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Names specially mentioned for important services,&c.-Continued.
Name and rank. Regiment or Service performed.
detachment.
Fyffe,colonel..... 59th Ohio Volunteer Is recommended for
Infantry. coolness,
intrepidity,and
skill. Is also
specially mentioned
by Major-General
McCook,for valuable
services with the
right wing.
Grider,colonel..... 9th Kentucky Commanded brigade
Volunteer Infantry. and is specially
mentioned for
gallantry and
coolness under
trying
circumstances.
C. O. Loomis,colonel 1st Michigan Rendered most
Artillery......... important services
throughout the
battle.
John
C. Starkweather, 1st Wisconsin Commanding brigade;
colonel.......... Volunteer Infantry. especially
mentioned for
coolness,skill,and
courage.
William Sirwell,
colonel......... 78th Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry.
Granville Moody,
colonel........ 74th Ohio Volunteer For the skill and
Infantry.
ability with whichHull,colonel..... 37th Indiana they handled their
Volunteer Infantry. respective
commands.
Are specially
Greusel,colonel... 36th Illinois
commanded for skillVolunteer...... and courage.
51st Illinois
Bradley,colonel... Volunteers.....
88th Illinois Honorably mentioned
Sherman,colonel... Volunteer...... for distinguished
service.
89th Illinois
Hotchkiss, Volunteer Infantry. Recommended for
lieutenant-colonel. Jones, lieutenant-colonel. 39th Indiana
Volunteer Infantry. promotion for meritoriousconduct.
Name and rank. Regiment or Service performed.
detachment.
W. W. Berry, Commanding Specially mentioned
lieutenant-colonel. Louisville Legion. for gallant and
meritorious
conduct. Is also
specially mentioned
by Major-General
Rousseau,for
retreating in good
order before an
overwhelming force,
and drawing off by
hand a section of
artillery he had
been ordered to
support.
Shepherd, 18th U. S. Infantry, Specially mentioned
lieutenant-colonel. commanding regular by Major General L. H.
brigade. Rousseau.
Neibling, Commanding 21st For skill and
lieutenant-colonel. Ohio Volunteer ability during the
Infantry. battles.
Laiboldt, 2nd Missouri Specially commended
lieutenant-colonel. Volunteer Infantry. for skill and
courage.
McCreery, 21st Michigan Honorably mentioned
lieutenant-colonel. Volunteer Infantry. for distinguished
services.
Klein,major....... 3rd Indiana On the 27th engaged
Cavalry......... the enemy on the
Nolensville pike
and put them to
fight.
Otis,captain...... Commanding 4th With his regiment
U. S. Cavalry. rendered important
and distinguished
service, gallantly
charging and
dispersing the
enemy's cavalry, in
their attack upon
our train on
Wednesday,the 31st.
Lyne Starling, Assistant adjutant- Specially mentioned
major............ general. by Major-General Crittenden,forgallantry in thebattle,generalefficiency,andeighteen months'faithful service.
Name and rank. Regiment or Service performed.
detachment.
Commanding their
respective
regiments; are
John H. King,major.. 15th U. S. Infantry specially mentioned
19th U. S. Infantry
for distinguishedCarpenter,major... 16th U. S. Infantry gallantry and
18th U. S. Infantry ability. Major
Slemmer,major..... 18th U. S. Infantry Carpenter was
killed and Majors
Townsend,major.... King and Slemner
wounded.
Caldwell,major.... 36th Illinois
Volunteers.
88th Illinois Honorably
Volunteers. mentioned.
Miller,major...... 24th Wisconsin
Vols.
Chandler,major.....
24th U. S. Artillery. Recommended for
promotion,for
Hibbard,major..... general efficiency
and personal
bravery and good
conduct in battle.
John Mendenhall,
captain,chief of
artillery,and topo- 51st Indiana These brave
graphical engineer, Volunteer Infantry. officers, with 120
staff of Major- men drove a large
General Crittenden. 73rd Indiana force of the enemy
Volunteer from a coveredInfantry. position and
Chambers,captain... unmasked his
battery.
Gladwyn,captain.... For gallant manner
in which he handled
Company B,1st Ohio his guns and
Artillery. brought them off
the field.
Was guilty of a
Standart,captain... grave error in
Company E, 1st Ohio taking even a part
Artillery. of his battery
horses to water at
an unseasonable
hour, and thereby
Edgarton,captain... losing his guns.
Name and rand. Regiment of Service performed.
detachment.
G. P. Thruston, 1st Ohio Volunteer Is specially
captain.......... Infantry. mentioned by Major-
General McCook and
others for
particular acts of
gallantry, skill,
and good conduct.
Mentioned by
Generals Sheridan,
Johnson, Davis, and
by Colonel Carlin,
commanding brigade.
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