HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY. 
 
destined for the reduction of Corinth. On the 
9th of May, at the battle of Farmington, the 
8th regiment, under the command of Lieut.-Col. 
Robbins, lost in killed, three (of whom two 
were commissioned   officers), and  sixteen 
wounded, and one missing.- On the 28th of 
May, leaving Farmington, the regiment, under 
the command of Lieut.-Col. Robbins-Col. Mur- 
phy being in charge of the brigade- went into 
action before Corinth, and, by their steady 
courage and demeanor, demonstrated   their 
bravery under a heavy fire, losing, in this 
action, two killed and five wounded. This was 
the last effort of the rebels to defend the city, 
which was entered by our troops two days 
afterwards. 
Subsequently they were ordered to hnka, 
where they remained until the approach of the 
rebels under Price and Van Dorn, when they 
were again ordered to Corinth, and took part in 
the second battle of Corinth, on the 3d and 4th 
of October.  During this battle, while Col. 
Murphy was absent, Lieut.-Col. Robbins and 
Major Jefferson were wounded, and carried from 
the field; and the command of the regiment 
devolved upon Capt. Britton, who nobly con- 
ducted the action. Their loss in this battle was 
fourteen killed, seventy-five wounded, and two 
missing.  After joining in the pursuit of the 
rebels which followed this battle, they returned 
to Corinth on the 14th of October, after which 
time they were stationed in the vicinity of 
Waterford, Miss. 
The 8th nobly earned the encomiums be- 
stowed upon it.  Its record is such that Wis- 
consin may feel proud of the "Eagle" regi- 
ment. 
On the 8th. of December, the regiment was 
at Waterford, Miss., in the left wing of the 
Army of the Tennessee, under the command of 
Major-Gen. U. S. Grant. 
The 8th regiment, in January, 1863, moved 
from La Grange, by way of Corinth, to Ger- 
mantown, Tenn., where they were employed in 
 
building fortifications, and guard duty, until 
March 11, when they marched to Memlhphis, and 
joined the forces intended by Gen. Grant to 
operate against Vicksburg, which were being 
concentrated near Helena. Lieut.-Col. Robbins 
was commissioned as colonel in the place of 
Col. Murphy dismissed.  The regiment with 
other attacked the enemy, and, on the 14th of 
May, took possession of Jackson, the capital of 
Mississippi.  They then proceeded to Walnut 
Hills, forming the extreme right of the invest- 
ing force around Vicksburg.  Here they took 
a part in the assault on the enemy's works. 
The regiment participated in many skirmishes 
with some loss, and on the 26th of September 
moved to Black River bridge, and went into 
camp, and remained until October 13.   The 
8th regiment, on the 27th-of January, 1864, 
proceeded to Vicksburg, by way of Mem- 
phis, and encamped near Black River bridge on 
the 3d of February. They took part in Sher- 
man's famous Meridian expedition, marching as 
far as Canton, Miss., and returning to Black 
River bridge, thence to Vicksburg, on the 5th 
of March. Here the regiment consented to re- 
main and take part in Gen Smith's projected 
expedition up the river to co-operate with Gen. 
Banks.   The regiment expected to be sent 
home on veteran furlough, but remained at the 
especial request of Gen. Sherman.  Leaving 
Vicksburg March 10, they passed down the 
Mississippi and up the Red river, to Simms- 
port, and landed. The brigade advanced and 
charged upon the rebels at Fort Scurvy, captur- 
ing several prisoners, and some military stores. 
Continuing up the river, they attacked and cap- 
tured Fort De Russy, after a short resistance. 
Here they were joined by the fleet, when they 
proceeded to Alexandria, and thence to Hen- 
derson Hill, where they found the rebels posted 
with artillery. A detour of fifteen miles was 
made in order to attack the enemy on the rear. 
About midnight, Gen. Mower succeeded in 
capturing the whole rebel force (350 strong), 
with four guns and 400 horses, and other muni- 
 
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