Co. L-Captain, George M. Scott; 1st Lieutenant, Warren W. Porter; 2d Lieutenant, Squire A. Epperson.

Co. M-Captain, John P. Ludwig; 1st Lieutenant, Bernhard C. Janssen; 2d Lieu tenant, John H. Meyer.

Colonel Kellogg was absent in Nebraska during the early days of the regiment, and the drilling, instruction, and discipline were mainly conducted under the supervision of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Prince, until the last of October, when he, Major Rawalt and Companies A, C, I and G were ordered to Bird's Point, Missouri, where the other eight companies arrived on the 25th of December. Some time in January, all, except Companies B, C, I and L, moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, from which point they did good service in scouting the country, giving protection to Union citizens, and clearing it of the presence of rebels. The companies at Bird's Point were similarly employed during the remainder of the winter. Early in the spring of 1862, the portion of it at Cape Girardeau joined the forces under Pope, at Commerce, Missouri, and took the advance of that army on New Madrid, capturing a battery of steel breech-loading guns from the famous Jeff Thompson. At New Madrid the regi ment was again together, and operated south of that place, on the Mississippi River, keeping a keen eye on the batteries along its banks, and watching the operations of the rebel fleet of six vessels, part of which were iron clad, until the fall of Island No. 10, after which it moved up the Tennessee River, with the forces under General Pope, to Hamburg Landing, and thence in the direction of Corinth. The roads were nearly impassable, and, before advancing, roads had to be constructed by corduroying. In this manner, four or five miles of progress were made each day, until Farmington was reached. At this place Major Aplington fell, leading a charge on a concealed force of infantry.

After the evacuation of Corinth the regiment occupied the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, from Tuscumbia to Decatur, Alabama, a distance of over forty miles, defending it from the local guerrilla bands of Roddy and others, until December 1st. It fought at the battle of Iuka, and afterward at Corinth, October 2d, 3d and 4th, losing about forty officers and men, killed, wounded and missing. November 23d, seven companies fought Richardson, near Somerville,

and captured seventy men and two stands of colors. December 1st the regiment was assigned to Colonel Dickey's command of cavalry, which was joined at Holly Springs, Mississippi. The cavalry pursued Price as far south as Coffeeville, where he made a stand and repulsed Dickey's command with severe loss. About 1,200 prisoners were taken from Price on this running expedition. December 21st, 500 men from the 7th Illinois and 300 from the 2d Iowa, under Colonels Dickey, Hatch and Prince, marched from Oxford to Pontotoc, Mississippi, and thence to Tupelo, on the 22d, proceeding as far south, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, as Okalona, destroying immense quantities of stores, and all the bridges between the two places. The command returned to Tallahatchie River, and, January 1st, to Lagrange, Tennessee, having marched over 900 miles during the month of December, and being engaged with the enemy nearly every day to a greater or less extent.

At Lagrange the 6th and 7th Illinois and 2d Iowa were brigaded together, under Colonel B. H. Grierson, of the 6th Illinois. They made frequent forays into West Tennessee, relieving the rebel inhabitants of many fine horses and mules, which were abundant in that region. The rebel Colonel Richardson was conscripting every ablebodied man, and sending all of the servicable animals to the rebel army. His camp was frequently broken up by Colonel Grierson, his Quartermaster captured at one time, and himself narrowly escaping, being wounded in the leg.

On the 17th of April the 7th started, with the brigade, on what is best known as "Grierson's Raid," to which we have given a chapter in our first volume [Vide Vol. I., p. 364 ], following our braves until their arrival at Baton Rouge.

After remaining at Baton Rouge two weeks, the command moved up, with the forces under General Augur, to invest Port Hudson, taking part in the battle of Plain's Store. During the siege the cavalry guarded the rear against the dashes of the rebel General Logan's force, with which it had several spirited engagements.

After the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, the river being open, Grierson's command was ordered to Memphis, by steamer, from whence it was distributed along the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. It was engaged at Collierville, Tennessee, in October, 1863,

and had numerous encounters with a force of cavalry under the rebel General Chalmers-once at Byhalia, where Lieutenant Nicholson, Company M, was killed, and Lieutenant McCausland, Company B, seriously wounded.

December 26th, the regiment fought the entire force of Forrest, without support, coming out, of course, second best. A few days later it was engaged at Moscow, Tennessee, where Captain Styles, Company G, was seriously wounded.

In February, 1864, it marched with W. Sovy Smith from German town, south, to West Point, Mississippi, where that officer accepted defeat, and returned. The 7th was in the rear most of the time returning, and withstood some severe assaults from the enemy, none of which broke through to the main column. After returning to Germantown, in March, 1864, 289 officers and men re-enlisted, and were furloughed in April. Some of the non-veterans, about 120, were at Guntown, under Sturgis, in his celebrated defeat at that place. When Forrest made his celebrated raid on Memphis, seven companies of the 7th cavalry fought gallantly against the entire force on the Hernando road, losing several men, killed, wounded and missing, and, joined with the 6th cavalry, followed him to the Talla

hatchie River.

September 30th, the regiment, having been assigned to General Hatch's division, marched toward the Tennessee River, via Somerville and Bolivar, crossing it at Clifton, where it was joined by about an equal force of infantry, commanded by General Washburne, in pursuit of Forrest, who crossed the same river, safely, at Florence, about the same time the 7th was crossing at Clifton. After remaining in the vicinity of Savannah, Clifton and Lawrenceburg until October 26th, it was ordered to Pulaski, from which point it marched to Shoal Creek, November 8th, and remained on picket duty until the 21st, when Hood crossed and advanced as far as Lawrenceburg, where a short stand was made.

On the 24th, at Campbellville, the division was nearly surrounded by Forrest, but succeeded in getting off without any serious trouble save the loss of about 100 men and a hard march to Columbia, from which point the cavalry covered the rear and flanks of the infantry to Franklin, engaging the enemy at Hart's Cross Roads and at one

or two other points. At Franklin it charged a division of infantry, driving them across the Harpeth River, capturing several of their number.

December 13th Hatch's Division carried three lines of works, and captured thirteen pieces of artillery, besides a large number of pris oners. Loss to the 7th, thirteen killed and wounded. On the 14th it charged the works at Brentwood Hills. Loss-Major Graham wounded seriously; Captain McCausland, mortally; Captain Brant and Lieutenant Skinner, seriously, and 23 enlisted men killed and wounded. The rout of Hood's army being complete, the cavalry followed him to the Tennessee River, having a lively skirmish every day, telling largely in our favor, until the 23d of December, when he crossed at Bainbridge. In this affair the 5th Division, Cavalry Corps, M. D. M., (Hatch's) captured 23 pieces of ordnance, about 2,000 prisoners and large quantities of small arms.

January 13, 1865, found the command at Gravelly Springs, num bering 199 officers and men for duty, and they subsisted for about ten days on parched corn after arriving there. On the morning of December 13th 450 men were reported for duty, showing a loss of 251 men in the short space of one month. After remaining at Gravelly Springs about three weeks, the 5th Division was dismounted and sent to Eastport to receive recruits, who poured in from every quarter, until the regiment numbered over 1,600 men. After the surrender of the rebel armies it was sent down to Okalona, Mississippi, where it remained until the 1st of July. It then moved to Decatur, Alabama, and was mounted. It remained near Decatur until October 20th, when it marched to Nashville and was mustered out of service, and received its final pay and discharge November 17, 1865, at Camp Butler, Illinois.

Few regiments have done the service that has been required of the 7th, with so little noise and newspaper puffing, and few have a better record or have marched more miles in an enemy's country. Its period of service was about four years and three months.

Major Zenas Aplington was born in Broome County, New York, December 24, 1815. In 1837, he emigrated to Buffalo Grove, Ogle County, Illinois, where he fixed his permanent residence, and followed successively the cccupations of a farmer, blacksmith and carpen

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ter, and merchant. On the 27th of April, 1842, he married Miss Caroline Nichols, a most estimable lady, now living at Polo, Illinois. Major Aplington was the founder of the latter town, and by the increase in the value of his landed property became a wealthy man. During the crisis of 1857, he met with heavy pecuniary losses, which reduced him to comparative poverty. In 1858, he was elected State Senator for the district comprising the Counties of Ogle, Carroll, Winnebago and Boone, and won an enviable reputation as a legislator. At the breaking out of the rebellion in 1861, Mr. Aplington gave his whole time and energies to the raising of volunteers. In August of that year he recruited a cavalry company, of which he was chosen Captain. On the organization of the 7th cavalry regiment, he was chosen Major. He for some time commanded the post at Bird's Point, and performed important service under General Pope at the taking of New Madrid and Island No. 10. On the 8th of May, 1862, he was in command of a battalion of his regiment, near Corinth, Mississippi. Here he was ordered, contrary to his own judgment and in spite of his remonstrances, to charge upon a large body of rebel infantry, concealed in the wood. Giving the word to his men to follow, he dashed forward. One rebel who attempted his life was cloven by a blow from his saber. A second was more successful, and Major Aplington was shot just below the eye. Dropping his saber, he crossed his arms upon his breast, a pleasant smile settling upon his features, and fell from his horse, dead.

Major Aplington was a man of large native talent, though limited education, of generous impulses and high moral principle. No man in his community so fully possessed the confidence of the people among whom he dwelt, and none deserved it better than he.

THIRTEENTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY.

The 13th cavalry was organized at Camp Douglas, Chicago, and mustered into service on the 31st day of December, 1861. The roster was as follows:

Colonel, Joseph W. Bell; Lieutenant-Colonel, Theobald Hartman; Major, Lothar Lippert; Adjutant, Thaddeus S. Clarkson; Adjutant 1st Battalion, William Werther; Quartermaster, Emil Newbarger; Commissary, Hall P. Talbot; Surgeon,