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 embarked for St. Louis, where a supply of clothing was procured and a fresh start made to join General A. J. Smith’s army in pursuit of Price. They followed the Confederate army to the Kansas line, but were not able to overtake it. On the 30th the army turned back and ended one of the hardest marches of the year, reaching St. Louis on the 15th of November. On the 22d, Colonel Woods left the service, his term having expired. The non-veterans were also here mustered out and the regiment was reduced to about two hundred men present for duty. The next service was under General Thomas in his Nashville campaign, where the Twelfth fought with its usual gallantry. In January, 1865, it was at Eastport, Mississippi, under command of Major Knee, who had been promoted from Captain of Company H. In February it joined General Canby in his expedition against Mobile, and did good service in that brilliant campaign. It continued in the service doing garrison duty until January, 1866, when finally it was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 20th. Lieutenant-Colonel Stibbs had been promoted to colonel and Brevet Brigadier-General before being mustered out of the service.