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A number of companies recruited in this county, which could not be received for the three-months' service, rendezvoused spontaneously at the Methodist camp-meeting ground, on the Colerain pike, eleven miles from the city (Camp Colerain). Among these were the Valley guards, recruited in and about Clifton, Cumminsville, and Carthage, of which the following named were officers: COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain Flamen BALL, jr. First Lieutenant W. H. HICKOCK. Second Lieutenant Frederick COOK. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. First Sergeant John JOYCE. Sergeant Henry HAYWARD. Sergeant William SCANLAN. Sergeant S. J. LAWRENCE. Corporal John SHAW. Corporal C. DRIER. Corporal Henry JESSAN. Colonel P. J. SULLIVAN was recruiting a regiment in Cincinnati, and finding it could not be received at Camp Harrison, marched a number of his companies, about eight hundred men in all, to the camp-meeting ground. They included the Rough and Ready guards, Captain SPELLMYER; the Miami guards, Captain BOYER; the Zouave cadets, Captain Joseph A. STACY; the Beck guards, Captain BECK; the Fulton Continentals, Captain David JOHNS; and the Union artillery, Captain Joseph WHITTLESEY. The several companies subsequently went to Camp Clay, where they were joined by a company from Louisville, for which no provision was made in Kentucky, the governor of that State having declined to furnish the men asked from that State. Patriotic Ohio, however, supplied the deficiency in great part; and President LINCOLN, upon the solicitations of judge CHASE and other Ohioans, consented to receive as the First and Second Kentucky regiments the organizations effected at Camp Clay. They were equipped and prepared for the field at the expense of this State, but were in time recognized by, the authorities of Kentucky, who issued commissions to their officers. They were as follows: FIRST KENTUCKY INFANTRY. FIELD AND STAFF. Colonel James N. GUTHRIEe. Lieutenant Colonel D. H. ENYART. Major Bartholomew LOPER. Quartermaster Captain Gilbert CLEMMENS. SECOND KENTUCKY INFANTRY. FIELD AND STAFF. Colonel William E. WOODRUFF. Lieutenant Colonel George W. NEFF. Major Thomas G. SEDGWICK. Quartermaster Captain Joseph BLUNDELLl. By far the larger part of these, like the men of the regiments, were Hamilton county citizens-Cincinnatians. The commands saw their first service in the brigade of General Jacob D. COX, in the army of West Virginia. They served a longer term than the period of original enlistment, and made very creditable records in the field. THE HISTORIES AND ROSTERS. Fot the material of the following introductionary histories, recourse has been had almost exclusively to that unrivalled repository of information concerning Ohio in the war-Mr. Whitelaw REID's great work bearing that name. FIRST OHIO INFANTRY. (Three months' service.) COMPANY B. PRIVATES. John BISCHANSEN, Nicholas KIRCHHIMER, Charles KNEIP, John LINK, Robert VISEL, Martin RITTER, Henry SPEIER, Nicholas SCHMID, William SCHUBERT, Albert VOELKLE. (Three years' service.) COMMISSIONED OFFICER. Sergeant Major Charles H. WINNER. COMPANY C. PRIVATE. Charles A. STINE. COMPANY D. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Corporal Alfred SMIFT. Teamster Daniel GROVES. ~pg86~ PRIVATES. Matthew ASKEN, Jacob EFFINGER, Abraham BUSCH, Samuel S. DEAN, Richard GREGORY, Hugh GRAY, William A. HUDDARD, George JAMISON, Chester C. LOGAN, Cornelius LOWE, Franklin MOON, John PHILLIPS, William A. WITHROP, Benjamig YOUNG, Lewis YOUNG. SECOND OHIO INFANTRY. This was enlisted at first for three months, under the call of President LINCOLN for seventy-five thousand men. It was mustered into service at Columbus, April 17, 1861, only three days after Fort Sumter was evacuated. It was at the first battle of Bull Run, and bore honorable part in the service around Washington until July, when it was mustered out at the expiration of its term, and reorganized at Camp Denison as a three-years' regiment in August and September. A majority of the field, line, and staff officers had already seen service with the three months'men. The regiment moved into eastern Kentucky in September, I86I, and by its good behavior did much to ingratiate itself and the Union cause in that region. Its subsequent service was with General BUELL's army, Generals ROSECRANS, THOMAS and SHERMAN. It was in the battle of Stone River and Chickamauga, in those of the Atlanta campaign, and in several minor actions. The nucleus of the regiment, like that of the Sixth and others raised in Cincinnati, was formed in one of the peace organizations of the city. It was commanded during part of its career by Colonel Leonard A. HARRISs, ex-rnayor of Cincinnati, and a native of that city. Most of the field, staff and band, two companies, and some recruits scattered through other companies, were from Hamilton county. FIELD AND STAFF. Colonel Anson G. McCOOK. Colonel Leonard A. HARRIS. Lieutenant Colonel John KELLl. Lieutenant Colonel Obediah C. MAXWELLl. Major William T. BEATTY. Surgeon Daniel E. WADE. Surgeon Benjamin F. MILLER. Assistant Surgeon Thomas J. SHANNON. Assistant Surgeon William A. CARMICHAEL. Quartermaster Ira H. BIRD. Adjutant George VANDEGRIFF. Adjutant John W. THOMAS. Chaplain Maxwell P. GADDIS. NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. Sageant-Major Horace R. AABBOTT. Quartermaster Sergeant Albert F. FISHER. Commissary Sergeant Jacob HOGUE. Principal Musician Charles SEIBOLD. Prisoner of War.-Joseph C. AULT, Hospital STEWARD. Died.-Marion A. ROSS, Jacob THOMPSON, Sergeant-Majors; Samuel PRICE, of the band. Transferred.-George COCHRAN, Quartermaster Sergeant; William DODGE, Principal Musician. Discharged.-George H. HOLLISTER, Julius F. WILLIAMS, Aaron W. McCUNE, Sergeant Majors; Enoch P. HOOVER, Hospital STEWARD, George THAYER, Ordnance Sergeant. REGIMENTAL BAND. Burton C. McCOY, Leader; First class musicians, John W. BATES, Charles BATES, John CLINTON, Cyprian H. WINGET; Second class, Hiram COOK, Franklin STEVEN, David SHAFTER, Ransford R. WHITEHEAD, Thomas WITMORE; Third class, John BUSBY, George BRANT, John H. BROWN, Jason M. CASE, George W. OWENS, Rosoloo SMITH, Benjamin F. TUFTS. COMPANY D. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain William A. SMITH. Captain James WARNOCK. First Lieutenant George W. LANDRUM. Second Lieutenant John F. DAVIS. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. First Sergeant Anthony W. HENRY. Sergeant Henry E. ROSS. Sergeant Ezekiel A. HOWARD. Sergeant James PURDEN. Sergeant George.W. BRIGGS. Corporal John H. QUIGLEY. Corporal Isaac W. CRAIG. Corporal Albert JENKINS. Corporal John C. WONES. Corporal George RUST. Wagoner James COWAN. PRIVATES. William ALLEN, George ANSFAUGH, Joseph BINKLEY, Joseph N. CUTLER, Thomas CLARK, Francis M. COX, John H. DRESSING, Henry GILSON, Michael GALLIVAN, John B. HUNSTON, Theodore HUGHES, John HUDDLESTON, Alfred JONES, Alexander JOHNSONS, Michael LYNCH, John LUNDRICK, Lewis MIANGUM, George MOLLITOR, William MENKE, George W. MITCHELL, Joseph McAFEE, Thomas O'CONNOR, Marcus O'CONNOR, Philip REILLY, David W. SLUSSER, William SIMPSON, Michael TOVEY, Amos WESTFALL, William A. WILLIAMS, James WELSH, Richard BENSON, Walter B. BELL, John CLIFFORD, Samuel GRAHAM, John KENNEDY, David S. LONG, Michael McINERAY, John McCUNE, Bernard O'MEALLY, William PORTER, Charles A.PROCTOR, Hugh REDMON, Julius SHELLEY. Prisoners of War.-Albert E. THATCHER, James PEESE, John DARRAGH, Walter S. McHUGH, James McNALLY, William PATTON, Peter REENAN, Jonathan SIMPSON. Killed in Battle.-Corporal William H. JONES. Privates Michael BAUSCH, Henry DEMELING, James DOYLE, Harry HARLE, James HENRY, John MEADE, Thomas TRACEY. Missing.-Corporal William CUNNINGHAM. Died.-Sergeant Thomas J. MOORE, Corporal John C. ELLIOTT, Privates Daniel BANNON, Charles H. BEAL, Frederick ROPP, Thomas STACK, John E. WEAVER. Discharged.-First Sergeants George N. GATES and John F. DAVIS, Privates Michael COSTEGAN, Murty GALLEVAN, Augustus WOOD, William HARVEY, Marion JULIAN, James MATTHEWS, William McCARTER, Archibald McAFEE, Michael NEWMAN, William PITMAN, George W. ROSS, Henry STRADDLING, William J. WEIST, Hannibal WILSON. Transferred.-Sergeant Julius F. WILLIAMS, Musician William DODGE, Privates Marcus L. BROWN, Lawrence COEN, Jacob A. HOGUE, George MOORE, Abraham SMITH. COMPANY F. PRIVATES. Frank Nolte harles McGURN, William M. TATMAN (both discharged). COMPANY H. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain John HENELL. Captain Jacob TOTRELL. First Lieutenant Jerome A. FISHER. Second Lieutenant Henry PURLIER. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Sergeant Alfred LAFORE. Sergeant Augustus CRAWFORD. Corporal James McLAUGHLIN. Corporal Charles E. BROWN. Corporal Isaac WILSON. Corporal James C. NORTON. Corporal John KEIFER. PRIVATES. Charles H. ABBOTT, Jonas BOGGS, James DUNCAN, Michael DOHERTY, George EPKE, William GOLD, John R. HALLAM, Jeremiah HOGAN, Robert L. LIND, Theodore SPINNER, John STRIKER, John WHISTLER, Thomas WIGGINS, Ernest BEERBAUM, John BATTLES, George COOK, William T. GRAY, Halford H. HEICK, John NORVASKY, James RICE. Prisoners of War.-Sergeants George M. HALL and Benjamin JOHNSON: Corporal Philip LIPPS; Privates Robert BAGGOTT, Charles W. CHARD, Tohn DUMAS, William EGAN, John HILLSTRIP, Bernard HESTER, Henry LANFERSIEK, John MINER. Killed in Battle.-Corporall Samuel HALL; Privates George CAPP and Patrick O'DONNELL. ~pg 87~ Died.-Privates George W. HACKWALDER and James L. SHELL. Discharged.-Sergeant Henry PURLIER; Privates William CAMER, Lawrence FAGAN, John GOLD, Ezra MOCK, Patrick McCARTY, Joseph NEALY, Thomas H. ORR, Frederick QUAMBY, George THAYER, William H. WALKER. Transferred. -First Sergeant Aaron W. McCUNE; Sergeant Jameses A. SUTER; Privates Timothy BRANNON, James CROUCH, Joshua DUNKLEY, Charles F. ENGLISH, James KIRBY, John MAGEER, Richard N. ROSS, Joseph WELLINGTON, Jesse C. YOUNG. On muster-in but not on muster-out roll.-Musician Kendall EDSON. COMPANY 1. Private John KRAMER, transferred THIRD OHIO INFANTRY. This regiment was raised for the three months' service, and was re-enlisted for tbree years. It was first mustered into service April 27, 1861. Its earliest duty was in the preparation of Camp Dennison, a few miles from Cincinnati, and it did not take the field until after its re-organization in June. Its most notable service was as mounted infantry in Colonel STREIGHT's expedition into northern Georgia, in early April, 1863, when almost the entire Command was captured. One Company of the three years' regiment was from Cincinnati, and the other companies from the city were in the three months' service. (For three months). FIELD AND STAFF. Colonel Lewis WILSON. Fife Major Jerome F. DANDELET. COMPANY B. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain George M. FINCH First Lieutenant Edwin D. SAUNDERS. Second Lieutenant Frederick S. WALLACE. Lieutenant Stephen M. ATHEAM. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. First Sergeant Charles SWIFT. Sergeant Roswell G. FELTUS. Sergeant William BUCHMAN. Sergeant William SUCKLES. Corporal William YOUNG. Corporal James M. WALKER. Corporal Joseph L. FLENNER. Corporal Milton H. LYDICK. Musician E. VANPELT. Musician George T. SUTER. PRIVATES. W. H. H. TAYLOR, jr., Charles L. FELTUS, Henry HOFKAMP, William KIEFER, Edwin C. SAUNDERS, J. MARTIN, M. B. CHAMBERLAIN, C. D. GRIGGS, A. B. BENTON, Charles HULVERSHORN, James VANPELT, J. J. BEAHR, Frank A. ARMSTRONG, E. S. COOKE, George W. JOHNSON, J. Frank MILLER, William W. MILLER, William C. MUDGE Thomas L. WENTWORTH, George L. PENDERY, John DAVIS, George F. WALTERS, J. B, HOLMAN, John C. MARTIN, Enoch C. JACOBS, D. S. PEARCE, J. L. HANN, Charles B. SCHONDT, A. J. NOBLE, William SCOTT, Charles M. STOUT, R. C. STEEN, O. TAXIS, Edmond R. DAVIS, A. KING, John L. McELHANEY, Joseph A. CLARK, W. H. SPEED, S. A. HARRISON, William WEYE, D. W. SNYDER, Joseph FOSS, Robert CAMERON, F. McGREW, Thomas COLGAN, A. ALEXANDER, Charles GUISS, Charles L. SHANNON, A. STEVENS, Samuel WARWICK, T. P. CAVANAUGH, W. H. McDEVITT, P. BOHL, Urath B JONES, N. B. HOLMAN, John HOLTZWIGER, John M. HUBBELL, William A. KOON, William TORREY, Joseph RYAN, John NEALY, Henry L. WILLIAMS, George C. KITHCHEN, Andrew REUSS, Henry De BUS, William STERRITT, William STEWART, J. N. KUNTZ, W. K. PERRINE, Lewis RODERIGE, James R. SMITH, Frank THIEMAN. COMPANY C COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain. E. BALDWIN. First Lieutenant J. E. RIGGS. Second Lieutenant G. H. AIKEN. . Lieutenant George VANDERGRIFF Lieutenant C. A. NEWMAN. Lieutenant Eugene C. WILSON. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. First Sergeant W. E. OAKLEY. Sergeant C. S. BUMS. Sergeant Charles MENDENHALL. Sergeant W. G. ROSS. Corporal B. T. WRIGHT. Corporal D. W. PIERSON. Corporal P. R. MITCHELL. Corporal L. V. HORTON. Bugler. F. DANDELET. PRIVATES. E. R. DAVIDSON, J. Calhoun WRIGHT, M. STROHMEIER, C. W. MINER, David S. FRENCH, Jacob S. BURNETT, A. E. DOISEY, C. F. McKENZIE, W. H. CHILDS, George H. HULL, W. P. EGAN, Charles FANIMAN, Thomas JONES, 0. T. GUNN, E. J. LUKENS, George McCAMMON, J. T. PIGGOTT, jr., Ira ATHEARN, E. E. C. SWIFT, W. W. WILMOT, Charles B. ELLIS, Thomas T. WHEELER, B. H. PARSON, S. H. BASCOM, Thomas COEN, J. W. JOHSTON, George H. PALMER, J. W. CRAVEN, P. BUCHER, George W. WARD, T. BRICKHAM, J. SMALL, C. H. PHELPS, Isaac WEST, B. H. SNYDER, R. W. McCOMAS, Thomas WEBB, J. H. SIMPSON, Nathan GUILFORD, Alfred KOSTE, L. H. HILL, E. H. HUSSEY, M. B. BAILEY, A. H. RUSSELL, William MITCHELL, G. RUDOLPH, H. P. RADCLIFF, T. DEMING, E. E. ISABEL, B. B. FEARING, T. WILTON, R. R. MARTIN, H. TILDEN, Benjamin HARBISON, John SNOSEY, jr., F. S. TAYLOR, jr., Henry SCHULTZ, W. C. WILLIAMS, Ogden MENDER, John A. WRIGHT, J. A. ARTHUR, Frank STERNS. COMPANY 1. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain Leonard A. HARRIS. First Lieutenant William J. SMITH. Second Lieutenant John HERREL. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. First Sergeant Axexander CAMPBELL. Sergeant Francis N. GIBSON. Sergeant John ANTHONY. Sergeant Charles C. MARTIN. Corporal Timothy CRANNON. Corporal Jerome A. FISHER. Corporal F. RICKEY. Corporal John DAVIS. PRIVATES. Herman ACT, Patrick BURK, John BARRETT, Victor BURNHAM, John H. BURNHAM, Joshua BAILEY, Henry BLEAKER, Edward BRADY, Marshall BRUCE, Frederick BRODEY, Edward BLACKBURN, Edward CLYDE, John COSGROVE, Frederick CARSON, William L. CAMPBELL, George CURTIS, John DAVIS, James DISBERRY, Irwin C. DARLING, John DIXON, William DORLEY, Simon P. ELLIOTT, Christopher ELLIS, John ERNEST, John FORD, Martin FOLTZ, John FEBER, Benjamin GYLLE, Jasper HOLMAN, Adam HASS, Henry HOSMANGER, Jere HOGAN, Thomas HARTLESS, James HOBAN, Herman Kopper William JOHNSON, Frederick JOHNSON, John JOHNSON, Norris JULLISON, Henry KOKENBRINK, Thomas KENNEDAY, Timothy LAWTON, Martin LEOPOLD, Valentine LENHART, James LOZIER, Henry McCREN, George N. McCABE, John McGOVERN, George MILLER, John MITCHELL, Patrick MORRISEY, James MANSHOT,. Henry M. NICHOLS, Sames N. NUTT, Alfred G. NORISSEY, Charles NEWMAN, Paul NEWMILLER, James O'CONNER, John O'CONNELL, John PENNY, Thomas POWERS, Thomas PAYNE, Thomas REYNOLD, Francis RHODY, Anthony SCHWAGART, William STAGER, Henry SANDERS, Thomas SIMONS, William SHAFER, John SAILMAN, William SWIFT, John STEWART, David THAYER, Henry VANFIELD, Christopher WHAKING, William WALFECK, Charles YOUNG, Herman BARTLETT, Charles CARY, Paul M. FARNSWORTH, Charles KENT, Peter N. SMIDTH. (For three years.) COMPANY G. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. Captain Philip FITHIAN. Captain Edward M. DRISCOLL. First Lieutenant John RICHEY. First Lieutenant Wiliiam A. CURRY. Second Lieutenant Charles TROWNSELL. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. First Sergeant Henry D. BAUDER. Sergeant Thomas W. KRUSE. ~pg 88~ Sergeant Gilbert B. McWHICK. Corporal Philip STEGNER. Corporal Jesse BRONSON. Corporal Thomas B. TEETOR. Wagoner William STOUL PRIVATES. Rudolph BAEHR, August BREWER, James CURRY, William DOOLEY, Callahill DOOLEY, Edward ENGLISH, Benjamin HOLMES, Harry HAMILTON, George W. HOWELL, Lewis KLINGLER, William LAWLER, Frank METZ, Albert MUSSER, Edwin McMILLEN, John McCLAMTHAN, Frank O'CONNOR, Robert POTTS, Henry PHILLIPS, Albert STIMSON, John STANFERMAN, Charles SCHWAB, August SCHWAGER, Andrew SCHNELLER, Fred VANLIEU, Herman D. WILLMAN, Joseph WEBER, Manasses BROWN, George BELIVILLE, Caspar DAVIS, Calvin BILLS, Fred EICHENLAUB, Parker ERNST, David FINCH, James FRANK, Frank GALLAGHER, Richard HOWE, Harrison KIPP, James KING, William LINCH, John D. MOORE, William McMILLEM, Daniel O'KEEF, Charles PHILLIPS, John POHLMAN, Jacob SMITH, Daniel SPENCER, Michael STRABER, Frank STANFERMAN, Thomas TYDINGS, John WELLMAN, Conrad WEBBER, John T. WELSH. Killed in Battle.-Sergeant William V. McCOABRIE, Corporal Joseph BABLMAN. Privates Louis WHITMORE, Henry BARNEY, Henry LOCHEMEY, John B. NAYLOR. Died.-Sergeant Charles CANNON. Private Charles HART. Discharged.-First Sergeants William A. CURRY, David J. KRULE; privates John ATKINS, Michael BLACK, John BAIRD, Benjamin BONNER, Henry C. BLINER, Benjamin CRAWFORD, William CARTMAN, William CHASE, John F. DROSTE, George A. HENRY, John KNAPP, James LAWRENCE, Arthur LYLE, George RICHEY, James SMITH, Cincinnatus STINSON, James VAULIED, Edward WESSEL. Transferred.-Sergeant Sebastian E. FRANCIS, Musician Richard DeBUTTS; privates August BIRNBRIGER, John COSTE, Alexander DRISCOLL, Frank DICK, Charles GRAHAM, Joan HARTLEY, William N. KEYS, John LANCH, John LAWRENCE, Emil MILLER, William MILLS, William H., McGRAW, Edward MASSEY, James O'CONNER, Charles T. PALMER, Nathan REED, George F. SAY, Yeustace SMITH, Martin SMITH, Joseph SCHWEDER, Daniel SHAW, Sylvanus STEWART, Joseph SHRIES, Thomas THACKERAY, Copple TIPPANHAUER, James VERMILYEA. On muster-in, but not on muster-out roll.-Privates James COTTLE, Charles FRENCH, Richard LINCH, James LINTON, Joseph D. MURRY, William VANDITIE. On muster-in roll March 13, 1864, but not on muster-out roll.-Private Cornelius DRISCOLL. FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY. Mustered into service April 4 and May 5, 1861. Private George WILSON. FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY. This was also originally one of the three-months' organizations, and was made up of young men from Cincinnati and the vicinity. It went into Camp Harrison, near that city, April 20, 1861; als mustered into the Federal service May 3d; was transferred to Camp Dennison May 23d; re-enlisted in a body for three years the next. month, and was re-mustered June 2oth and started for the field in western Virginia, July 10th. Its first service here was under Brigadier General Charles W. HILL, under whom a very toilsome march was taken over the spurs of the Alleghanies, in a vain effort to intercept the retreating troops of the rebel General GARNET. It then engaged in guard duty and drill at Parkersburgh until August 5th, when it moved to Buckhannon, and lay there until November 3d. Near this point companies A, B, and C had a sharp fight with a party of rebels, losing one man and killing several of the enemy. Thence the regiment marched to New Creek on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and presently to Romney, where it had hard service, entire companies being sent out daily on scouts, and supplying very large details for picket duty, some of whom had their posts six or seven miles from camp. Colonel Dunning, of the Fifth, here took command of the forces in and about Romney, in place of General KELLY, who was disabled by a wound. Hearing of a rebel force of fifteen hundred at Blue's Gap, sixteen miles out, he moved a detachment against it during a driving snow storm on the night of January 6, 1862, surprised the enemy, killing twenty of them, capturing a number, with two cannon, and destroying the mill and other property of the rebel Colonel Blue, at that point This was the beginning of the Fifth Ohio's reputation for bravery and thorough-going dealing with the rebels. The confederate papers soundly anathematized the regiment led "by a butcher," and advised their commanders to show its members no quarter. Within fifteen hours from the time of starting the regiment was back at Romney, having in that short space of time marched thirty-four miles and fought a spirited and successful action. General Lander took command of the forces shortly after, and the regiment was moved in rapid succession to a number of places, marching and countermarching for more than a month, and suffering much from the inclement season. February 13th, with the Eighth Ohio and a cavalry force, it made a reconnoisance in force on Bloomney Furnace, during which the cavalry engaged the enemy and won a victory. March 18th, under General SHIELDS, it participated in another reconnoisance to Strasburgh, the enemy being pushed several miles beyond Mt. Jackson, but without bringing on an action. On the twenty-second, from Winchester the regiment was moved out hastily and the next day reached Kernstown and took a position to support a battery, where it was attacked, with other forces in the battle, about nine A. M. It held its place until afternoon, when five companies were detached and moved alone against an overwhelming force, whose fire they sustained alone in an open field for some time, returning it with interest, until reinforcements came, when the united commands ad-anced and soon routed the enemy. Five color-bearers of the regiment were successively shot down in this short but sharp fight, among them Captain George B. WHITCOM, of Cincinnati. The Fifth is believed to have saved the day, at least on this part of the field. Not long after the route here the enemy began his retreat, getting off without further disaster in the darkness of the night. The Fifth lost forty-seven killed and wounded in the battle of Winchester. The regimental colors received forty-eight bullet holes in this action, and the State flag ten. A movement was soon after begun beyond Strasburgh, through Woodstock, and to the Shenandoah, where a destroyed bridge and ASHBY's cavalry on the other side checked their advance. A dash was made by the Fifth and some cavalry into Mt. Jackson, but the enemy fled before their arrival. The regiment then encamped at Newmarket, Colonel DUNNING commanding the brigade. In a fortnight it advanced to Harrisonburgh, where, May 7th, a beautiful stand of colors was presented by a deputation from the city council of Cincinnati, as a token of appreciation at home of the regiment's bravery and efficiency in the late battle. May 12th another march was begun, which continued to Falmouth, one hundred and fifty miles distant. May ~pg 89~ 25th it moved to Front Royal, and June 3d reached the Shenandoah again, having marched in three weeks two hundred and eighty-five miles through mud and rain without meeting an enemy and with scarcely half rations. June 9th, however, at Port Republic, it became hotly engaged, and behaved with its usual courage and dash. After some firing by volley, it charged two rebel regiments covered by a fence and drove them into the woods, where they were again charged and one field gun captured. Moving to the left, it repelled a charge upon one of our batteries, but had presently to cover a retreat, in which it lost one hundred and eighty-five men taken captive. Its total loss in this affair-killed, wounded, and prisoners-was two hundred and forty-four. Many incidents of personal valor and cunning occurred to the Fifth here. Lieutenant KIRKUP, of Cincinnati, after being taken, escaped his guard and went but a little way, when he met two rebels and claimed them as prisoners. They gave up, and under their guidance he, got out of the mountains and rejoined his command. The colors were saved on the retreat by color corporals BRINKMAN and SHAW wrapping them about their bodies and swimming the Shenandoah, whence they made their way to General FREMONT's command four days after. The retreat was kept up to Luray, where rest was had till June 24th, when the regimtent moved through Thoroughfare Gap to Bristow's Station, and was thenceforth on daily march for five weeks, over more than five hundred miles, compelled thereto by the rapid and obscure movements of Stonewall JACKSON in the valley. When at last halted at Alexandria, the men of the Fifth were completely fagged out, were shelterless, and nearly naked. After rest and re-equipment on the twenty-fifth of July it went by rail to Warrenton, remaining there some days, and thence marching to Little Washington. Here General TYLER, commanding the brigade, took leave of it, and particularly of the Fifth, which was specially endeared to him. General GEARY, afterwards governor of Pennsylvania, succeeded him. August 9th, from Culpeper Court-House, the regiment made a forced march to the battle-field of Cedar Mountain, in which it took full part, Colonel PATRICK,commanding. The Union forces were pressed back by overwhelming numbers, and the Fifth lost eighteen killed, thirteen officers find eighty-nine men wounded, and two missing, out of two hundred and seventy-one in the.action. Aniong.the badly wounded was Lieutenant Colonel ARMSTRONG, who was obliged to retire from field service. The Fifth participated in the retrograde movements of Pope's army and the terrible battles on the plains of Manassas. After brief respite it joined the forces pursuing the rebels, passing through Frederick City and other points, and reaching the field of Antietam September 16th. Here it was closely engaged the next day, under command of Major COLLINS, once in a hand-to-hand conflict, in which many of the men used the butts of their guns, until the enemy slowly and stubbornly gave way. At another point the brigade to which it belonged, reduced to five hundred men, held its ground against a much larger force, and was so poorly supported that it had to fall back to avoid being outflanked. In this battle the Fifth emptied its cartridge boxes three times, firing about one hundred shots per man, and marking the ftont of its positions by rows of dead rebels. It lost fifty-four men killed and wounded, of one-hundred and eighty engaged. Its next camp was at Dumfries, in December, where the garrison was attacked on the twenty-seventh by Stuart's cavalry, the action lasting through an entire afternoon, when the rebels retreated. Lieutenants WALKER and LeFORCE, of company G, were killed, three of the regiment wounded, and five taken. The Fifth then rested at Dumfries till April 24, 1863, when it joined the advance of HOOKER across the Rappahannock, and was engaged throughout at Chancellorsville, performing a distinguished part in that bloody action. It was also in the great battle of Gettysburgh, July 3d, and in the fruitless pursuit that followed. Lieutenant BRINKMAN, one of the heroes of Port Republic, was killed at Gettysburgh. In August, the regiment was sent to New York city to quell the draft riots, and remained there till September 8th, when it returned to Alexandria, and after sundry marches was taken by rail to Murfreesborough, Tennessee, receiving many tokens of regard as it passed through Ohio, but not being allowed to visit Cincinnati, where many of the men had not been for two and a half years. October 3, 1863, they reached the entrenchments at Murfreesborough, and finding the enemy in the vicinity, whom they assisted in repelling. Rejoining the Potomac troops, the Eleventh and Twelfth corps, which had been transported to Lookout valley, the Fifth took part in the famous "battle above the clouds" afterwards did post duty at Bridgeport, Alabama, was in the advance on Atlanta and some of this battles of that campaign, in one of the first of which Colonel PATRICK lost his life. The time of the regiment expired during this movement, and it was moved to the rear in charge of prisoners. Many of the men, notwithstanding their hard service, decided to re-enlist, and bad the privilege of a short furlough. They soon rejoined the conquering host pressing upon Atlanta, and were in the march to the sea and through the Carolinas and the great reviews at Washington, from which they returned to Cincinnati. They were mustered out at Louisville, July 26, 1865, and finally paid and discharged at Camp Dennison. Scarcely any Ohio regiment has a more remarkable history. It took part in twenty-eight engagements, in-cluding six pitched battles, with many reconnoissances and skirmishes, marched on foot one thousand three hundred and seventy-five miles, travelled nine hundred and ninety-three miles by rail, and sustained a total loss of five hundred men, killed, wounded, and prisoners. (Three Months'Service) FIELD AND STAFF. Colonel Samuel H. DUNNING Leutenant Colonel John H. PATRICK. Major William GASKILL. Adjutant Harry G. ARMSTRONG. Quartermaster Caleb C. WHETSON. Surgeon Alfred BALL. Assistant Surgeon Curtis J. BELLOWS. Chaplain Samuel L. YOUSTICE. Sergeant Major James W. MILLER.