ADVANCE TO PEA RIDGE--GOV. YATES--PICKET SKIRMIS...
48. CHAPTER XX.MY OWN SICKNESS--RESUME OF THE MOVEMENTS OF MY REGIMENT--MOVEMENT OF SHERMAN TOWARD MEMPHIS--THE CAMP SEVEN MILES FROM CORINTH--MARCH RESUMED--CAMP ON THE "HEIGHTS OF THE HATCHI...
49. CHAPTER XXI.LT. COL. TRUMBULL--PREPARATIONS TO MARCH--LEAVING SHERMAN AND MEMPHIS--HEAT, DUST AND STRAGGLING--NIGHT ON WOLF RIVER--SECOND DAY'S MARCH--HOUSE BURNING--ANNOYANCES--HALT FOR TH...
50. CHAPTER XXII.SUDDEN ORDERS TO MARCH--A DAY'S MARCH TOWARD CORINTH--BIVOUAC ON THE BIG MUDDY--FIGHT OF THE CAVALRY--ARRIVAL OF GENERAL ORD--REVEILLE--ADVANCE OF THE 2D BRIGADE--SITUATION AND...
51. CHAPTER XXIII.The following is Colonel Trumbull's official report of the part taken by the 3d Iowa in the battle of Matamora. I give it as it was furnished me from regimental head quarters. W...
52. CHAPTER XXIV.ORGANIZATION AND CHANGES--RECONNOISSANCE BY GENERAL ROSS--DISPOSITION OF THE HATCHIE PRISONERS--THE STATE ELECTION IN OUR REGIMENTS--EFFECT OF THE NEWS OF THE NORTHERN ELECTIONS...
53. CHAPTER XXV.THE ARMY IN MOTION TO THE SOUTH--CHARACTER AND SCENES OF THE FIRST DAY'S MARCH--A PICTURE OF THE OLD SOLDIER IN BIVOUAC, AND A GLANCE AT HIS DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS--THE MARCH OF...
54. CHAPTER XXVI.RETREAT OF THE ARMY--COMMENDABLE SPIRIT OF THE TROOPS--HURRICANE CREEK--OUR DIVISION LEFT HERE TO COVER THE RETREAT--MARCH TO THE TALLAHATCHIE--RIDICULOUS RUMORS--CHRISTMAS--WE...
55. CHAPTER XXVII.REORGANIZATION OF GRANT'S ARMY--HOW OUR DIVISION WAS POSTED--DESCENT OF GUERRILLAS UPON OUR FORAGE TRAIN--WE MARCH TO MEMPHIS AND GO INTO CAMP--A GLANCE AT THE OFFICERS OF OUR R...
56. CHAPTER XXVIII.The first indication of the enemy's desire to capitulate, was a flag of truce which was seen to approach our lines from a point near Fort Hill. The firing immediately ceased at...