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25th Michigan Infantry
in the American Civil War
| Regimental History |
| Twenty-fifth Michigan Infantry. — Col., Orlando H.
Moore; Lieut. -Col., Benjamin F. Orcutt; Maj., Dewitt C. Fitch. This
regiment was organized at Kalamazoo and was mustered in Sept. 22, 1862.
It left the state Sept. 29 and reported at Louisville, being stationed
there until Dec. 8, when it was ordered to Munfordville and participated
in a skirmish on the 26th. It then moved to Bowling Green and was on
provost, picket and train guard duty until March 26, 1863, when it was
ordered to Lebanon and joined the pursuit of the enemy under Pegram. It
was then placed on provost and guard duty at Louisville, Cos. D, E, F, I
and K being detached and sent under command of Col. Moore to Green River
bridge, near Columbia. Hearing of the approach of Morgan with a cavalry
force of over 3,000, Moore stationed his little force of 300 in a
horse-shoe bend of the river, flanked by high bluffs, felled trees on
the battle line and threw up earth works, the latter being manned by 75
men, to check the advance. When the enemy appeared he was checked, his
battery of 4 pieces silenced by sharpshooters, eight field charges
repelled, an attempted flank movement defeated, and the force finally
driven back with a loss in killed and wounded greater in numbers than
that of the little force opposing, 22 commissioned officers being of the
number. This brought forth strong commendation and praise from all
sources, and Morgan himself complimented Moore, "promoting him to
brigadier-general." The Louisville Courier-Journal retracted some harsh
things it had said about him as provost-marshal, eulogized his bravery
and that of his men, and the state legislature passed complimentary
resolutions. Morgan had intended dashing into Louisville and taking the
city, but this action upset his plans. The companies at Louisville
joined the others at Lebanon in August, and with the 1st brigade, 1st
division, 23d corps, participated in the movements of September and
October in East Tennessee. It encamped at Loudon late in October, moved
to Kingston Nov. 9, was engaged in its defense, fought at Mossy creek,
was then in camp until Jan. 18, 1864, when it moved to Knoxville. It
advanced to Morristown in February, but returned to Mossy creek on March
18. On April 25 it started on the Atlanta campaign, was engaged at Rocky
Face ridge, at Resaca, where it participated in a charge across an open
field and through a creek, losing 50 men in a few minutes, then at
Cassville, the Etowah river, Kingston, Allatoona, Pine mountain, Lost
mountain, Kolb's farm, Kennesaw mountain, Nickajack creek, the
Chattahoochee river and Decatur, and reached Atlanta on July 22. It
charged the works at East Point and was engaged at Utoy creek. After
Atlanta's fall it occupied Decatur, having been under fire 58 days and
nights during the campaign. It left Decatur Oct. 4, in pursuit of Hood
through Alabama and Georgia; was engaged at Rome and Cedar bluffs; then
moved into Tennessee; was engaged at Pine creek, Franklin and Nashville;
was then ordered to North Carolina, where it participated in the
movements of Schofield's army until Johnston's surrender, when it was
ordered to Salisbury and was mustered out June 24, 1865. Its original
strength was 896: gain by recruits, 92; total 988. Loss by death, 166. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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