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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY 371
northward to engage Avith" the forces against General Lee. It took a
prominent part in the Gettysburg fight, commencing July 1st, and was
engaged actively for that and the next day. The regiment Avent into
the battle about 500 strong, and its total loss in killed and Avounded
and missing amounted to nearly four-fifths of that number. This Avas
a terrible fight for the One Hundred and Seventh, and their loss Avas in
a measure offset by their capture of a stand of colors from the famous
Louisiana Tigers. Having but a trifle over 100 serviceable men left,
the command joined in the pursuit of Lee's army following it to HagarstOAvn,
thence to Catlett's Station.
The regiment started by boat for Folly Island on the 1st of August
and remained at that place performing garrison and picket duty until
the following February, Avhen an expedition Avas made to Seabrook Island
and Jones Island. After that it Avent to Jacksonville, Florida, Avhere
it remained except for about a month, until December, 1864. Its fighting
days Avere now about over, nevertheless, until the latter part of
March, 1865, it performed valuable service, and had a short but sharp
brush with the rebels at Sumpterville, capturing three pieces of artillery
and a number of horses and prisoners. Afterward, at Singleton's Plantation,
it captured a railroad train and a large amount of stores and
ammunition.
After Lee's surrender the regiment went to Charleston, where it
remained on provost duty until July 10, when it was mustered out, sent
home and discharged from the service.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD INFANTRY
This was among the latter regiments raised in Ohio for three years
service. It was mustered into service by companies during the months
of September and October, 1862. Erie County Avas represented by Company
G and a small portion of K, the larger part of the latter being
recruited at Tiffin and vicinity. The regiment rendezvoused and was
organized at Camp Monroeville, in Huron County, and immediately
after the muster-in of the last company it was ordered to Zanesville:
thence into Virginia, where its time seems to have been occupied in scouting
and marching from place to place, and eventually brought up at
Webster, not twenty-five miles from its starting place. Soon afterwards
the regiment went to New Creek, and remained there in camp until the
12th of December. In January it marched to Morehead to relieve the
One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio, .and on the 10th left that place for
Romney. Here it was employed in scouting duty along the line of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and while so doing one company of the
One Hundred and Sixteenth and a small detail of the One Hundred and
Twenty-third were captured by McNeil's Cavalry.
But this loss was comparatively trifling as against that that fell to
the regiment at Winchester on the 13th of June and the days following,
and although the men fought like demons, this regiment making three
desperate charges in attempting to break through the rebel lines, it was