Chattanooga, March 14th, 1864. To Major T. C. Fitzgibbon, 14th Michigan Infantry: If General Grant will send official notice to these headquarters that an exception may be made regarding his orders, your regiment will be left in the saddle. WM. D. WHIPPLE, Brig. Gen. and Chief of Staff. My regiment is now on foot. A [...]
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Its casualties in the latter engagement were nine killed and 35 wounded. On the 7th of August the regiment assisted in taking two lines of rebel works, and driving the enemy from the field, killing and wounding a number, and taking 92 prisoners, suffering a loss of 8 killed and 27 wounded. In this affair [...]
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He informed Colonel Mizner of the situation. The Colonel sent him companies K and B, under Captain Harbaugh and Lieutenant Davis, which were held in reserve. Light skirmishing was maintained throughout the day (following), when an order from the General commanding came, directing that the skirmish line should advance and push the enemy. Immediately with [...]
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who not only crumbled their flanks but killed and captured thirty-seven of the enemy, among the killed and wounded two officers, one of whom, a Lieutenant Boss, was one of the handsomest-looking young men I ever beheld. Nature, it would seem, had cast him in a mold of model manly beauty, and passing over his [...]
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Advancing upon the crest of the hill, the enemy opened upon us with canister and shell. The fight was fierce, terrible, and obstinate, when the Ohio regiments on our left were broken, and fled a short distance to the rear, exposing our flank to a galling fire. The major begged, prayed, expostulated, cursed the Ohioans [...]
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Captain Meyers, with eight of his men, had reached the enemy’s works, and unable to retire to the main line, begged to be rescued. Now came the fiercest struggle of all. The Colonel threw himself on the right center of his regiment; the Major still clung to the terrible left, and ‘Forward charge!’ rang out [...]
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All our superior officers are uniting in their praises of the 14th Michigan, and we feel that we have fairly won their praise and confidence. ” Participating in the flank movement around Atlanta, the regiment, in command of Colonel Mizner, on the 1st of September, charged and carried a line of rebel works at Jonesboro, [...]
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This statement I am prepared to substantiate, having passed all the other regiments upon my right and left, upon the double quick, the troops upon my right and left entering’ the works after my men were in full possession of every piece of artillery, one gun being turned upon the enemy by Lieutenant Gifford of [...]
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Memoranda of Colonel Mizner. Captured colors marked as follows: ” ‘In the center, ” 1st Arkansas Regiment. ” Battle marks, Manassas, Evansport, Shiloh, Farm-ihgton, Tuscumbia Greek, Bridge Creek, Perryville, Richmond, Ky., Murireesboro, Chickamauga, Tunnel Hill, Liberty Gap, Ringgold Gap. ” ” The statement of General Govan, of Cleburn’s division, and his officers, at the head-quaiters [...]
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Moving on what is called the Augusta road, the regiment proceeded onward, crossed the Salkehatchie, South and North Edisto, Broad, Catawba, and Big Pedee rivers, arriving at Fayetteville, N. C, March 10th, having lost on the march, up to this time, twenty-two men, captured while foraging. Reaching Cape Fear river, it was crossed on the [...]
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