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��The squadron left Mansfield for the field in the latter part of November and was sent to Eastern Kentucky to look after Humphrey Marshall's rebel command, then near Painesvllle. It operated with the command of Col. Garfield, of the Forty-third Ohio, and was with that command at the battles of Middle Creek, Pikeville and Pound Gap. The squadron was then sent to Gladesville, W. Va., across the Cumberland Mountains, and, after burning Gladesville, it surprised and captured a rebel regiment, just being formed by Col. Caudle.

The movements above described consumed nearly two years of service, the greater' part of which was taken up by scouting, forced marches and skirmishing with the enem3^

In August, 1863, the squadron left Eastern Kentucky and joined the Twenty-third Army •Corps, under Gen. Hartsuff, then marching for Knoxville in Eastern Tennessee. While at Knoxville, it performed escort and picket duty, with occasional skirmishes with the enem}^ until January 10, 1864, at which time it re-enlisted and returned to Ohio to enjoy its veteran fur- lough of thirty days.

During its stay in Ohio, the squadron was recruited up to its maximum. About the 1st of Ma}', it moved from Camp Dennison and joined a brigade of cavalry at Nicholasville, Ky., under command of Col. Capron, of Illi- nois. Moving through Kentucky and Tennes- see, it joined Gen. Sherman's forces at Big Shanty, Ga., and formed a part of Gen. Stone- man's command in his raid to Macon. In this raid, the squadron suffered severely in killed, wounded, and missing. The remainder of the squadron marched back to Marietta, where it rejoined Gen. Sherman's forces, in the latter part of July, 1864.

Col. Israel Garrard, of the Seventh Ohio Cav- alry, having superseded Gen. Stoneman, the squadron marched in companj- with his com- mand, and operated in Sherman's flanking movements toward Atlanta. "Atlanta taken

��and fairly won," it joined Gen. Kilpatrick at Marietta, Ga., and operated with Sherman's for- ces from that point to Savannah. Thence it went with the national forces through North and South Carohna, participating in the fight at Bentonville, and the brisk skirmish at Black- ville and other points on the march up to Ra- leigh, N. C.

The squadron was then sent up to Lexington and Concord, N. C, returning to Raleigh in July, 1865. At this place, it was consolidated with the Fifth Ohio Cavahy. It remained here up to the latter part of October, and was then sent to Salisbury, N. C. ; from there went to Raleigh, and then to Charlotte, and was mustered out and discharged from the service at the latter place, on the 1st da}' of November, 1865. Then returning to Ohio, it was paid off at Camp Chase on the 17th.

TJie iSixth Ohio Indejjendent Battery^ also a part of the " Sherman Brigade," had but two officers from this county. They were Joel Hersh, who was made a Second Lieutenant (commission dated January 28, 1865), was pro- moted First Lieutenant June 16, and must- ered out September 1, and James P. McElroy, who went as Second Lieutenant December 16, 1861 ; promoted First Lieutenant two days after, and resigned March 10, 1864.

The Captain of the battery, CuUen Bradley, after the war became a resident of this county. He was made Captain December 18, 1861, was mustered out January 17, 1865, and was suc- ceeded by Aaron C. Baldwin, who was pro- moted from the first lieutenancy, and was mustered out September 1, 1865.

The battery did good service. Like the other parts of the Sherman Brigade, it was detached when it left for the field, fend, like them, had an independent field service. The battery was organized at Camp Buckingham. November 20, 1861. Capt. Bradley was an experienced artillerist ; and, before leaving Camp Buckingham, had his battery in complete trim

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