FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO [Page 116] *************************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by LeaAnn Rich leaann1@bellsouth.net January 27, 2000 *************************************************************************** History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio Page 116 which one of the rebels was to annihilate five of the yankees, fell into the hands of the National Army. A stand of colors, on which was inscribed "Floyd's Brigade"--"The price of liberty is the blood of the brave," was secured by the thirtieth. November 14 the regiment went into camp at Fayetteville. In the meantime the detachment at Sutton was frequently in expeditions against bushwackers and horse-theives. Two men of the Thirtieth were killed and quite a number were wounded in the various skirmishes. On the twenty-third of December this detachment joined the regiment at Fayetteville, and on the twenty-fifth the regiment held its first dress parade. During the winter, which was wet and sickly, several companies were sent to outposts, and all worked upon fortifications. Company H, from Pickaway County, was sent to the White House, on Soup Creek road. April 17th the regiment broke camp and moved to Raliegh, and from there it marched, on May 5th, toward Giles Court House. On the tenth it encamped at the confluence of the East, and New Rivers. Company H was pushed up the narrows, and succeeded in developing the enemy's position and drawing the fire of his batteries. For eight days the allowance of rations was one cracker, with a small quantity of sugar, coffee, beans and rice to each man. On August 16th the Thirtieth marched to join the army in Eastern Virginia, and at noon on the nineteenth reached Brownstown, on the Kanawha, having carried knapsacks and marched ninety-five miles in three days and a half. All were delighted to leave the mountains, and when the band played, "Get Out of the Wilderness," as it cam down Cotton Hill to the river, the deafening cheers that went up from the column showed that the hit was duly appreciated. Proceeding on transports to Parkersburg, the regiment took the cars for the east, and on August 23rd passed through Washington City, encamping at night at Warrenton Junction, Virginia. General Robertson says of the Thirtieth at Centerville: "It moved forward under a heavy fire from the enemy's batteries in as good order as if on parade." At South Mountain, on September 14, the regiment lay for several hours under a terrific artillery fire, and at four o'clock in the afternoon advanced against the enemy, who were intrenched behind a stone wall. The "Graybacks" advanced, and a hot engagement ensued, lasting forty-five minutes. The regiment stood its ground bravely, losing eighteen men killed, and forty-eight wounded. September 17th the regiment was heavily engaged, losing two officers killed, two wounded, and forty-five privates killed and wounded. The National colors were torn in fourteen places by the enemy's balls, and two color bearers (Sergeants White and Carter) fell dead on the field. Aftr remaining a few days near the battleground, the regiment moved for West Virginia, and on the tenth of October reached Hancock, on the Potomac, and for a time was engaged, almost daily, in fruitless marching. December 5th, the Thirtieth, with its brigade, embarked on transports, and steamed down the river, arriving at Louisville, Kentucky, January 3, 1863. It moved down the stream until it reached Helena, Arkansas, where it was assigned to the Second Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps. January 21st, the regiment landed at Young's Point, and here it remained, engaged on the carnal, and took part in numerous excursions into the surrounding country. Resuming the march, the regiment, on May 19th, arrived in the rear of Vicksburg, and from this time until its final capitulation, was engaged in skirmish, picket and fatigue duty. After the surrender of Vicksburg, the regiment went into camp, July 23rd, near Black River. The losses of the Thirtieth, during the siege, were some sixty killed and wounded. Leaving Black River, with the army, on September 26th, it moved up the river to Memphis, where it arrived October 2d. Two days later it resumed the march, and on November 20th it camped at Brown's Ferry, ten miles from Chattanooga. The twenty-fifth of the same month, it assaulted and carried the outer line of the enemy's works at Mission Ridge. From November 29th to December 19th, the regiment subsisted off the country, and were engaged nearly the entire time in oursuit of the enemy. In addition, nearly one-fourth of the men were without shoes. In January, 1864, at Cleveland, Tennessee, the regiment re-enlisted, to the number of three hundred and fifteen men, and repaired to Columbus, where it was furloughed on the ninth of April. On the expiration of the furlough, the regiment reformed at Columbus, and proceeded, via Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville and Chattanooga, to Kingston, Georgia, where it arrived May 20th. Three days later, the regiment was again on the march. It moved through Dallas and Ackworth, arriving at the foot of Kennesaw Mountain June 19th. During this march the regiment was almost continually under fire. Early in July, the regiment moved to Atlanta, and on the twenty-second was in the assault, losing twenty-seven in killed, wounded and prisoners. On the twenty- eighth, the regiment sustained four successive charges, in which it lost thirty men in killed and wounded. The enemy abandoned a stand of colors, under the regiments fire, and one hundred and five dead rebels were picked up in its immediate front. August 29, 1864, those who were not veterans were mustered out. by reason of expiration of term of service, and from this time until August 13, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky, the regiment was actively engaged in the defence of the starry ensign. August 22, 1865, it was paid and discharged at Columbus, having travelled as a regiment, during its term of service, thirteen thousand two hundred miles. THIRTIETH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY COMPANY H Mustered into service August 29, 19861 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Captain Jacob E. Taylor First Lieutenant John H. Groce Second Lieutenant Moses B. Gist NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS First Sergeant Cyrus A. Earnest Sergeant Thomas J. Evans Sergeant Peter Rudisill Sergeant Charles C. Ludington