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��for active service. It consisted of four ten- pound Parrott guns and two six-pound bronze Rodmans. December 15, it left for Louisville, Ky., and thence by steamer for Nashville, Tenn., arriving the 20th.

January 12, 1862, it moved to Columbia, Ky., arriving the 15th. Here it was divided, Lieut. McElroy's section (six-pound guns) remaining at Columbia, while the other four guns were taken to Jamestown, Kj'., taking a position at the ferry landing on the Cumber- land River, remaining here until the fall of Nashville. It moved from this point to Nash- ville, arriving the 19th of March. It was here placed in the artillery reserve, and marched with the army to Pittsburg Landing, arriving April 10, and went into camp on the battle- field ; it moved with the army on Corinth ; and. May 1, entered that place on its evacua- tion bj' the enemy. June 1, the battery marched through Northern Alabama, to Mooresville, arriving July 3. It was countermarched July 9, to Decatur, on the Tennessee River, to cover that point from a threatened attack of the enemy.

July 18, it marched to Stevenson, Ala., and, August 21, joined Buell's forces in their march to Louisville, in pursuit of Bragg's army. Ar- riving at Louisville September 28, 1862, whence, after a rest of three days, it again took up the march, moving in the direction of Penyville, where it arrived on the 8th of October. It took a position within fifteen hundred yards of the reljels, and, although in close range of the enemy, was compelled to be a spectator of the unequal fight. After pursuing the enemy to Mount Vernon, the army returned to Nash- ville, where it was re-organized by Gen. Rose- crans. In the battle of Stone River, the battery took an active part, losing heavily' both in men and horses. During the course of the battle, December 31, it lost two guns, spiking them first, however. Fifteen minutes later, they were retaken, and restored to working order durino- the niffht.

��September 19, the battle of Chickamauga was fought. The battery lost heavily in men, and during the battle expended 383 rounds of ammunition, lost two caissons, a battery-wagon, and had two horses killed. It then fell back with the army to Chattanooga, to which the rebels immediately laid siege. While in Chattanooga, owing to want of forage, it was dismounted, and its guns placed in Fort Wood.

December 12, 1863, two-thirds of the battery re-enlisted as veterans, the non-veterans being transferred to the Twentieth Ohio Batter}'. The veterans started for Ohio, on thirty' days' furlough, January 1, 1864, and, while at home, added 100 men to their ranks.

In the Atlanta campaign, the battery was under fire almost constantly, and was highly complimented by Gen. 0. 0. Howard for accurate firing at Kenesaw. From July 13 to the 25th, the battery was busily engaged in bombarding the city of Atlanta. It partici- pated in the flanking movement to Jonesboro, and entered Atlanta September 9.

October 3, it moved, in company with the Fourth Corps, after Hood. Near Franklin, Tenn., the enem}^ attacked the wagon train, but was quickly repulsed by the Sixth Ohio Bat- ter3^ In the battle of Franklin, it was assigned to Gen. Riley's brigade. Twenty-third Army Corps. December 16, the second da}- of the battle before Nashville, it took position in front of Overton's Hill, and engaged Sanford's Mis- sissippi rebel battery, completely silencing their guns.

February 1, 1865, it made a terrible march of eight days' duration, having been ordered to Eastport, Miss. The order was countermanded before reaching there, and it returned to Hunts- ville, remaining until hostilities ceased. It was brought to Ohio in the latter part of August, 1865, and mustered out at Camp Chase Sep- tember 1, 1865.

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