THE Regiment remained in camp at Warrenton and vicinity until August 6th, when, with its division, then under command of General Gordon, it was placed en route for the Department of the South, and was disembarked at Pawnee Landing, Folly Island, South Carolina, the Regiment then numbering seventy-two men, and commanded by Lieut. John H. Milliman.
     The brigade, once more under General Ames, was placed in the entrenchments on Morris Island, and took part in the siege of Fort Wagner.  After that fort was captured, the brigade was moved to a healthy location on Folly Island, and permitted to take the rest it so much needed.
     The Regiment was rapidly recruited, many men having recovered from wounds received at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg rejoining their companies, and some new recruits were received.  Captain Haughton returned on the 20th of August and took command of the Regiment, being very soon after promoted to major.  Captains Wood, Manning and Randall, having partially recovered from wounds, rejoined the Regiment about the same time; but the gallant and genial Lieutenant Martin lost his right arm with his fourth wound, and was honorably discharged.
     On the first of January, 1864, the Regiment reenlisted as a veteran regiment.  The original term of service would have retarded its muster-out until June 14th; but the patriotism which induced the men to enlist early in the war had not been dimmed by hard and continuous service.  Indeed, several were rejected by the rigorous medical examination on account of wounds having been received, which would have incapacitated them from another severe term of service.
     The members of the Regiment who did not reenlist were to be transferred temporarily to some other Ohio regiment serving in the department.
     At the time considerable ill-feeling was manifested towards those who chose to serve out their original term of service before again enlisting.  But want of patriotism could not properly be charged against those who had served faithfully nearly three years, and many of whom had received wounds in their country's service, because they wanted a longer rest than the thirty days veteran furlough.  Indeed the majority of them afterwards reenlisted in the Regiment.
     After friendly greetings were exchanged between the two regiments, the 25th was embarked on the Mayflower, and at 2 o'clock p.m. left the dock, giving a farewell cheer to the 17th, which was heartily returned.
     The Regiment arrived at Hilton Head on the morning of the 16th of January, and on the 17th the baggage and men were transferred to the Cambria, and at 4 o'clock on the same afternoon left the harbor of Hilton Head for New York city.
     The passage was a stormy and dangerous one, and but for the admirable sea-going qualities of the ship, and the efficiency of its courteous commander, Captain Sumner, we would have been lost off Hatteras.  We reached New York, in a badly shattered condition, on Thursday evening, January 21st.  On the next day we crossed to Jersey City, and on the same day took a special train on the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad for Cleveland, Ohio, where Major Haughton was ordered to halt the Regiment.
     The ride on the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad is a pleasant reminiscence in the history of the Regiment.  Everything possible was done to insure comfort, and at the McHenry House, in Meadville, a sumptuous and free dinner was provided for the entire Regiment.
     The splendid treatment received in Pennsylvania prepared the Regiment for a hospitable reception in Cleveland; but the men were too sanguine, and either over-estimated the loyal impulses of its people, or they were poorly represented by the men in power.
     The train was stopped some distance from the depot, and the Regiment disembarked in mud nearly knee deep.  A staff officer of Colonel Center came to the train after some time, and informed Major Haughton that good quarters had been prepared at the rendezvous camp, but a short distance from there.
     With hopes somewhat revived, the Regiment waded through the slush and mud into the dismal camp where the "good quarters" were, and found a few miserably dirty cabins, which had been used as depositories for filth of all kinds by occupants of other quarters near by.  There were no stoves, no fire-places, no wood and no rations.  We had nothing with us to eat, and had tasted nothing since the late breakfast, or early dinner, at Meadville.  The night was bitterly cold, to add to the discomfort.
     Captain Sanford, of the 128th Ohio, himself a resident of Cleveland, came to see us, and expressed surprise and regret at such treatment, condemning it in the strongest terms.  He said that the services of his regiment had been tendered Colonel Center, to assist in preparing quarters for us, and to receive the Regiment in a proper and cordial manner; but that officer (who, by the way, was only a political parasite of Governor Brough, and never saw any service in the field) pompously refused the offer, stating that he, as commanding officer of the camp, had made suitable provision for the reception and care of the Regiment.
     Captain Sanford volunteered his services to pilot us to the Cleveland Grays' armory, where by his and Colonel Hayward's influence good quarters were provided, and also an excellent supper at the principal hotels in the city.  After the men had been provided for, the regimental officers were invited to Richards' restaurant, where a game supper awaited them, with a bountiful supply of champagne to wash it down.  These two gentlemen were indefatigable in their efforts to sustain the hospitable character of the city, and succeeded admirably.
     The next day was rather more pleasant, and the Regiment returned to camp, where, after a hard day's work at cleaning up, passable quarters were secured.
     On the 3d of February the Regiment was paid off and furloughed, with orders to report at Camp Chase, Ohio, in thirty days.
     The following is the roster of the Regiment upon its veteran organization:
Colonel - William P. Richardson, commanding Camp Chase, Ohio
Lieut. Colonel - Jere. Williams, prisoner in Libby prison.
Major - Nathaniel Haughton, com'd'g Regiment
Surgeon - Louis G. Meyer
Asst. Surgeon - wm. Walton
Adjutant - Edward C. Culp
Quartermaster - David R. Hunt
Sergeant Major - Hezekiah Thomas
Hospital Steward - Oliver W. Williams
Com. Sergeant - Joseph C. Coulter
Q. M. Sergeant - Phineas Gano
Prin. Musician - Benjamin F. Gillmore

COMPANY A.

First Lieut., Israel White; Second Lieut., Wm. F. Bloor
Sergeants: Burget McConnaughy, Samuel R. Stewart, Thoams H. Ferrel
Corporals:  Thomas W. Fowler, Wm. H. Criswell, Michael Murray, Geo. W. Iden, John McKirahan
Musician, Geo. W. McBride
Artificer, Henry Lambert
Privates: Joseph Acres, Alexander Barrett, Andrew J. Beall, Joshua Burkhead, Daniel J. Crooks, John Conway, Theo. H. Carter, Robert M. Fulton, Andrew Fulton, Charles Hoober, James Justus, John W. Kent, Josephus S. Kinney, John McConnell, Thos. McBride, Emanuel L. Riley, Levi Ryan, Ignatius Tillett, Simon L. Vorheis, John Wyer.

COMPANY B.

Sergeant, James A. Driggs
Corporals:  John O. Archbold, Garwood P. Lacey, Samuel Prescott, John H. Twaddle.
Privates:  Isaac Beaver, Thomas Cain, John C. Duff,  Augustus Fierhelder, John M. Hinds, Patrick L. Hamilton, Ralph T. Jeffrey, Wm. M. Lowther, Wm. N. Long, Newton Mercer, Samuel Rhynard, Sylvanus Ullum.

COMPANY C.

Captain, Nathaniel J. Manning.
Sergeants, Samuel T. Hutchinson, Uriah Province.
Privates:  Wm. H. Batton, Benoni Bennett, Albert J. Cavanaugh, Wm. Fallan, George W. Henderson, James B. Henthorn, Jeremiah Hicks, John Hull, Isaac Johnson, Jacob H. Loveall, Isaiah Masters, John Walton, Peter Yoho.

COMPANY E.

Captain, John T. Wood
Second Lieut. Geo. N. Holcomb
Sergeants, Elisha Biggerstaff, Oliver P. Hershey
Corporals: Fred. Halderman, Wm. R. Stump, Thomas Howell.
Wagoner, Joseph Hess.
Privates: Henry Barnup, James Bacon, Howard Carmon, Samuel H. Deselmns, Frederick Gillyer, Harvey N. Hall, Richard Kinney, John Leary, Peter Molyett, Wm. Mackey, Peter Miller, Hiram Odell, Richard Phelps, Alfred F. Stump, Fred Schultz, Edward J. Teeple.

COMPANY F.

First Lieut., Edward C. Culp
Second Lieut. Joseph H. Hollis
Musician, Wm. W. Fogle
Privates: David A. Craig, Jesse M. Davis, Jefferson Fouts, Wm. Gellespie, John W. Grier, John Hiatt, Blair Kincaid, Levi McLaughlin, Silas Noland, James A. Roland, Henry H. Sutton, Thomas B. Sheets, Wm. Work.

COMPANY I.

First Lieut. Isaac M. Kirk
Second Lieut. Sam. W. Houston
Corporals: Samuel G. Shirk, Jehu M. Rhodes, Joseph H. Wilson, Zachariah Dailey, John M. Bunting, Kins. Davis, Wm. H. Shaw.
Privates: Benjamin Barlow, Thomas H. Bunting, Wm. C. Barlow, Wm. H. Beymer, Charles A. Baker, James W. Calvert, Samuel T. Callin, Elisha Dunn, George M. Dobbins, Reuben E. Gant, Hollis Hutchins, Noah H. Lindsey, Archeleus Lingo, James W. McWilliams, James N. McBride, Joseph B. Oliver, John S. Rhodes, Seneca C. Rodgers, Harrison Shaw, WM. S. Smith, McDonald Thorla, Isaac Wilson, Wm. F. Wiley, Arthur Wharton.

COMPANY K.

First Lieut. John H. Milliman
First Sergeant, Wm. P. Scott
Sergeant, Peter Triquart.
Corporals, August Knack, James R. Smith
Wagoner, Austin Haughton
Privates: John Baker, Charles A. Debolt, Sumner B. Felt, George S. Frazier, James W. Hall, Clark Kelley, Morrison Lewis, Deville Nelson, Thomas O'Neil, Charles A. Smith, Henry J. Willing.
     Most of the Regiment was in camp on the 5th of March, and orders had already been received to proceed to South Carolina, which was a great disappointment to the men, as they had become disgusted with the red-tape ideas of the Department again in the old Army of the Potomac.
     It was not until the 15th of March that the Regiment became perfectly organized, as many new recruits had joined, and one entire company from Norwalk and Toledo. It was assigned as Company B, and the following is the roster of the company as mustered into service:
Captain, Luther B. Mesnard
First Lieut. Charles W. Ferguson
Second Lieut. Alexander Mattison
First Sergeant, Ethan W. Guthrie
Sergeants: David McGuckin, James McGuckin, B. Volney Howard
Corporals: Moses D. Grandy, Lorenzo D. Haley, Benjamin F. Welch, Leander Taber, Dwight K. Smith, Theodore S. Williams, Henry Benson
Musician, Quimby Batdorf
Wagoner, Bristol Haughton
Privates: George W. Smith, Charles H. Hastings, Samuel A. Wildman, Darius H. Odell
George Burke, Clayton T. Danforth, Wm. Holman, Ira B. Sturges, Lafayette Curtis, Sewel C. Briggs, D. W. Angel, Charles Andrews, Benjamin Benson, George Benson, Charles R. Benson, William Benson, Martin Brown, Charles R. Bailey, Reuben Bemis, John Bowers, Joseph Barat, Wm. H. Cleveland, Victor Catlin, Wm. H. Coit, Noah Chriestleib, Gaylord Cowels, David Cunningham, Levi H. Derby, Edmund C. Davis, Oscar Easterbrook, John Foughty, David K. Gauff, Andrew J. Goodell, John H. Green, Jacob Hunt, Wm. Howard, Joel Hadley, Geo. Hastings, Gideon M. Jones, Gideon Kellogg, Franklin Keith, Edward Kelley, Porter Knight, James R. Knight, David Kinney, Geo. Lindeman, Albert Lockhart, Eugene Marsh, Hardin D. Marsh, Chas. McGuckin, John McLaughlin, Wm. R. Norton, Michael R. Newton, Gilbert Osborn, Geo. Osborn, John Perdu, Enoch Porter, Geo. W. Plummer, Jeremiah O'Ragan, Isaac Reckner, Lowel Reese, Peter Roberts, Hiram S. Shuman, Nelson Shutt, Abram Starkey, John W. Starkey, Joseph Skinner, George Stevens, Nathan Sturges, Edward Stebbins, Edward Soper, Geo. W. Tanksley, Levi Whitman, John Wahl, Joseph N. Watros, John Wheeler, Elijah C. Walsworth.
     On the morning of the 16th of March, 1864, the old flags of the Regiment, that had passed through the fiery ordeal of twenty battles, and under whose folds eighteen color bearers had been killed or wounded, were presented by Col. Richardson to Governor Brough, to be placed in the flag room of the State capitol.  In return the Governor presented the Regiment with a beautiful stand of colors for future service in the field.