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FROM PERRYVILLE TO STONE RIVER 75
another in the head. . , . Tlie boys did splendidly, considering they had been in the service but one month, and had been drilled as a battalion only four times. They formed under a heavy fire, and before they got into line, began dropping. The first man shot, was just in front of me. His leg was broken just below the knee. I ordered two men to carry him back, and not until then did he know what was the matter with him. My horse received a bullet in his neck, which is there yet, but he is perfectly well. I did not receive a scratch."
At Crab Orchard, the pursuit was abandoned. Oc¬ tober 19th, we turned west, marched to Lebanon, Ky,, and went into camp. At Lebanon, Lieutenant-Colonel H. C. Hobart joined the regiment for the first time. He com¬ manded it from this time until he was taken prisoner at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863. He remained a pris¬ oner until he escaped through the famous tunnel in Febru¬ ary, 1864, and joined the regiment on Lookout Mountain in April, 1864. In the latter part of June, 1864, at Kene¬ saw, he was detached as demi-brigade commander. He remained detached from that time until the close of the war. I saw Colonel Hobart for the first time at Lebanon. He was then forty-eight years old, with much experience in public affairs. In 1859, he was the unsuccessful Demo¬ cratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin, against A. W. Randall, the Republican candidate; had been in the legis¬ lature ; was a good talker, and a man of much influence at home. He was very ambitious and persevering. He was sympathetic and looked well after the physical welfare of his men. He would not punish a man if there was any way to avoid it. This made him very popular with the men.
Object Description
| Title | Echoes of the Civil War As I Hear Them |
| Source Title | Michael H. Fitch's Echoes of the Civil War as I hear them |
| Regiment | 21st Infantry |
| Volume | 1 |
| Author/Creator | Fitch, Michael Hendrick, b. 1837 |
| Description | Lt. Col. Michael H. Fitch (1837-1930) of the 21st Infantry was a Milwaukee attorney when he enlisted in 1861. He wrote this 370-page memoir in 1905 to record his experiences. Fitch participated in all the major engagements in the West, including the battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga and the Atlanta Campaign. He commanded his regiment during Sherman’s March to the Sea and was leading it north when the war ended. He describes not only battles but also malaria and pneumonia, Menominee Indian soldiers, media influence on the war, language problems between English speaking and non-English speaking soldiers, and details of camp life. After the war Fitch became a successful banker in Colorado, where he died in 1930. |
| Subcollection | Personal Narratives |
| Source | Microfiche |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Source Creation Date | 1905 |
| Source Publisher | R.F. Fenno & Co. |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN006010000 |
Description
| Title | 75 |
| Source Title | Michael H. Fitch's Echoes of the Civil War as I hear them |
| Regiment | 21st Infantry |
| Volume | 1 |
| People | Fitch, Michael H., Lt. Col.; Hobart, Harrison C., Col. |
| Topic | prisoners of war |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | FROM PERRYVILLE TO STONE RIVER 75 another in the head. . , . Tlie boys did splendidly, considering they had been in the service but one month, and had been drilled as a battalion only four times. They formed under a heavy fire, and before they got into line, began dropping. The first man shot, was just in front of me. His leg was broken just below the knee. I ordered two men to carry him back, and not until then did he know what was the matter with him. My horse received a bullet in his neck, which is there yet, but he is perfectly well. I did not receive a scratch." At Crab Orchard, the pursuit was abandoned. Oc¬ tober 19th, we turned west, marched to Lebanon, Ky,, and went into camp. At Lebanon, Lieutenant-Colonel H. C. Hobart joined the regiment for the first time. He com¬ manded it from this time until he was taken prisoner at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863. He remained a pris¬ oner until he escaped through the famous tunnel in Febru¬ ary, 1864, and joined the regiment on Lookout Mountain in April, 1864. In the latter part of June, 1864, at Kene¬ saw, he was detached as demi-brigade commander. He remained detached from that time until the close of the war. I saw Colonel Hobart for the first time at Lebanon. He was then forty-eight years old, with much experience in public affairs. In 1859, he was the unsuccessful Demo¬ cratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin, against A. W. Randall, the Republican candidate; had been in the legis¬ lature ; was a good talker, and a man of much influence at home. He was very ambitious and persevering. He was sympathetic and looked well after the physical welfare of his men. He would not punish a man if there was any way to avoid it. This made him very popular with the men. |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN006010075 |