Showing posts with label Thayer’s Brigade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thayer’s Brigade. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

23rd Indiana

On back of monument:
23d Infantry
Commanded by Col. William L. Sanderson
From Stony Lonesome, April 6, 1862, at 12 m., this regiment marched to a point near Clear Creek; countermarched there, it reached battlefield, via Savannah road, 7.30 p.m. April 7th, formed line of battle at sunrise, engaged the enemy, drove him to this position, where two hours of desperate fighting occurred. Enemy retreated, followed by this regiment until nightfall. Casualties--killed, 7 men; wounded, 1 officer and 34 men; missing, 1 man; total, 43.

68th Ohio

On front of monument:
Ohio 68th Infantry,
Commanded by Col. Samuel H. Steedman,
Thayer's (2d) Brigade, L. Wallace's (3d) Division, Army of the Tennessee
On back of monument:
This regiment was left to guard stores at Crump's Landing.
It seems odd that a regiment that probably didn't touch a minie ball all day choose a minie ball as their monument design.

58th Ohio

On front of monument:
Ohio 58th Infantry,
Commanded by Col. Valentine Bausenwein,
Thayer's (2d) Brigade, L. Wallace's (3d) Division, Army of the Tennessee.

On back of monument:
This regiment was engaged at north end of Jones field at 8 a.m., April 7, 1862. It advanced to this place, where it was engaged from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It had present for duty, officers and men, 630. Its loss was 9 men killed; 2 officers and 40 men wounded; total, 51.