No. 119.
Report of Col. John
C. McQuiston, One hundred and twenty-third Indiana
Infantry, of
operations December 15-16, 1864.
HEADQUARTERS 123D
INDIANA VOLUNTEERS,
Near Carter's Creek,
Tenn., December 22, 1864.
SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the
operations and movements of the One hundred and twenty-third Indiana Volunteers
in the battles of the 15th and 16th of December, 1864:
On the morning of the 15th of December my command moved from
position near Fort Negley, through the works on the Charlotte pike, formed in
line of battle on the left of Third Brigade, and advanced in support of Second
Brigade to a position near Hillsborough pike, where we remained until 2 p.m.,
when the command moved about two miles to the right, advanced in line of battle
across the Hillsborough pike, taking position on extreme right of division in
front of Compton's Hill, where we engaged the enemy, driving him to his works.
Barricaded our position, and at 8 p.m., in pursuance to orders, moved to the
right of First Brigade, where we built works and remained under fire of enemy
until 3 p.m. of December 16, when a brigade of Sixteenth Army Corps charged
Compton's Hill, when we moved through the enemy's works, encamping near Granny
White pike.
In closing this report I take pleasure in saying that the
officers and men of my command acted with coolness and bravery under the fire
of the enemy.
Herewith I send a complete list of casualties* of One
hundred and twenty-third Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
JOHN C. McQUISTON,
Colonel, Commanding
123d Indiana Volunteers.
Lieut. C. A. VAN
DEURSEN,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
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* Shows 1 officer killed and 6 men wounded.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
45, Part 1 (Serial No. 93), p. 394-5
