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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY 36J
30th commenced the return to Washington. Richmond was reached Maj
11th, and on the 18th the regiment encamped near Alexandria. On thi
24th it crossed Long Bridge and participated in the grand review, aftei
Avhich it Avent into camp near Washington. Upon the disbanding of thi
TAventieth Corps, the Ohio regiments belonging to it were organized inti
a provisional brigade and Avere assigned to the Fourteenth Corps. Oi
the 10th of June they proceeded to Louisville, Kentucky, and here, oi
the 11th of July, the Fifty-fifth AA'as mustered out of service.
Three and one-half years of army life told seriously against th<
Fifty-fifth. From all sources it received during this time 1,350 men
and of these 750 were either killed or wounded. Ten officers wen
Avounded and eight AA'ere either killed or died from wounds. The regi
merit Avas engaged in about thirty battles or skirmishes, of greater oi
less severity, the more prominent of which were McDowell, Virginia
May 8, 1862, and thereafter at Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain, the Seconc
Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Orchard Knob
Tennessee, Mission Ridge, Buzzard's Roost Gap, siege of Atlanta, Tur
ner's Ferry, Savannah, Arnysboro, Resaca, Cassville, Kenesaw Mountain
Chattahoochie River, Peach Tree Creek and Bentonville. This list of
battles is credited the regiment in the work entitled "Roster of Ohic
Soldiers."
THE SIXTY-FOURTH INFANTRY
This regiment formed a portion of the Sherman Brigade. It was
organized and recruited at Mansfield during the summer and fall months
of 1861. In several companies of Hie__cegimcpt Avere men from Eric
County, although no considerabh/portion of either company Avas from
here.
At. Nashville, Tennessee, the Sixty-fourth joined the national forces.
Its first lively battle Avas fonght at Pittsburg Landing on the 7th of
April, and even here but a p^irt of the regiment AVIIS engaged, General
Garfield commanding the brigade. It participated in the events just
preceding and in the battle of Corinth, and aftenvard built Fort Harker,
at Stevenson. It joined in pursuit of Bragg in August, and Avas then
repulsed in a battle with the rebels at Munfordsville*. The next important
battle Avas at Stone River, Avhere the regiment AA'as attached to
Crittenden's Corps and Wood's Division. In this fight it AA'as more or
less .closely engaged for three days and lost about seventy-fiA'e men tn
killed and Avounded. For some days preceding Ch^kamauga it Avas skirmishing
frequently^-alid in the main battle was closely engaged during
the Avhole day on the 19th of September. It here lost over 100 in killed,
wounded and missing. On November 25th it was engaged- at Missftoi-
Ridge with but slight loss. In January, 1864, about three-fourths of
the regiment A'eteranized, after Avhich the men returned home, on a
thirty days' furlough. /~" s "^_/ /
The regiment joined Sherman's army ar»d participated in the charge
at Rocky E,ace Ridge. Loss, ty'enty-one killed and sixty-five wounded.
Next came Resaca, on June 14th, and thereafter daily.skirmishing until