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356 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
position and its gallant action in the battle, reflected the highest honor
on not only the regiment, but the State from whence it came.'' In this
battle the Seventh lost eighty-four men in killed and Avounded.
Gettysburg folloAved Chancellorsville, and although not actively
engaged the Seventh Avas kept busy moving to such points as required
strengthening; exposed sometimes to a galling fire, but generally protected
by breastworks. Their loss here was but one man killed and seventeen
wounded. Among the regiments sent to quell the riots in New York,
occasioned by the enforcement of the draft, Avas the Seventh Ohio. The
regiment reached Governor's Island and went into camp on the 26th of
August, 1863. The draft being over, the Seventh returned to its old
camp on the Rapidan, Avhere it remained a feAv\weeks, after Avhich the
TAvelfth Corps, to which it was attached, was ordered into the western
country. The TAvelfth and Eleventh were aftenvarcKconsolidated and
became the Twentieth, under command of "Fighting Joe Hooker."
On the 24th of November occurred the battle at Lookout Mountain,
Tennessee, and close upon that came Mission Ridge, Tennessee, and Ringgold,
Georgia. The Seventh was in each engagement, but lost most
heavily in the latter. During the assault Creighton said to his men:
"Boys, we are ordered to take that hill; I Avant to.see you walk right up
to it." And walk they did; straight into the face of death. They we're
repulsed with fearful loss, there being but one commissioned officer of
the Avhole regiment uninjured. Nineteen killed and sixty-one Avounded
was the result of that charge. It occurred near Ringgold, on the 27th
of November, 1863. Colonel Creighton and Major Crane Avere both
killed.
Worn Avith constant battle and ranks fearfully thinned, the Seventh
,-jvent into camp, at Bridgeport, Alabama, Avhere Avith a feAV skirmishes
of no importance it remained until May, 1864, when again it was called
into active service in the campaign of that year. Its first engagement
was at Rocky Face Ridge, from May 5th to the ,9th and later at Resaca,
Georgia, from May 13th to 16th. After Resaca had been fought and Avon,
the Seventh pursued the fleeing rebels until near the middle of June.
Then the term of enlistment of the Seventh' expired, and they returned
to Cincinnati. Here the Fifth and Seventh, former constant companions
in successes and reverses, the former from the south, and the latter from
the north part of Ohio, parted company. The Seventh proceeded to
Cleveland, AA'here it Avas mustered out of service, after an experience in
active service of a little more than three years. Col. Erastus B. Tyler
Avas promoted to brigadier-general May 20, 1862; Lieut-Col. William R.
Creighton AA'as promoted to colonel May 20,1862, and killed at Ringgold,
Georgia, "November 27,1863; Lieut-Col. Joel F. Asper AVIIS promoted from
captain, Company II, May 20, 1862, and resigned March 2, 1863; Lieut-
Col. Orris J. Crane Avas promoted to major from captain, Company A,
May 25, 1862, to lieutenant-colonel March 2, 1863, killed at Ringgold,
Georgia, November 27, 1863; Lieut-Col. Samuel MeClellan was promoted
from captain, Company II, December 1, 1863, mustered out with regi-