victorious Army of the Cumberland-in adding another laurel to that immortal wreath that now crowns our national honor, integrity, and glory.

I have the honor to be, yours, with respect,

WALTER C. WHITAKER,

Brigadier-General.

Captain E. D. MASON,

Asst. Adjt. General, First Division, Fourth Army Corps.

Report of officers and men mention specially by their regimental commanders for gallantry and meritorious conduct in the battles before Nashville, Tenn., which I desire to append to my official report:

Farther P. P. Cooney, chaplain Thirty-fifth Indiana Volunteers; Adjt. W. M. Williams, Forty-fifth Ohio Volunteers; First Lieutenant A. G. Henderson, Forty-fifth Ohio Volunteers; Adjt. John E. Smith, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteers; Captain William Nicholas, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteers; Lieutenants Knous, Fisher, Ayres, Croxton, Pocock, and Purvis, also Sergt. Major S. G. J. Worthington and Sergeants Shaw, English, and Carruthers, commanding companies Fifty-first Ohio Volunteers; Captain Charles E. Rowan, Ninety-sixth Illinois Volunteers; First Lieutenant William Dawson, Ninety-sixth Illinois Volunteers; Color-Sergt. John Vincent, Ninety-sixth Illinois Volunteers.

List of casualties in the Second Brigade, First Division, Fourth Army Corps, in the battles before Nashville, Tenn., December 15-16, 1864.

Officers.

Command Date Killed. Wounded. Missing. Total.

1864.

21st Dec. 15 .. .. .. ..

Kentucky

Voluntee

rs,

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

J. C.

Evans {

{Dec. 16 1 .. .,. 1

23rd Dec. 15 .. .. .. ..

Kentucky

Voluntee

rs,

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

G. W. {

{Dec. 16 .. .. .. ..

35th Dec. 15 .. .. .. ..

Indiana

Voluntee

rs,

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

A. G.

Tassin {

{Dec. 16 .. .. .. ..

45th Dec. 15 .. .. .. ..

Ohio

Voluntee

rs

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

J. H.

Humphrey

{

{Dec. 16 .. .. .. ..

51st Dec. 15 .. .. .. ..

Ohio

Voluntee

rs,

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

C. H.

Wood{

{Dec. 16 .. .. .. ..

96th Dec. 15 .. .. .. ..

Illinois

Voluntee

rs,

Major

George

Hicks{

{Dec. 16 .. .. .. ..

115th Dec. 15 .. .. .. ..

Illinois

Voluntee

rs,

Colonel

J. H.

Moore{

{Dec. 16 .. .. .. ..

Total .. 1 .. .. 1

Command Date Killed Men Missing Total Aggrega

te

1864.

21st Dec. 15 1 1 .. 2 2

Kentucky

Voluntee

rs,

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

J. C.

Evans {

{Dec. 16 1 3 .. 4 5

23rd Dec. 15 .. .. .. .. ..

Kentucky

Voluntee

rs,

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

G. W. {

{Dec. 16 .. 3 .. 3 3

35th Dec. 15 .. .. .. .. ..

Indiana

Voluntee

rs,

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

A. G.

Tassin {

{Dec. 16 2 2 .. 4 4

45th Dec. 15 .. 1 .. 1 1

Ohio

Voluntee

rs

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

J. H.

Humphrey

{

{Dec. 16 1 2 .. 3 3

51st Dec. 15 .. .. .. .. ..

Ohio

Voluntee

rs,

Lieutena

nt

Colonel

C. H.

Wood{

{Dec. 16 1 8 .. 9 9

96th Dec. 15 .. .. .. .. ..

Illinois

Voluntee

rs,

Major

George

Hicks{

{Dec. 16 3 9 1 13 13

115th Dec. 15 .. 2 .. 2 2

Illinois

Voluntee

rs,

Colonel

J. H.

Moore{

{Dec. 16 .. 7 .. 7 7

Total .. 9 38 1 48 49

This list is made from list accompanying each regimental commander's report, and is believed to be correct.