On the sixteenth of October, the regiment with brigade was reported to Colonel Robinson, commanding a brigade of First division, Twentieth army corps, and under his command was engaged in a foraging expedition of four days, into the country south-east of Atlanta. On the sixteenth, the regiment marched in front of the brigade, and in centre of the train of seven hundred wagons, and covering that part of the train adjacent. The regiment with brigade went into camp near Flat Rock, at eight P. M., having marched eighteen miles.
On the seventeenth, regiment with brigade moved out some four miles in the direction of Covington, and was engaged during the day in guarding the train and filling wagons with forage. In the evening, returned and camped for the night in the position occupied the night previous.
On the eighteenth, the regiment with brigade moved out southward across Flat Rock Creek, in the direction of Jamesboro, some five miles. Here the regiment was divided, detachments being sent in different directions to guard and load wagons. In the evening, returned to camp occupied the night previous.
On the nineteenth, the regiment, in the rear of brigade and in the centre of the wagon train, marched back to Atlanta, where it arrived at eight P. M., having accomplished its share of the work without loss. While on this expedition, the regiment marched fifty-four miles, loaded some sixty wagons with forage, principally corn, and obtained a temporary supply of fresh meats, sweet potatoes, etc.
From the nineteenth to the twenty-sixth of October, the regiment remained in camp, furnishing the usual details for picket and other purposes.
On the morning of the twenty-sixth of October, the regiment with brigade reported to General Geary, and under his command was engaged in a second foraging expedition in the direction of Stone Mountain, east of Atlanta. Lieutenant-Colonel Bloodgood, Twenty-second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, then in command of the brigade, being sick, the command of the brigade devolved upon me during the expedition, and that of the regiment upon Captain Sherman, of company A.
On the twenty-sixth, the regiment marched in front of the brigade, and guarding the centre of the train of eight hundred wagons. Two companies, B and G, marched in rear of one hundred and fifty wagons of the Second division of the train. The regiment camped for the night four miles east of Stone Mountain, having marched twenty miles.
On the twenty-seventh, most of the regiment remained in camp, guarding part of the train in park. During the day, detachments were sent out to load wagons, all returning to camp in the evening, excepting a detachment of one hundred and ninety men, under command of Captain Anderson, who had been sent some five miles south-east of Stone Mountain.
On the twenty-eighth, the regiment remained in camp until four P. M., when with brigade it moved back toward the little town of Gibraltar, most of the regiment being deployed as pickets to the right of the road. After passing the town of Gibraltar about two miles, went into camp on the Atlanta road. Here the detachments under command of Captain Anderson, rejoined the regiment at midnight, having marched around to the south of Stone Mountain, and been successful in loading some fifty wagons with forage.
On the twenty-ninth, the regiment, in rear of brigade and in the centre of Second division of the train, marched back to Atlanta, where it arrived at five P. M., having, during the expedition, loaded about seventy wagons with forage, and obtained a temporary supply of fresh meats and sweet potatoes. In these four days, the regiment marched over fifty miles, and did its share of the work without the loss of a man.
From the twenty-ninth of October to the tenth of November, nothing of interest occurred worthy of noting.
On the morning of the tenth, at daylight, the enemy moved up two pieces of artillery within plain view and easy shelling distance of the camp, and opened on the regiment, throwing shot and shell for some fifteen minutes, some of which struck in camp, but fortunately injuring no one. In anticipation of an attack, I immediately deployed the regiment along the works, from the Augusta Railroad to the fort on the right; fortunately no attack was made.
On the eleventh of November, Lieutenant-Colonel Crane returned to and assumed command of the regiment. During the period embraced in this report, the sanitary condition of the regiment was excellent, but one man having died of disease during the occupation of Atlanta. I cannot but contemplate with pleasure upon the cheerfulness in which all duties were performed by officers and men of the regiment. Where all are equally prompt and careful in the discharged of duty, I deem it unjust to make invidious distinctions.
Repectfully submitted.
Lieutenant-Colonel Baker's Report.
Captain A. G. Kellam, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, Second Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Army Corps:
The day after its entry into Atlanta, September fourth, it was temporarily detached from the brigade and ordered to report to Colonel Beckwith, Chief Commissary, military division Mississippi. By him it was assigned to guard and fatigue
