I am, Captain, very respectfully,Your obedient servant.(Signed) Jas. W. Langley,Lt Col. 125th Regt. I. V. I.
I am, Captain, very respectfully,Your obedient servant.(Signed) Jas. W. Langley,Lt Col. 125th Regt. I. V. I.
I am, Captain, very respectfully,Your obedient servant.(Signed) Jas. W. Langley,Lt Col. 125th Regt. I. V. I.
I am, Captain, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
(Signed) Jas. W. Langley,
Lt Col. 125th Regt. I. V. I.
To Charles Swift, Capt. and A. A. A. G,3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th A. C.
To Charles Swift, Capt. and A. A. A. G,3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th A. C.
To Charles Swift, Capt. and A. A. A. G,3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th A. C.
To Charles Swift, Capt. and A. A. A. G,
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th A. C.
Headquarters 125th Illinois Infantry.
Goldsboro, N. C., March 30th, 1865.
Captain: I have the honor to submit to you a report of the operations of this command from the 19th inst. up to the time of its reaching this place. Owing to the casualties in the 3rd brigade, 2nd division on the 19th, I was ordered to take command of this regiment at about 3 o'clock p. m., just as the regiment had been withdrawn from a position parallel with the Goldsboro road. Col. James W. Langley had reformed the regiment in the open field on the left of the 22nd Indiana; here I took command and had every man get a load of rails, and then moved the regiment forward to the edge of the timber, where we built temporary works; the 22ndIndiana joined on our right, and a portion of the 20th A. C. on the left. We scarcely had time to get our temporary works completed, when the enemy advanced, as we supposed in two lines of battle. But they were handsomely repulsed. I never saw men and officers fight with more determination to win, than at this time. Here our loss was one man killed and one wounded. We then sent out skirmishers in our front and remained over night. At 8 a. m. on the morning of the 20th we were moved to the right, in rear of the 1st brigade, in works the regiment had built on the 19th. Here we were ordered to send 20 men and two non-commissioned officers to bury the dead. They buried 27 rebels, including two officers, and carried two wounded off the field. At 8 p. m. my regiment was moved on the front line on the left of the 2nd brigade, the 86th Illinois on my left. Here we formed temporary works. We picketed our immediate front, built skirmish pits, and strengthened our works. Twenty-first—nothing of importance transpired to day but picket firing. I had one man wounded. On the morning of the 22nd, we found the enemy had gone. We marched 8 miles in direction of Goldsboro and camped for the night. Twenty-third—marched at 8 a. m.; arrived at this place, after marching 13 miles, at 7 p. m. Since, we have been resting from our labors. With this I forward a report of the casualties in the command during the campaign up to the 23rd inst.
I am Captain Very Respectfully,Your Obedient Servant,(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,Captain Commanding Regiment.
I am Captain Very Respectfully,Your Obedient Servant,(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,Captain Commanding Regiment.
I am Captain Very Respectfully,Your Obedient Servant,(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,Captain Commanding Regiment.
I am Captain Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant,
(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,
Captain Commanding Regiment.
List of casualties in the 125th Illinois infantry during the late campaign commencing January 20th and ending March 23rd, 1865:
March 19th,'65, commissioned officer wounded, 1.
March 19th, enlisted men killed, 2; wounded, 11; missing, 6.
Respectfully submitted,(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,Captain Commanding Regiment.
Respectfully submitted,(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,Captain Commanding Regiment.
Respectfully submitted,(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,Captain Commanding Regiment.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,
Captain Commanding Regiment.
Goldsboro, N. C., March 30th, 1865.
Roster of the 125th I. V. I
One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Ills. Vols. Reg't.Three Years' Service.