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made prisoners. Toward the close of the year 1862, the regiment
was reorganized with three battalions of four companies of 150
men each, or 1,800 men in toto.
Jan. 1, 1863, while at Lavergne, the regiment was attacked by
a cavalry force numbering between three and four thousand, with
two pieces of artillery, under the rebel Generals Wheeler and
Wharton. The rebels retreated with considerable loss, after having
vainly endeavored to compel a surrender. The loss of the regiment
was one killed and six wounded. June 29 the regiment received
orders to move south from Murfreesboro, to open and repair the
line of the Nashville & Chattanooga railroad. During July and
August it was engaged in repairing the railroad from Murfreesboro
to Bridgeport. in July the regiment built five bridges, one of
which, over Elk river, was 460 feet in length, and one at Duck
river crossing 350 feet in length.
During September and October, detached companies were employed in building a bridge at Chattanooga, making pontoons for a, '.2v u dL..r..,, vuo.Li uLulg l u; iiuiissary buildings at Stevenson, building and repairing bridges, etc., on lines of the Nashville & Chattanooga railroad, and the Nashville & Northwestern
railroad. Oct. 31 the headquarters of the regiment were at Elk
river bridge, Tenn. During the year, in addition to the work
mentioned, the regiment got out a large amount of timber for
building, and a great number of railroad ties, and performed a very
large amount of repairing to railroad tracks and stations.
The Engineers and Mechanics carried on their operations around
Chattanooga during the year 1864. In the fall, the headquarters
of the command were moved to Atlanta, Ga. The deaths from
disease during the year numbered 112. Together with performing
the onerous duties which devolve on such an organization, it took
an active part in the following battles and skirmishes: Mill Springs,
Ky., Jan. 19; Farmington, Miss., May 9; siege of Corinth, May 10
to 31; Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862; Lavergne, Tenn., Jan. 1;
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 6, 1863; siege of Atlanta, from July 22
to Sept. 2; Savannah, Ga., Dec. 11 to 21, 1864, and Bentonville,
N. Carolina, March 19, 1865. The command reported for discharge
at Jackson, Sept. 25, and six days later was disbanded.
Died of Disease or Wounds -Edward Cowan, at Stevenson, July 29, 1864; Richmond bauford, at Centerville, Aug. 1, 1864; Joel Eastman, at Ringold, Aug. 28,
1864; Charles H. Duncan, at Selma, Ala., Feb. 1, 1865.
Discharged.-1862.-Guillott Peter, Snyder Batus. 1864-Burdick E. D., Connolly Phillip, Cornwell James, Guillotte Eugene, Hall David, Miller Joseph,
Valley James K. 1865-Arnold H. P., Bauford Oliver, Bates W. A., Bludner
Frank F., Burdick Charles P., Burr Wm., Chesterfield Al., Cornell James S.,
Cotter Dennis, Coyne John. Davidson Wm., Dunne John, Fitzgerald John,
Fourme Charles, Gabraith James, Giroux John, Hall Roderick, Holmes John,
King Patrick, Leighton Anthony, Lockley James, M antich Wm., McGaw Martin,
McLaren Rob't, McMichael Geo., McNamara Denis, Meader James M,., Milan
Wm., Morton Theo., Nye Charles, O'Brien Michael, O'Brien Win. B, O'Grady
Martin, Oveesby Wm., Parish Anthony, Richardson Dan., Savage Wm., Stokes
Henry, Stone. D., Stone Robert, Tonally James, Valley James K., Weaver J.
M., White Oscar E., Williams G. H., Wilson John, Wisson Wm.