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PORT HUDSON, _second a.s.sault_, June 14th, 1863, wounded, 12 enlisted men.
MANSURA, La., May 16th, 1864. No casualties.
HALLTOWN, Va., August 24th, 1864, killed, 1 enlisted man; wounded, 1 officer, 10 enlisted men; prisoners, 1 enlisted man. Total loss--13.
BERRYVILLE, September 3d, 1864, killed, 1 enlisted man; wounded, 2 enlisted men. Total loss--3.
OPEQUAN, Va., September 19th, 1864, killed, 5 enlisted men; wounded, 4 officers, 56 enlisted men; prisoners, 1 officer, 20 enlisted men.
Total loss--86.
FISHER'S HILL, Va., September 22d, 1864. No casualties.
CEDAR CREEK, Va., October 19th, 1864, killed, 2 officers, 2 enlisted men; wounded, 1 officer, 10 enlisted men; prisoners, 5. Total loss--20.
_General Officers under whom the Regiment served during the war._
Generals Banks, Grover, Auger, Reynolds, Emory, Birge, Sherman, Schofield, Terry, Gilmore, Thomas, Sheridan, Steedman, Wright, Canby, Birney, Molineux, and King.
_List of Cities and Towns the Regiment has visited in the line of military service._
LOUISIANA--Baton Rouge, Donaldsonville, Carrollton, New Orleans, Algiers, Terra Bone, Thiladuex, Brashar City, Bayou Bueff, Berwick City, Franklin, New Iberie, Vermillionville, Was.h.i.+ngton, Bears Landing, Opolosus, Chaneyville, Simsport, Bayou Sara, Port Hudson, Clinton, Alexandria, Pineville, Patersonville, Mansura, Williamsport, Morganza, Point Coupee, Teunice Bend, and Jefferson.
VIRGINIA--Bermuda Hundred, Leesburgh, Snickerville, Castle Burough, Berryville, Charlestown, Halltown, Harper's Ferry, Winchester, Kernstown, Newtown, Middletown, Strasburgh, Edenborough, Newmarket, Mount Jackson, Harrisonburgh, Mount Crawford, Centerville, Stephenson Station, and Burseville.
GEORGIA--Savannah, Alexandria, Waynesborough, Allen, Green, Bashaw, and Augusta.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--Was.h.i.+ngton, Georgetown, and Tenallaytown.
NORTH CAROLINA--Willmington, and Morehead City.
SOUTH CAROLINA--Hilton Head, and Charleston.
MISSISSIPPI--Fort Adams.
MARYLAND--Baltimore.
_River Transportation during the War._
NAME OF BOAT FROM TO
1863.
St. Mary Baton Rouge Donaldsonville.
Empire Parish Donaldsonville Thibadaux.
Laurel Hill Brasher City Irish Bend.
Empire Parish Symsport Bayou Sara.
Laurel Hill Port Hudson Donaldsonville.
Gen. Banks Carrollton Algiers.
1864.
James Bartlet Algiers Alexandria.
Ohio Belle Morganza Fort Adams.
Lancaster No. 3 Morganza New Orleans.
Wynonah Bermuda Hundred Was.h.i.+ngton.
1865.
Clifton Warsaw River Savannah.
U.S. Grant Savannah Hilton Head.
H.M. Wells U.S.T. New York Morehead City.
_Sea Voyages of the Regiment during the War._
NAME OF BOAT FROM TO
1862.
Northern Light New York Baton Rouge.
1864.
Cohola New Orleans Bermuda Hund.
1865.
Suwo-Noda Baltimore Savannah.
New York Hilton Head Morehead City.
Star of the South Morehead City Savannah.
_List of Field, Staff and Line Officers now in command of the Regiment._
_Colonel_--WILLIAM WALTERMIRE.
_Major_--WELLS O. PEt.i.t.
_Acting Adjutant_--GEORGE B. STALEY.
_Surgeon_--CALEB C. BRIGGS.
_Acting Quarter-Master_--E. SPENCER ELMER.
_Company_ A.--Capt. WILLIAM F. TIEMANN.
" B.--First Lieut. JOHN DAY.
" C.--First Lieut. BARZILLA RANSOM.
" D.--First Lieut. E. PARMLEY BROWN.
" E.--First Lieut. ANDREW RIFENBURGH.
" F.--Capt. GEORGE W. HUSSEY.
" G.--Capt. JAMES S. REYNOLDS.
" H.-- ---- -------- " I.--First Lieut. EDWARD TYNAN.
" K.--First Lieut. E. SPENCER ELMER.
