A History of the Thirty-First Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ... some of the hills, on which they were intrenched, at the entrance of Buzzard Roost Gap and along Chattahoochee Mountain. Our corps was halted in front of the Gap, and remained here until the morning of the 13th, having more or less skirmishing every day. On the evening of the 11th, the brigade was ordered to charge Rocky Face. The Thirty-first Indiana and the One Hundred and First Ohio constituted the front line of battle. The face of the mountain was so steep, and the fire of the enemy was so severe, that the troops had to be drawn off after dark. In this fight the regiment lost two men killed and eighteen wounded. The 12th, the regiment was engaged in throwing up breastworks in front of the Gap. The morning of the 13th, it was ascertained that the enemy had evacuated his works, and had fallen back. We marched immediately through the Gap, and passed through Dalton, and bivouacked on the road leading to Resaca. During the night we intrenched, there having been sharp fighting to our left. The 14th, marched on in pursuit of the enemy, and were soon engaged with his skirmishers, driving them back. We were now heading towards Tilton, and followed the Tilton road until we reached the main Dalton and Resaca road, when we turned south, our division being the only troops on that road, and forming the left flank of the army--our brigade being the extreme left. We had advanced to a point within about two miles of Resaca, and had been driving the skirmishers of the enemy the most of the day. With a view of holding the Dalton road, and protecting the flank of the army, the brigades of our division were in detachments--our brigade being still to the left of the Dalton road. The Thirty-first Regiment being sent up on a round-topped hill, with orders to intrench, and hol...