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MILITARY RECORD 49

other letter he refers to the death of Colonel
Baker and indulges in some reflections natur-
ally produced by the experiences through which
he had been passing. His deeply religious
nature is clearly displayed in this letter.⁴⁴

After Corinth the Second Iowa, now reduced
in numbers by heavy losses, continued in ser-
vice in Tennessee, Alabama, and G-eorgia,
during the fall and winter of 1862 and the spring
and early summer of 1863. For a whole year it
participated in no general engagement, but
formed part of the forces under G-eneral G-. M.
Dodge, which indirectly assisted G-eneral Grant
in his campaign against Vicksburg by "keeping
open communications between Middle and West
Tennessee, in preventing raids, and in many
other ways". In the summer of 1863 the en-
campment was moved to Lagrange, Tennessee,
and late in October to Pulaski where it went
into winter quarters.⁴⁶

From Pulaski the regiment started upon its
last great campaign, that of Atlanta. It left
Pulaski on April 29, 1864, and on May 9th
began skirmishing with the enemy in G-eorgia.
From that date till the fall of Atlanta in Sep-
tember it was almost constantly " within the
sound of skirmish or battle". On May 14th
and 15th under the command of Colonel Weaver
it took part in the fighting which accompanied
the crossing of the Oostanaula Eiver near



	MILITARY RECORD 49 other letter he refers to the death of Colonel Baker and indulges in some reflections natur- ally produced by the experiences through which he had been passing. His deeply religious nature is clearly displayed in this letter.⁴⁴ After Corinth the Second Iowa, now reduced in numbers by heavy losses, continued in ser- vice in Tennessee, Alabama, and G-eorgia, during the fall and winter of 1862 and the spring and early summer of 1863. For a whole year it participated in no general engagement, but formed part of the forces under G-eneral G-. M. Dodge, which indirectly assisted G-eneral Grant in his campaign against Vicksburg by "keeping open communications between Middle and West Tennessee, in preventing raids, and in many other ways". In the summer of 1863 the en- campment was moved to Lagrange, Tennessee, and late in October to Pulaski where it went into winter quarters.⁴⁶ From Pulaski the regiment started upon its last great campaign, that of Atlanta. It left Pulaski on April 29, 1864, and on May 9th began skirmishing with the enemy in G-eorgia. From that date till the fall of Atlanta in Sep- tember it was almost constantly " within the sound of skirmish or battle". On May 14th and 15th under the command of Colonel Weaver it took part in the fighting which accompanied the crossing of the Oostanaula Eiver near