Organized at St.
Louis, Mo. Company "A" mustered in July 10, 1861. Company
"B" organized at Paris, Edgar County, Ill., and mustered in at St.
Louis August 5, 1861. Company "C" organized at Prairie City, Ill.,
and mustered in at St. Louis August 19. Company "D" organized at St.
Louis and mustered in October 31, 1861. Company "E" organized at
Adrian, Mich., and mustered in at St. Louis August 23, 1861. Company
"F" organized at Dubuque, Iowa, and mustered in October 31, 1861.
Company "G" organized at Cape Girardeau, Mo., and mustered in September
17, 1861. Company "H" organized at Paris, Ill., and mustered in
October 31, 1861. Company "I" organized in Iowa and mustered in
October 31, 1861, at St. Louis, Mo. Company "K" organized at
Burlington, Iowa, and mustered in at St. Louis, Mo., October 31, 1861. Attached
to Dept. of Missouri to March, 1862. Unattached, Army of the Mississippi, to
June, 1862. Engineer Brigade, District of West Tennessee, Dept. of the
Tennessee, to July, 1862. District of Columbus, Ky., to December, 1862.
District of Columbus, Ky., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to
January, 1863. Unattached, Engineers' Dept. of the Tennessee, to February,
1864.
SERVICE.—Companies
"A" and "B" ordered to East St. Louis, Mo., August 6, 1861;
thence to Cape Girardeau, Mo., August 6-7, and fatigue duty there till March,
1862, when rejoined Regiment at New Madrid, Mo. Built Forts "A,"
"B," "C" and "D," Defences of Cape Girardeau.
Company "G" also at Cape Girardeau and Bird's Point, Mo., till March,
1862, rejoining Regiment March 8. Regiment moved from St. Louis, Mo., to Lamine
Bridge, on Missouri Pacific Railroad, September 19, 1861, and duty there till
October 26. Moved to Sedalia, Mo., and duty there till December 11. Moved to
Georgetown, thence to Otterville, Mo., December 11-19, and duty there till
March, 1862. (Co. "I" at Sedalia till January, 1862, rejoining
Regiment January 29. Co. "F" near Sedalia till February, 1862,
rejoining Regiment February 7.) Moved to St. Louis, Mo., thence to Commerce,
Mo., March 1-5. Siege operations against New Madrid March 8-15. Engaged near
Mr. Pleasant March 3 (Cos. "A" and "B"). Operations against
Island No. 10 March 15-April 8. (Constructed New Madrid Canal, allowing passage
of Gunboats through swamps of New Madrid to rear of Island No. 10.) Expedition
to Fort Pillow, Tenn., April 12-14. Moved to Hamburg, Tenn., April 14-22. Cos.
"A" and "I" detached at New Madrid till May 4, rejoining
before Corinth, Miss., May 8. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April
26-May 30. Occupation of Corinth and pursuit to Tiptonville May 30-June 6.
Tuscumbia Creek May 31-June 1. Repair Mobile & Ohio Railroad to Columbia.
Headquarters at Jackson till October, 1862. Wrecking Expedition on Mississippi
River about Mr. Pleasant, Island No. 10 and New Madrid July 21-October 20
(Detached). Battle of Corinth, Miss., October 3-4 (Detachment of Co.
"E"). Regiment moved to defence of Corinth October 3. Pursuit to
Ripley, Miss., October 5-12 (Detachment). Regiment return to Jackson and duty
there till November 6. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to
January, 1863. Duty on Memphis & Charleston Railroad at Lagrange, Obion
River and at Memphis, Tenn., till February, 1863. Moved to Young's Point, La.,
February 11-14, thence to Lake Providence, La. Operations against Vicksburg,
Miss., February to July. Engineer operations at Baxter's Bayou and Bayou Macon
constructing Batteries at Young's Point, and various expeditions to explore and
open Bayous till April, 1863. 6 Companies ordered to Memphis, Tenn., April 1-6.
Engaged in opening Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Corinth, Miss., then at
Pocahontas May 11 to October 3. Repairing Memphis & Charleston Railroad
east of Corinth, Miss., October 3-28. At Iuka and Corinth constructing works
till December 26. Moved to Memphis, thence to Nashville, Tenn., December 26,
1863, to January 4, 1864. Cos. "A," "D," "F" and
"I" at Duckport, La. Engaged in fatigue duty in that vicinity till
April 30. Building drain at Richmond, La., till May 9. Moved to Milliken's Bend
May 9; duty there and at Young's Point and Chickasaw Bayou till May 25. Moved
to Haines' Bluff and building fortifications till July 1. Surrender of
Vicksburg July 4. Duty at Vicksburg till January 15, 1864. Ordered to
Nashville, Tenn., and rejoin Regiment February 2, 1864. Consolidated with 25th
Missouri infantry to form 1st Missouri Engineers February 17, 1864, which see.
Regiment lost during
service 16 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 146
Enlisted men by disease. Total 163.
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