John Marlow

Residence Miami County IN;
Enlisted on 8/29/1861 as a Private.
On 8/29/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. IN 8th Cavalry
He was discharged for wounds on 4/8/1863
* Wounded (date and place not stated)

Thirty-ninth Regiment
(8th Cavalry). INDIANA
(3-YEARS)

Thirty-ninth Regiment (8th Cavalry). Cols., Thomas J.
Harrison, Fielder A. Jones; Lieut.-Cols., Fielder A. Jones,
Thomas Herring; Majs. John D. Evans, Thomas Herring, Thomas
Graham, Charles A. Gordon Justus G. Crowell, Thomas N. Baker,
John Leavell.

This regiment was organized at Indianapolis and was mustered
in on Aug. 29, 1861. It left the state early in September,
going into camp at Muldraugh's Hill near Elizabethtown,Ky.,
and from there moved to Camp Nevin and thence to Camp Wood.

It marched to Nashville with Buell's army; moved to the
Tennessee River in the spring; was engaged at Shiloh, where it
lost 2 killed and 34 wounded; encamped at Shiloh until the
movement was made for Corinth; participated in the siege of
that place, and at its conclusion marched through northern
Alabama to Nashville, thence to Louisville and through
Kentucky in pursuit of Bragg.

It returned to Louisville in November; accompanied Rosecrans'
army to Murfreesboro, was heavily engaged at Stone's River,
where it lost 31 killed, 118 wounded and 231 missing; and
remained in camp near Murfreesboro until the early summer of
1863. In April 1863, the regiment was mounted and served as
1864. mounted infantry during that year.

It reinforced the 2nd Ind. cavalry on the Shelbyvllle road
near Murfreesboro in June, in a sharp fight with Wheeler's
cavalry; was in skirmishes at Middleton and Liberty gap, and
was engaged at Winchester during the movement upon
Chattanooga.

It participated in the battle of Chickamauga, and then took
part in an expedition into East Tennessee. Authority was
given to change the regiment from infantry to cavalry, and
Cos. L and M were organized in Sept. 1863, joining the command
in the field in October, and the regiment was reorganized Oct.
15, as the 8th Ind. cavalry.

It was engaged on courier duty between Chattanooga and
Ringgold during the winter, and reenlisted as a veteran
organization, Feb. 22, 1864, being given a furlough in April.
It participated in Rousseau's raid into Alabama, one battalion
of the regiment routing a brigade on the Coosa River, and
taking several prisoners.

It also routed the enemy at Chehaw Station, Ala. It took part
in McCook's raid around Atlanta, being the only regiment to
preserve its organization, and made a charge which routed the
enemy and opened the way for the escape of 1,200 of McCook's
command.

It was in Kilpatrick s raid into Georgia, leading the charge
of the left wing at Lovejoy's Station, riding over Ross'
division of Confederate cavalry and capturing all his
artillery and 4 battleflags. It was also engaged in the
battle of Jonesboro, at Flint River, and in several skirmishes
following the capture of Atlanta.

In the campaigns to Savannah and through the Carolinas, it
participated in battles and skirmishes at Waynesboro, Buckhead
Church, Brown's Cross-Roads, Reynolds' Plantation, Aiken,
Averasboro, Bentonville and Raleigh. At Averasboro it charged
and routed Rhett's South Carolina brigade of infantry -- ten
times its number -- losing 14 killed and 59 wounded.

A detachment left in Tennessee, fought Wheeler at Franklin and
at other points, and was in a severe engagement at Pulaski
with Forrest's cavalry. At Savannah, Feb. 20, 1865, the
veterans and recruits of the 3d Ind. cavalry were transferred
to and consolidated with the 8th. The last battle in North
Carolina was fought at Morrisville, where the 8th cavalry
whipped Hampton's entire force.

It was on duty in North Carolina, until July 20, 1865, when it
was mustered out. The original strength was 1,208; gain by
recruits, 902; reenlistments, 305. It lost 56 by desertion:
137 were unaccounted for, and it lost heavily in killed and
wounded.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 3

See also: http://www.accessone.com/~jenf/military/39th/index.html