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��7th moved by steamer to Pittsburg Landing. At 4, P. M., it arrived on the battlefield, but was not actively engaged.

After the evacuation of Corinth it marched northward in pursuit of Bragg's army, arriving at Louisville on 24th of September. After resting a week it moved to the vicinity of Per- ryville and marched from there to Nashville. On the 26th of December, it moved on the Nashville pike, fighting its way up to Stone River. On the night of the 29th, it ci'ossed Stone River, in the face of a heavj- fire. In the battles that followed it lost very heavily.

On the 7th of June, 1863, it moved to the vicinity of Chattanooga, participating in the battles of Chattanooga and Mission Ridge, in lioth of which its losses were very severe.

In the Atlanta campaign, it was under fire almost constantly-. After the evacuation of

��Atlanta, it went into camp, remaining about three weeks and then moved in pursuit of Hood. On the 29th of November, it participated in the battle of Springfield and on the 30th in the battle of Franklin. It was also engaged in the battle of Nashville and in the pursuit of the enemy across the Tennessee. When the pur- suit was abandoned, it returned to Nashville. Leaving there in June, 1865, it embarked on transports for New Orleans. It was then or- dered to Texas, performing garrison dut}' at San Antonio, until December, 1865, when it was ordered to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, and mustered out January 2, 1866.

McLaughlms ^Squadron of Cavalry. — Fol- lowing the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth, this squadron, as part of the brigade, was raised partly in this county. Its roster of oflflcers shows the following who went from Richland Countv :

��Rank.

�Name.

�Date of Rank.

�Commission Issued.

�Remarks.

�Major

Major

C-ipt.ain

Captain

Captain

Captain

birst Lieut.

�William McLaughlin

Gaylord McFall

Gaylord McFall

E. P. Coates

�Sept. 28, 1861... Fuly 19, 1862... Nov. 26, 1861... Sept 4, 1865.... •July 19, 18H2... Feb. 25, 1863... Nov. 21, 1861... Sept. 20, 1862... Feb. 25, 1863... Oct. 31, 1861....

�Dec. 11, 1861.... Sept. 5, 1862.... Dec. 11, 1861....

Sept. 4, 1865

Sept. 5, 1865.... Mar. 31, 1868... Dec. 11, 1861.... Oct. 21, 1862.... Mar. 31, 1863... Der> 11 1861 ..

�Died July 19, 1862.

Resigned Jan. 12, 186-. ^

Promoted to Major.

�S II Fisher

� �.John S. Skeggs

Enoch Smith

�Resigned Dec. 12, 1864.

Resigned Sept. 20, 1862.

Promoted to Captain.

Trans, to Fifth 0. V. Cav. and promoted Capt'n.

Promoted to First Lieutenant.

�First Lieut.

�.John S. Skeggs

E. P. Coates

� �Enoch Smith

� �S. H. Fisher

�Nov. 26, 1861... Dec. 11.' 1861...

�Promoted to Captain. Promoted to First Lieutenant.

� � �.July 19, 1862... Sept. 10, 1862...

�Sept. 5, 1862.... Ont '?A 1869

� �E. P. Coates

�Promoted to First Lieutenant.

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part of tl rived at C other par them in shows.

In the 1 retary of of Ohio, i iam McLa of cavalr command Maj. McL

�jLaughlin's squat le Sherman Briga incinnati, it was ts of the brigade, service in the fi

atter part of Octo War, at the reques ssued a special on ughlin of Mansfie y, which should and named " McLa aughlin.was an ol

�ron was rais( de, but, when detached fron and was not eld, as its hi

ber, 1861, the )t of the Gov ler to Mayor d, to raise a be an indepei ughlin's Squad d citizen of ]

�5d as it ar- i the with stor^'

Sec- ernor Will- force ident ron." ^ans-

�field and had participated in the Mexican war. He was quite advanced in years, of rough ex- terior and iron will, and just the man to take to the field and successfully carry through an in- dependent command of this kind. He was pa- triotic in the extreme and was alwa3-s at his post in the hour of battle. The exertions and privations of his last service were, however, too much for one of his years, and July 19, 1862, he went to his rest, in the field, on the Big Sandy River, in Kentucky. His remains were sent to his home in Mansfield and buried with the honors of war.

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