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323 Series I Volume XXXVIII-III Serial 74 - The Atlanta Campaign Part III

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both officers and men, which shows plainly the hard work they have done. My brigade has been successful in every undertaking, except on the 27th of June. Colonel Dickerman, One hundred and third Illinois; Lieutenant-Colonel Barnhill, Fortieth Illinois; Major Giesy, Forty-sixth Ohio; Major Ennis, Sixth Iowa, and Major Heath, Forty-sixth Ohio,all of whom were the very best of officers, were killed while leading their regiments. Lieutenant-Colonel Wright, Major Willison, and Captain Post, One hundred and third Illinois; Lieutenant-Colonel Miller, Sixth Iowa, and Major Hall, Fortieth Illinois, were each severely wounded while in command of their respective regiments, making in all 10 field officers killed and wounded while engaged in battle. The officers of the line have also suffered severely. But with all this, they have never hesitated to perform any duty assigned them. All deserve the highest praise for the cheerfulness with which they have performed their part in this arduous campaign. The Twenty-sixth Illinois, and the One hundredth Indiana have but recently been assigned to my command, and I can but speak of them in the highest terms, for their bravery and endurance.

I would be doing injustice to brave and faithful officers did I close this report without calling the attention of the general commanding to my staff-Captain Upon, Captain Watson, Lieutenants Johnson, Davidson, Collis, and Parsons, all have done their duty nobly, never hesitating to go where danger was thickest.

The following is a grand total, in recapitulation, of the casualties in the brigade during the entire campaign:

Killed Wounded

Command Officer Men Total Officer Men Total

s s

46th 3 31 34 5 129 134

Ohio

Veteran

s

40th 1 14 15 10 82 92

Illinoi

s

Veteran

s

6th 4 27 31 6 114 119

Iowa

Veteran

s

103rd 4 32 36 6 125 131

Illinoi

s

Volunte

ers

97th -- 25 25 11 109 120

Indiana

Volunte

ers

26th 1 24 25 6 137 143

Illinoi

s

Volunte

ers

100th -- 8 8 3 66 69

Indiana

Volunte

ers

Total 13 161 174 46 762 808

Missing Total

Command Officer Men Total Officer Men Aggrega

s s te

46th -- -- -- 8 160 168

Ohio

Veteran

s

40th -- -- -- 11 96 107

Illinoi

s

Veteran

s

6th -- 4 4 9 145 154

Iowa

Veteran

s

103rd -- 9 9 10 166 176

Illinoi

s

Volunte

ers

97th -- 2 2 11 136 147

Indiana

Volunte

ers

26th 1 7 8 8 168 176

Illinoi

s

Volunte

ers

100th 1 -- 1 4 74 78

Indiana

Volunte

ers

Total 2 22 24 61 945 1,006

CHAS. C. WALCUTT,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers.

Captain I. J. BLOOMFIELD,

Actg. Asst. Adjt. General, Fourth Div., 15th Army Corps.


Numbers 507.

Report of Captain William Stewart, Fortieth Illinois Infantry, of operations June 3-September 2.

HDQRS. FORTIETH ILLINOIS INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS, East Point, Ga., September 10, 1864.

CAPTAIN: In accordance with Special Field Orders, Numbers 117, I herewith forward detailed reports of the operations of this command since June 3 up to the occupation of Atlanta:

On 3rd day of June, Lieutenant Colonel R. S. Barnhill, with the regiment, arrived at New Hope Church, Ga., and reported to Colonel C. C. Wal-


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