The Nineteenth Illinois; a memoir of a regiment of volunteer infantry famous in the Civil War of fifty years ago for its drill, bravery, and distinguished services (1912) (14760310384)

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Title: The Nineteenth Illinois; a memoir of a regiment of volunteer infantry famous in the Civil War of fifty years ago for its drill, bravery, and distinguished services
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Haynie, Henry i. e. James Henry, 1841-1912
Subjects: Illinois Infantry. 19th Regiment, 1861-1864 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Illinois Infantry 19th
Publisher: (Chicago, M.A. Donohue & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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he United States, theCourt having found him guilty of neglect of duty, to theprejudice of good order and military discipline, of diso-bedience of orders, and of certain specifications to thesecharges, to only one of which did Turchin plead guilty, thatof permitting his wife to accompany him while serving withtroops in the field. The proceedings and findings of theCourt were forwarded through the proper channels; butmark the sequel! Before that Court-Martial had con-cluded its work and made its decision, a far more importantdocument than it could ever have drawn up, one worthy ofthe officer and gentleman to whom it was addressed, was on KIS The Nineteenth Illinois its way to our army IVoiii \Vasliin^;toii. It contained theconiniission of Brigadier CJeneral for John B. Turchin, signedby A))rahani Lincoln; and thus were the enemies of ourgaUant Colonel completely headed off, while to the Unionwas given another Star the bearer of which was ever ofincalculable value to his adopted country.
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Gen. James S. Negley, CHAPTER V. PAGE Service in Tennessee 172 Expedition to Chattanooga 173 Services of the Mounted Squad 174 Services at Nashville 178 Gen. Rosecrans Takes Command of Army of the Cumberland 178 Advance on Murfreesboro and Battle of Stone River 181 Extract from Patriotism of Illinois (by eddy.) . 192 List of Killed and Wounded 196 The Nineteenth Illinois 171 CHAPTER V. Until May 26, our brigade remained at Huntsville; thenwe moved to Fayetteville, where the once celebratedbody of thirty mounted men selected from among the sol-diers of Turchins command, by order of General Mitchel,was put into commission. Of this force at least ten or adozen were detailed from the Nineteenth Illinois, withLieutenant Billy Bishop, of Company G, assigned to thecare thereof, and Wildey of Company A as its First Sergeant.These thirty select men were promptly dubbed theforty thieves by their comrades of regiment and brigade,and perhaps there was some slight reason for this peculiardesignati