No. 118.
Report of Lieut. Col.
Charges H. Butterfield, Ninety-first Indiana Infantry,
of operations
December 15-28, 1864.
HDQRS. NINETY-FIRST
INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY,
In the Field, Tenn.,
December 23, 1864.
LIEUTENANT: I have the honor herewith to transmit a report
of the part taken by the Ninety-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the
campaign since December 15, 1864.
On the morning of the 15th the regiment broke camp in
Nashville and moved with the brigade to the right of our lines around
Nashville, marching during the day some eight miles, and during the afternoon
was engaged in a slight skirmish with the enemy, with a loss of two men
severely wounded. During the night of the 15th of December the regiment constructed
a strong line of works in the enemy's front, throwing pickets in advance. The
regiment remained in these works until the afternoon of the 16th. During a
charge in front of the regiment on the 16th the picket-line advanced with the
charging party, with a loss of one man severely wounded. Camped for the night
near the Granny White pike. On the morning of the 17th crossed to the Franklin
pike, and during the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st the regiment has marched from
near Nashville to this point.
The following is a list of the casualties which have
occurred in the regiment since the morning of the 15th of December, 1864.*
I have the honor to
be, lieutenant, yours, very respectfully,
CHAS. H. BUTTERFIELD,
Lieut. Col. Ninety-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry,
Comdg.
Lieut. C. A. VAN
DEURSEN,
Acting Assistant
Adjutant-General.
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* Nominal list
(omitted) shows 5 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
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