CIVIL WAR CDV PHOTOGRAPH IDED WISCONSIN SOLDIER POW BATTLE OF SHILOH 4/6/1862
Auctiva's FREE Scrolling Gallery will enhance your listings. Civil War CDV of Lieutenant Sydney D Woodworth of Berlin Wisconsin who served in the 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and was captured at the Battle of Shiloh Tennessee on April 6,1862. He resigned from the 18th WI on 3/30/1863.
He enlisted as a Captain in the 38th Wisconsin Infantry on 4/15/1864 and from there transferred into the 14th Regiment V. This CDV is one of 4 photos of officers in the 14th Veteran Reserve Corps that I will be listing today. The image is signed in ink on the reverse Truly Yours S.Jones Photographer Rendezvous of Distribution Va. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE GREAT CIVIL WAR IMAGES. Alban, Gabriel Bouck, Charles H. This regiment was organized in Oct.
It was mustered in and left the state March 30, 1862, for Pittsburg landing and reached there April 5. The next morning, with absolutely no instruction in the manual of arms and but little drill, it was ordered to check the enemy's advance at Shiloh. It fought bravely, losing 24 killed, 82 wounded and 174 prisoners. Many regiments may well covet the impressions which the 18th Wis.
Left of personal bravery, heroic daring and determined endurance, said Gov. It took part in the siege of Corinth and then encamped at Corinth and Bolivar until Sept.1 it met the advance of Price and Van Dorn and fell back to the protection of Smith's bridge the following day. On the 3d, the enemy appearing in force, the regiment burned the bridge, rejoined its brigade at the railroad, and retained its position until overwhelming numbers compelled it to fall back. It joined in pursuit of the enemy after the battle of Corinth, and on Nov. 2 proceeded to Grand Junction. In the movement southward it went to Holly Springs, then back to Grand Junction, thence to Moscow, Tenn.
And Memphis, and from there by boat to Young's point, La. Where it remained until Feb. In the advance upon Vicksburg it took position in the battle of Champion's hill, and reached Vicksburg on May 20. It deployed as sharpshooters to cover the assault on the 22nd, and on June 4 went into the trenches where it remained until the surrender.
It was then on guard duty until Sept. 11, when it was sent to Memphis, thence to Corinth and to Chattanooga, reaching the latter place Nov. It joined in the attack on Missionary ridge and was on guard duty at Bridgeport, Ala. During the greater part of December. It went to Huntsville on Dec. 25, remained there until May 1, 1864; then went to Whitesburg for guard duty until June 19, and was in camp, garrison and guard duty in Georgia and Tennessee until September. In October it aided in the defense of Allatoona against repeated assaults of a superior force.A furlough was granted reenlisted veterans on Nov. And the recruits and non-veterans were tempororily assigned to the 93d Ill. Which accompanied Sherman's army to Savannah.
The veterans were ordered to Nashville, reaching there Jan. 11, 1865, and were then sent to New Berne, N. C, where they encamped until the last of March, when they joined Sherman at Goldsboro and took part in the movement to Richmond. The regiment participated in the grand review at Washington and was mustered out at Louisville, Ky. Its original strength was 962. Gain by recruits, 226; draft, 271; veteran reenlistments, 178; total, 1,637. Losses by death, 220; missing 78; desertion, 208; transfer, 23; discharge. This regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, in March, 1864, and was mustered in April 15. A, B, C and D left the state on May 3, being ordered to Arlington heights and from there to White House, Va. Where they were assigned to the 4th provisional brigade, for guard duty. On June 9, they were transferred to the Army of the Potomac and assigned to the 3d brigade, 1st division, 9th corps, but on the 11th they were transferred to the 1st brigade. They were under fire in the trenches at Cold Harbor, took position in the extreme front before Petersburg on June 16, and the following afternoon charged the enemy's outer line of intrenchments, capturing them at the bayonet's point. The same evening they accompanied the general advance, capturing and occupying a second line of the works. They then went back to the trenches, where Co. Upon the explosion of the mine July 30, Cos. The regiment continued in the siege and on picket duty until Aug. 19, when it moved to aid in the capture of the Weldon railroad, repulsed an attack from three directions simultaneously and fortified its position. It led the right wing of the victorious assaulting column at Fort Mahone on April 1, its loss being over half that of the entire brigade, and entered Petersburg on the 3d. It was in the grand review at Washington. The one year men were mustered out at Tenallytown June 2, and the remainder on July 26. The original strength of the regiment was 913. It lost by death, 108; desertion, 55; transfer, 21 ; discharge, 208; mustered out, 640. The item "CIVIL WAR CDV PHOTOGRAPH IDED WISCONSIN SOLDIER POW BATTLE OF SHILOH 4/6/1862" is in sale since Sunday, December 06, 2015. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs". The seller is "the-rooster" and is located in CLEVELAND OHIO. This item can be shipped worldwide.