No. 173.
Report of Capt. John B. Gandolfo, One hundred and seventy-eighth New
York Infantry,
of operations December 15-16, 1864.
HDQRS. 178TH NEW YORK
VOLUNTEER INFANTRY,
In the Field, Tenn.,
December 21, 1864.
SIR: In compliance with instructions received, I have the
honor to report the following part taken by my command in the actions of the
15th and 16th instant, near Nashville, Tenn.:
In the engagement of the 15th the One hundred and
seventy-eighth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry acted as reserve for the
Third Brigade, Second Division, Detachment Army of the Tennessee. While passing
by the flank in the front of the enemy's works, Private William H. Weber,
Company E, One hundred and seventy eighth Regiment New York Volunteers, was
killed by a musket-ball in the head; Second Lieut. H. Hackenberg, Company H,
One hundred and seventy-eighth Regiment New York Volunteers, was slightly
contused in the leg by a spent ball, and Private James Malone, Company F, One hundred
and seventy-eighth New York Volunteers, was wounded by a musket-ball in the
left hand. At the close of the day's engagement the regiment charged with the
brigade, when the enemy was driven from their works.
On the second day's engagement, December 16, the One hundred
and seventy-eighth Regiment New York Volunteers acted as reserve for the Third
Brigade, Second Division, Detachment Army of the Tennessee, and, after being
under artillery fire all day, charged with the brigade, when the enemy's works were
carried, there being Corpl. William Ramage, Company A, One hundred and
seventy-eighth New York Volunteers, wounded in the right arm by a piece of
shell.
The conduct of the officers and men was excellent,
displaying courage and steadiness, which, together with the rapidity of
movements, brought them from the reserve to be among the foremost at the
enemy's position when carried.
Casualties: Killed, 1 enlisted man; wounded, 1 officer and 2
enlisted men.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
JOHN B. GANDOLFO,
Captain, Commanding
178th New York Volunteers.
Lieut. JAMES D.
COBINE,
Acting Assistant
Adjutant-General.
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. 496
