E-text prepared by Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 37754-h.htm or 37754-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/37754/pg37754-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37754/37754-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http://www.archive.org/details/narrativeserv05hinkrich Transcriber's note: Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_). Small capital text has been replaced by ALL CAPITALS. SERVICE WITH THE THIRD WISCONSIN INFANTRY [Illustration: JULIAN WISNER HINKLEY From a photograph taken in July, 1864] Wisconsin History Commission: Original Papers, No. 7 A NARRATIVE OF SERVICE WITH THE THIRD WISCONSIN INFANTRY by JULIAN WISNER HINKLEY Captain of Company E, and Sometime Acting Major of Said Regiment Wisconsin History Commission September, 1912 Twenty-Five Hundred Copies Printed Copyright, 1912 The Wisconsin History Commission (in behalf of the State of Wisconsin) Opinions or errors of fact on the part of the respective authors of the Commission's publications (whether Reprints or Original Narratives) have not been modified or corrected by the Commission. For all statements, of whatever character, the Author alone is responsible Democrat Printing Co., State Printer Contents PAGE WISCONSIN HISTORY COMMISSION viii EDITOR'S PREFACE ix SERVICE WITH THE THIRD WISCONSIN INFANTRY: Enlistment and training 1 Departure for the front 7 Service in Maryland 9 On the trail of Stonewall Jackson 15 The tables turned 22 At Cedar Mountain 32 The Army retreats northward 38 Moving toward the enemy 47 Battle of South Mountain 49 Battle of Antietam 51 In winter quarters 63 Chancellorsville 66 A cavalry expedition 78 Gettysburg 80 On draft riot duty 92 With the Army of the Cumberland 97 The Third veteranizes 102 Reorganizing Lincoln County 106 Opening of the Atlanta campaign 116 Wounded and in hospital 124 The siege of Atlanta 129 The march to the sea 146 In front of Savannah 153 In Savannah 163