Peter DOPPS

1. Civil War Service Record Name: Peter S Dops Residence: Paxton, Illinois Enlistment Date: 30 July 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Illinois Unit Numbers: 399 399 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 30 July 1862 Enlisted in Company K, 76th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 22 August1862 Died Company K, 76th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 March 1863 inMemphis, Tennessee. Regimental History ILLINOIS SEVENTY-SIXTH INFANTRY (Three Years) Seventy-sixth Infantry. - Cols., Alonzo W. Mack, Samuel T. Busey;Lieut.-Cols., Samuel T. Busey, William A. Dubois, Charles C. Jones;Majs., William A. Dubois, George C. Harrington, Walter W. Todd. Thisregiment was organized at Kankakee, and was mustered in Aug 22, 1862.Immediately after its muster it was ordered to Columbus, Ky., at whichplace it arrived Aug. 29 and soon after was armed with Enfield riflemuskets. It remained at Columbus, drilling and doing fatigue andpicket duty until Oct. 4, when it was ordered by rail to Bolivar,Tenn., at which place it arrived Oct. 5 and camped near the city untilNov. 3. Then with other troops, it was moved to LaGrange and remainedthere until Nov. 28, when it was sent with Gen. Grant on his campaignalong the Mississippi Central railroad. It was at Holly Springs on the29th and at Waterford on the 30th, doing its part in driving Price'sarmy southwest. In May, 1863, the regiment embarked for Grand Gulf;returned to Young's point on the 20th; immediately embarked forChickasaw bayou, at which place it debarked on the same day; wasengaged in closing up the lines in the rear of Vicksburg until afterthe charge, when it was placed on the left of the besieging lines andbravely held its place close under the Confederate guns until thefinal surrender. On July 5 it moved with Sherman's army against Jack- son, Miss., skirmishing with the enemy at the Big Black river and atChampion's hill. At Jackson the Confederates under Johnston made astand and engaged the Federal forces from the 12th to the 16th, the76th occupying the extreme right of the attacking forces. In May,1864, the regiment accompanied an expedition to Yazoo City andparticipated in the battles of Benton, Vaughn's station andDeasonville, driving the enemy from Yazoo City and occupying the placefor several days. In July, while returning from an expedition toJackson, the com- mand was met by the enemy between Jackson and Clinton and a sharpbattle was fought. The regiment, which bore a prominent part in the engagement, was cut off from the rest of the command, butit cut its way out, losing 1O2 men, 16 of whom were reported killedand left on the field, and 86 wounded and missing. Being transferredto the extreme south in the spring of 1864, it traveled through pineswamps corduroying the quicks and roads as it moved along, andfighting the enemy in front until April 1, when the army approachedFort Blakely and on the 2nd drove the enemy inside his fortifications.On April 8 Spanish Fort was captured, and the following day theregiment participated in the charge on Fort Blakely, capturing theentire garrison. The regiment lost in this, its last battle, 17 killedand 81 wounded. It remained on duty at Mobile until the latter part ofJune, when it was ordered to Galveston Tex., where it remained untilJuly 22 and was then mustered out and ordered to Chicago, Ill., whereit was paid off and disbanded Aug. 4, 1865. Source: The Union Army, vol. 3

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