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HISTORY OF THE FOURTH U.S. INFANTRY 1861-1865
Record of the Fourth Infantry.—The
following are the battles in which the Fourth United States Infantry participated during the Rebellion, and names of officers
serving with the Regiment, in each engagement:
April 1862 - Siege of Yorktown.
—Lieutenant-colonel R. C. Buchanan, commanding Regiment; Captain L. C. Hunt Acting field-officer; Captains J. B.
Collins, Hiram Dryer, F. H. Bates, R. N. Scott, T. E. Turner; First Lieutenants C. H. Carlton, A, R. Benedict, Thomas A. Martin,
A. B. Cain, Alexander Carolin, W. S. Collier, John L. Buell, Regimental-quartermaster: Second Lieutenants A. E. Sheldon,
R. P. McKibbin, William H. Powell, Adjutant, G. M. Randall, H. W. Patterson, E. F. Brenner, S. G. Krepps, S. T. Crowley.
June, 1862—Gaines' Mills.
- Captain J. B. Collins, commanding Regiment; Captain Hiram Dryer, Acting field-officer; Captain T E. Turner; First
Lieutenants C. H. Carlton, J.
W.
Adams, A. R. Benedict, Thomas A.
Martin, A. B. Cain, Alexander Carolin, W. S. Collier, John L. Buell, Regimental-quarter master; Second Lieutenants A. E. Sheldon,
.R P. McKibbin, William H. Powell, Adjutant, G. M. Randall, H. W. Patterson, E. F. Brenner, S. G. Krepps, S. T. Crowley.
July, 1862—Malvern Hill.—Captain
J. B. Collins, commanding Regiment; Captain Hiram Dryer, Acting field-officer; Captain T. E. Turner ; First Lieutenants
C. H. Carlton, A. R. Benedict, Thomas A, Martin, A. B. Cain, Alexander Chrolin, W. S. Collier, John L. Buell, Regimental-quartermaster; Second Lieutenants
A.
E. Sheldon, R P. McKibbin, William H.
Powell, Adjutant, G. M Randall, H. W. Pat
terson, E. E. Brenner, S.
T. Crowley, S. G.
Krepps.
August, 1862—Bull Run, No.
2.—Captain J.
B.
Collins, commanding Regiment; Captain
Hiram Dryer, Acting field-officer First
Lieuten
ants C. H. Carlton, A. R. Benedict, Thomas A.
Martin, A. B. Cain, Alexander Carolin, W. 8.
Collier,
John L. Buell; Second Lieutenants
A. E. Sheldon, R. P. McKibbin, G. M. Randall,
H. W. Patterson, Acting adjutant. 8.
T. Crow
ley, S. G. Krepps, George Williams, E. F. Bren
ner, Regimental-quartermaster.
September, 1862—Antietam,—Captain
Hiram Dryer, commanding Regiment; Captain C. H. Carlton, Acting field-officer; First Lieutenants A. R. Benedict, Thomas A.
Martin, A. B. Cain, Alexander Carolin, John L. Buell, A. E. Sheldon ; Second Lieutenants H. P. McKibbin, G. M. Randall,
H. W, Patterson, S. T. Crowley, George Williams, E. F. Brenner, Regimental-quartermaster,
December, 1862—Fredericksburg.
— Captain Hiram Dryer, commanding Regiment; Captain J. W. Adams, Acting field-officer ; First Lieutenants A. R.
Benedict, Thomas A. Martin, Alexander Carolin, W. S. Collier, Ira F. Gensel; Second Lieutenants G. M. Randall, acting
Adjutant, H. W. Patterson, Regimental-quartermaster, 8. T. Crowley, George Williams.
May, 1863-Chancellorsvllle.—Captain
Hiram Dryer, commanding Regiment; Captain J. W. Adams, acting Field-officer : First Lieutenants Thomas A. Martin. A. B. Cain,
Alexander Carolin, W. S. Collier, A. E Sheldon, H. W. Patterson ; Second Lieutenants S. T. Crowley, George Williams.
John Miller, G. L. Luhn, G. W. Dost, George Atcheson, J. J. S. Hassler, John Simmons, Adjutant,
July, 1863—Gettysburg.—Captain
J. W. Adams, commanding Regiment; First Lieutenant, A. R. Benedict, Acting field officer; First Lieutenants Thomas A.
Martin, Alexander Carolin, W. S. Collier, A. E, Sheldon, H. W. Patterson,
S. T. Crowley
; Second Lieutenants
John Miller, G. W. Dost, G. L.
Luhn, George Atcheson, George Williams, John Simmons, Adjutant.
May, 1864— Wilderness.—Captain
C. H. Brightly, commanding Regiment ; Captain Thomas A. Martin; First Lieutenants—G. M. Randall, S. T. Crowley; Second
Lieutenants George Atcheson, John Simmons. Adjutant.
May, 1864-Spottsylvania.—Captain
A. B. Cain, commanding Regiment; First Lieutenant R. P. McKibbin, Acting field-officer; First Lieutenant S. T. Crowley,
Second Lieutenant George Atcheson, Acting-adjutant.
May, 1864—Spotsylvania Court-house.—Captain
A. B. Cain, commanding Regiment; First Lieutenant R. P. McKibbin, Acting field-officer ; First Lieutenant S. T. Crowley ;
Second Lieutenant George Atcheson, Acting adjutant.
May, 1864—North Anna River.—Captain
A. B. Cain, commanding Regiment; First Lieutenant, S. T. Crowley, Acting field-officer ; Second Lieutenants G. L. Luhn,
George Atcheson, Acting Adjutant.
June, 1864—Coal Harbor.—Captain
A. B. Cain, commanding Regiment; First Lieutenant, 8. T. Crowley, Acting field officer ; Second Lieutenant, G. L. Luhn,
acting Adjutant.
The Companies were commanded by
non-commissioned officers.
June, 1864—Petersburg.—Captain
A. B. Cain, commanding Regiment,; Captain A. Carolin; First Lieutenant, J. J. S. Hassler; Second Lieutenants John R.
Bothwell, Whittinghnm Cox, Acting Adjutant; First Lieutenant, H. W. Patterson, Second Lieutenant, G. L. Luhn.
April, 1865— Lee's Surrender,
Appomattox Court-house.—Captain J. B. Collins, commanding Regiment; Captain A. B. Cain, Acting field-officer ;
Captains Alexander Carolin, A. E. Sheldon ; First Lieutenants R. P. McKibbin, W. H. Powell, G. L. Luhn, J. J. S. Hassler.
George Atcheson ; Second Lieutenants T. F. Quinn, John R Bothwell, Whittingham Cox.
The following-named officers of
the Fourth United States Infantry were detached from the Regiment;
Colonel Silas Casey, Major-general
Volunteers; Lieutenant-colonel R. C. Buchanan, commanding Firat Brigade, Regular Infantry ; Major S. G. Simmons, Colonel
Volunteers; Major H. M. Judah, Brigadier-general Volunteers; Major F.T. Dent, Brigadier-general Volunteers; Captain D. A.
Russell, Brigadier-general Volunteers; Captain Maurice Maloney, Colonel Volunteers ; Captain L. C. Hunt, Brigadier-general
Volunteers; Captain George Crook, Brigadier-general Volunteers; Captain R. N. Scott, Aide-de-Camp to General Halleck
; Captain C. H. Carlton, Colonel Volunteers; Captain R. P. McKibbin. Aide-de-Camp to General Crittenden; Captain Wil-
liam H. Powell, Assistant Adjutant
general, First Brigade, Regular Infantry; Captain George M. Randall, Lieutenant colonel Volunteers.—Army and Navy Journal.
(History Magazine 1897)
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