IRON BRIGADE DISBANDED. 481 W. H. Walker, Corporals F. W. Isham and James Murphy, Privates Nathan E. Munger, Henry Shelter and Alonzo Hyatt. Company E-Corporal John Happin, Privates Albert C. Simpson, Hiram W. Soper, Henry . Thalacker, Lewis Rowe, Mons. Thompson and Patrick Gleason. Company F-Lieutenant Jesse M. Roberts, Sergeant Nathan Bradbury, Corporai Thomas W. Reilley, Private Simon Heinrick. Company G-Lieutenant Onisamie Rondeau, Corporal Frederick Shultz, Privates George Metways, Ezra Shaler, Isaac Bakker, Henry Baach and John Sabin. Company H-Corporals William Costley and Lewis H. Thomas, Privates Edwin Angelo, John R. Ames, Charles Sawyer and D. A. McLinn. Company I-Privates Joseph Bullis, John E. Wilson and Julius O. Terrill. Company K-Privates N. D. Bennett, Frank Stowell and Samuel Agan -52. After the surrender of the rebel forces under General Lee, the brigade, on the 11th of April, moved to Black and White's Station on the Petersburg and Lynchburg Railroad, and went into camp. Here they remained until the Corps commanders were ordered to march their respective commands to Washington, arriving there and participating in the grand review on the 23d of May, and going into camp until the 17th of June, when they left Washington to report to Major General Logan, at Louisville, Ky., where they arrived on the 22d of June. Here they were organized into "the Provisional Division" of General Morrow, the Seventh Regiment in the First Brigade, and the Sixth in the Second Brigade, the latter being placed under the command of Colonel Kellogg, of the Sixth, who at the muster out of General Morrow, was assigned to the command of the Division. The Seventh was mustered out and started for Wisconsin on the 2d of July, arriving on the 5th, at Madison, where it was received by the State authorities, and was coon after paid off, and the regiment disbanded. The Sixth was mustered out on the 14th, and arrived at Madison, on the 16th, and were publicly received, paid, and the regiment disbanded. Colonel Kellogg, the last brigade commander, issued a final order dissolving the organization of the "Iron Brigade," and the gallant corps which had become the pride of our State, ceased to exist. Its history forms one of the brightest pages in our national records. Colonel Kellogg, of the Sixth, was subsequently brevetted Brigadier General, and Lieutenant Colonel Richardson, of the Seventh, was brevetted Colonel, and subsequently Brigadier General, for gallant and meritorious services in the final operations of the Army of the Potomac, particularly at the battle of Five Forks. Regimental Statistics.—Sixth Regiment — Original strength, 1,108; gain by recruits in 1863, 58; in 1864, 171; in 1865, 18; gain by substitutes, 79; gain by draft, in 1864, 411; in 1865, 61; veteran reënlistments, 237; total, 2,143. Losses by death, 322; missing, 7; by desertions, 79; transfer, 75; discharged, 513; mustered out, 1,147. Seventh Regiment.-Original strength, 1,029; gain by recruits in 1863, 74; in 1864, 343; in 1865, 12; gain by substitutes, 189; gain by draft, 67; veteran reënlistments, 218; total, 1,932. Losses by death, 385; missing, 12; by desertion, 44; by transfer, 106; discharged, 473; mustered out, 912. CHAPTER XIII. REGIMENTAL HISTORY-THIRD INFANTRY. REGIMENTAL ROSTER-SKIRMISH AT BOLIVAR-OCCUPATION OF FRED- REGIMENTAL THE HE Third Infantry Regiment of Wisconsin was organized at Camp Hamilton, Fond du Lac, in June, 1861, and mustered into the United States service on the 29th of that month, with the following officers: COLONEL- CHARLES S. HAMILTON. Lieutenant Colonel-THOMAS H. RUGER; Major-BERTINE PINCKNEY; AdjutantLOUIS H. D. CRANE; Quartermaster-SKIDMORE E. LEFFERTS; Surgeon-DON A. RAYMOND; First Assistant Surgeon-HORACE O. CRANE; Second Assistant Surgeon — J. B. G. BAXTER; Chaplain-Rev. WILLIAM L. MATHER. Co. Captains. A-Darius S. Gibbs, K-William Hawley. First Lieutenants. G. W. Stevenson, John E. Ross, Theodore J. Widvey. Second Lieutenants. E. J. Meeker, The regiment left the State on the 12th of July for Hagerstown, Md., thence they proceeded to Harper's Ferry, and from there to Darnestown, Md., on the 20th of August. Colonel Hamilton having been appointed Brigadier General, Lieutenant Colonel Ruger was appointed Colonel, August 10th, Major Pinckney, Lieutenant Colonel, and Adjutant Crane, Major. On the 12th of September, they were sent to Frederick, Md., to capture the "bogus" legislature about to convene there, for the purpose of passing an ordinance to carry the State out of the Union. This was satisfactorily accomplished, and the regiment remained here until spring, with the exception of about a month, when they were on guard at Muddy Branch, on the Potomac. Colonel Ruger was appointed Provost Marshal, and the regiment provost guard at Frederick. Three companies, A, C and H, having been sent out to seize a quantity of corn stored at Harper's Ferry, were attacked on the 16th of October, at Bolivar, near the Ferry, by a force of the enemy, consisting of infantry, cavalry and artillery, about sixteen hundred in number. Our troops succeeded in repulsing the rebels, and after severe fighting, routed them, capturing a thirty-two pounder. In this skirmish, the Wisconsin boys did most of the fighting. Henry Clement and Franklin L. Tuttle, of Company A, were killed, and Henry Raymond and Stewart Mosier, of Company C; George Buxton, Company I, and Edgar Ross, Company C, died of wounds, the latter a prisoner; George J. Gay, William H. Foster and Thos. Hayden, Company C, were wounded. In the spring, the regiment was attached to the Second Brigade, Williams' division, of General Banks' army corps, and joined in the march up the Shenandoah Valley, occupying Charleston, and entering Winchester on the 12th of March. On the 22d, the regiment, except Company A, took part in the advance of General Williams' division towards Manassas, but was recalled by General Banks soon after the battle of Winchester, and joined in the pursuit of the enemy up the Valley. Company A, having been left at Winchester on provost guard duty, had one man wounded during the battle, A. S. Tracey. On the 23d of May, Company G, Captain Hubbard, and an Indiana company, which had been stationed to guard a bridge at Buckton Station, on the Strasburg and Manassas Railroad, were attacked by a regiment of rebel cavalry, which they repulsed, RETREAT TO THE POTOMAC. 485 and held in check till the Third arrived in the evening, losing A. A. Edwards, killed, and G. W. Dodge and C. B. Vandoozer wounded, the latter mortally, and several prisoners. The regiment joined the brigade at Strasburg next day, and took part in the retreat down the valley. When near Winchester, they gallantly assisted in holding the enemy in check till the trains had passed, retiring through the place, subject to the fire of the enemy and of the inhabitants of the town. The retreat continued to Martinsburg, where the rebels were checked, and the pursuit ended. The retreat continued to the Potomac, which was crossed on the 6th, the Third bringing up the rear. The report shows that the regiment lost in this retreat: KILLED. Company E-Private Charles Matte.. Company H-Private Henry L. Brush. Company I-Private August Ruter. Company K-Private Andrew Johnson - 4. WOUNDED.- Company B-Private Asahel W. Morley. Company C-Sergeant Seth Raymond, Private Andrew Warner. Company E-Privates Fred Pankow, John Cannon, James Parrott and James D Brannon. Company G-Privates Gilbert Ferris, Edward Hamilton, Caleb C. Briggs and Thomas Reed. Company H-Privates Ole Larson and J. H, Sawdey. Company I-Private Thomas Harper - 14. Several of the regiment were taken prisoners, and spent some time in rebel dungeons, among them Captain Hammer, of Company E, who was captured near Winchester. On the 1st of June, Major Crane was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in place of Lieutenant Colonel Pinckney, promoted to Colonel of the Twentieth Regiment, and Captain J. W. Scott appointed Major, July 1. On the 10th, the army of General Banks left Williamsport, and returned up the valley, camping near Front Royal on the 18th. From thence, on the 6th of July, they moved to Little Washington, and on the 5th of August, proceeded to Culpepper Court House, and took part in the battle of Cedar Mountain. On the morning of the 9th, the Third Brigade, General Gordon, in General Williams' division, was ordered to the front to the assistance of General Crawford, of the First Brigade, who had been attacked. Six companies from the right of the regiment were ordered forward as skirmishers, while the rest of the brigade was held in reserve. Crawford's brigade moved forward through a wood, in front of the enemy's position, whose batteries were masked in the woods beyond. The six companies, under Colonel Ruger, formed on the right of Crawford's brigade. Before these movements could |