Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry About twenty who were immediately in front of the regiment were taken. The regiment fought this new line for half an hour when it was relieved and moved to the left where it joined the bridge and remained during the night. In this memorable affair, which lasted fourteen hours, the regiment lost [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry The tree stood near our breastworks at a point upon which at one time the most murderous musketry fire that ever was heard of was directed. The tree fell inside our works and injured several of our men. After the battle Dr. McGill measured the trunk and found it twenty-two inches through [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry Meade, after posting his army, hastened to City Point for a consultation with Grant, and returning at 2 P. M. gave orders for a general assault, which was delivered at 6 P. M. Hancock’s, Burn side’s, and a part of Warren’s corps went forward in the face of a terrible fire from [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry An advance was made by the corps, during which General Miles’s brigade, in which was the 26th, flanked the whole position under a brisk fire, driving the enemy in much confusion, capturing four guns and taking some prisoners, the 26th constituting a part of the skirmish line which led the assault. On [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry On the 5th of September the regiment moved on the plank road near the “Williams House. ” Here it was engaged in constructing works until the 9th of October, when it moved to the right. On the 24th it was ordered to Cedar Level Station, as guard for commissary stores. On the [...]
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From the 1st to the 6th of April, while in command of Major Ives, who had been pro moted to the majority to rank from March 7th preceding, vice Church, commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel, and then serving as Assistant Inspector General on General Miles’s staff, the regiment was engaged in pursuing the retreating army, fighting [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry On the 18th the regiment again joined the army at Burksville, where it remained until May 3d, when it proceeded by rail via Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Falmouth, Va., to Washington, D. C., and arriving there on the 13th, encamped near Bailey’s Cross Roads, and on the 23d participated in the review of [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry I regret I could not be present to express in person the affection I feel for the old regiment and the pride I took in having it under my command. I say this with a warmth and sincerity which I could express in the same degree towards but few of the regiments [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry The siege of Petersburg, Va., from June 17, 1864 to April 3, 1865. The 26th had a membership of 1, 210, while its losses were 259, of which 1 officer and 61 men were killed in action, 2 officers and 37 men died of wounds, and of disease 3 officers and 155 [...]
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Twenty Seventh Regiment Infantry TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY. ” To arms! the voice of freedom calls, Nor calls in vain; Up from the fields, the shops, the halls, The busy street, the city walls, Rush martial men. ” In the order for the recruitment of the 27th Regiment it was directed that six companies be raised [...]
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