west, arriving at Nashville, Tennessee, at six p. m., of October 5th, and on the 28th of same month engaged the enemy at Wauhatchie.

November 24th the Twenty-ninth Regiment led the charge which ultimately captured Lookout Mountain, taking in that contest more prisoners than were men in their ranks. They were then moved over to Missionary Ridge, then to Ringgold, Georgia, and assisted in dislodging the rebels from Taylor's Ridge. While in camp at Lookout Valley, December 9, 1863, this regiment decided to offer their services to the government for the war, and upon the announcement being made to headquarters were sworn in and were the first to receive the distinguished title of Veteran Union Soldiers by re-enlistment.

On December 12th, the veteran furlough of thirty days having been granted, the regiment took their departure for Philadelphia amid the cheers of the White Star Division drawn up by orders of General Geary to render the parting salute, and on December 22d they arrived at their destination, meeting with an enthusiastic reception.

After recruiting its ranks the regiment again started for the front reaching Nashville on March 21, 1864.

Taking part in the Georgia campaign they engaged the enemy on the 8th of May near Snake Gap; again from the 12th to 15th of same month at Resaca, losing in killed and wounded eighty-two men. On May 25th, moved against

the rebels at New Hope church. Were engaged from June 13th to 15th at Pine Knob and in making the assault at this point lost their colonel by a serious wound through the left breast, several of our men being wounded. General Hooker's attention being called by a member of the Twenty-ninth Regiment to the enemy massing their forces in front of our First Division, the General, taking in the situation, put spurs to his horse and galloped off to the right of the line and had the First Division placed in readiness for an attack. The attack was made and the enemy defeated with a loss of nearly two thousand men killed, wounded and prisoners.

On the 16th the brigade moved to the right to Muddy Creek and threw up breastworks, the line of works being so close to the enemy's that our men were compelled to take turns in going to the rear of our works to cook coffee. In this movement Private Sellman of Company G was killed returning to the works. On the 17th the enemy fell back and our troops advanced four miles. The enemy taking up a strong position in a clump of woods, the Sixty-eighth New York Regiment and the Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania Regiment were detailed to support a battery that was ordered to open fire on the enemy three hundred yards in our front. On the 20th our corps advanced their lines. The enemy fired but were driven off the field, a large number of prisoners falling into our hands. In this encounter Colonel Cobham was killed, our brigade commander. On the 21st Captain Goldsmith was ordered to take command of the Twenty-ninth Regiment and on the 22d moved about one mile nearer to Kolb's Farm, thence to Kenesaw Mountain, driving in the enemy and building breastworks; 24th, the members of the regiment who did not re-enlist held a meeting and appointed a committee to wait upon General Hooker, to know from him if their three-years' services were up and if they were to be mustered out of the service, the committee reported that General Hooker had promised that they would be on their way home by the first of the month (July).

On the 28th our lines advanced, those who had not re-enlisted being sent to the rear in charge of Major Millison, who reported to General Geary's head

quarters, the General shaking each by the hand, and were then marched eight miles to Big Shanty Station where the cars were in waiting to take them homeward. The Twenty-ninth Regiment being now left without a field officer Lieutenant-Colonel Walker was placed temporarily in command of the regiment but on July 21st was relieved of the command by Captain Goldsmith. July 26th, the lines advanced within view of Atlanta and on the 28th General Hooker tendered his resignation which action had a depressing effect upon the troops of his corps. On the 30th Captain Goldsmith, who was in command of the regiment, was relieved by Captain Frank Zarracker, his term of service having expired. In August General Slocum resumed command of the Twentieth Corps and the troops advanced slowly but surely on Atlanta, the shells from our batteries thrown into the city setting fire to the buildings. September 2d and 3d, the troops marched through Atlanta our brigade being in the advance. The Twentieth Corps remained at Atlanta until November 15th and during this time the regiment was sent on several foraging expeditions, frequently for fortyeight hours at a time, in every instance returning to camp with long trains of wagons filled with provisions for men and horses.

November 5th, received orders at two p. m. to pack up immediately, moved out of the camp about two miles, and rested over night on the 6th discovered the enemy's cavalry reconnoitering us. On the 15th broke camp, marching eastward eighteen miles, the city of Atlanta ablaze'; the fire being started by our troops. On the 19th marched through Madison and on the 23d assisted in tearing up the railroad tracks. 25th, men halted for twenty-four hours until nine bridges were repaired which spanned the swamp near Davisboro. 26th and 27th, continued marching and destroying railroad tracks. 28th, marched back to Davisboro then to Holcomb, then to Louisville, Georgia, the troops subsisting on the country.

December 2d, met the enemy's skirmishers and repulsed them; on the 11th brigade advanced within five miles of Savannah, our left resting on the Savannah river and our men lying in ditches as a protection from the enemy's shells.

On the 18th General Sherman demanded a surrender of the city but was met by a refusal, the enemy subsequently evacuating their works. 21st, the authorities came from the city bearing a flag of truce to meet our troops which resulted in the surrender of the city of Savannah. Our regiment, being the first to enter the town, was accompanied by General Geary, division commander, and Barnum, brigade commander.

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25th. Christmas dinner enjoyed by the members of the Twenty-ninth Regiment, the men being quartered in houses that had been deserted by the On the 29th left Savannah and marched, keeping to the line of the Savannah and Charlestown railroad, finally crossed the Savannah river into South Carolina on pontoon bridges at Sisters' Ferry on February 7th; at Black Swamps we erected bridges and constructed roads for nearly a mile across the swamp which in some places showed a depth of three feet of water.

On the 15th entered Lexington. 17th, Columbia occupied by Fifteenth Corps. 23d, marched to and crossed Catawba river on pontoon bridges, and on March 4th crossed the line into North Carolina.

The 24th witnessed the passage of the troops through Goldsboro, where a review took place by General Sherman and Slocum and the reading of the circular issued by order of General Sherman commanding his army. The morning of April 27th opened auspiciously to the men of the Western Army, bringing

with it the glorious tidings so long contended for by them of the surrender of General Joe Johnston and his army to General William Tecumseh Sherman ; carrying with it the dissolution of those forces and that inexpressibly happy termination of our troubles indicated in the words-Homeward Bound.

Between April 30th and July 13th, Twenty-ninth Regiment as a part of the Twentieth Corps marched through North Carolina and Virginia and participated in the grand review before the President in Washington, being mustered out on the latter date.

During its service of four years its muster-rolls contained the names of over two thousand five hundred men, its casualties in killed, wounded and prisoners being eight hundred and seventy, and it returned to the custody of the Governor of the noble old State of Pennsylvania which it represented its colors untarnished and its record pure and unstained.

On July 3d, 1885, the survivors of the Twenty-ninth Regiment erected a tablet to mark the position occupied by them on July 3d, 1863. This tablet is of dark granite with polished sides traced in panels upon which the history of regiment is cut, the whole being seven feet high by four feet square at the base.

DEDICATION OF MONUMENT

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30TH REGIMENT INFANTRY

(FIRST RESERVES)

BY CORPORAL W. D. STAUFFER

HE regiment broke camp at Fairfax Station, Virginia, on the Orange and Alexandria railroad, on June 25, 1863, in the early gray of the morning, and took up the line of march for Frederick City, Maryland, where we remained a short time with the main body of the Army of the Potomac. On June 29th we marched for Gettysburg, going through Hanover, York county, Pa. About five miles from Gettysburg we struck the Baltimore pike and marched direct for the battle-field, arriving about 11 o'clock in the forenoon of July 2d, when we were halted near General Meade's headquarters, stacked arms and were told to cook our coffee which we had not tasted for several days. In a very short time the bugle called us to fall in, when we were moved off to the left at a double-quick and took our position at the foot of Little Round Top, where we lay on our arms, bayonets fixed. About 3 p. m. the order to charge was given, when the First Regiment gave the enemy (who were following our retreating forces) one volley, and then at them with the cold steel and drove them through the ravine up the side of the hill over the stone wall out into the wheat field, killing and capturing many of the enemy. We remained at the stone wall all night. The next day (July 3d) the regiment was in the grand charge and flank movement by which many of the enemy were captured, and also a flag. They were driven off the field, a burial party was taken by surprise and a number were captured. They left in great haste leaving many of their dead all ready for burial, which duty our men completed for them, for which those who were present as prisoners were very thankful. A member of