Shiloh, the Sixteenth was placed in it and served as a part of the Brigade from that time. After the march to Corinth the regiment was for two months in camp near that place suffering severely from sickness. For several months it served in the region about Corinth, Bolivar, Tennessee, and Somerville. At the Battle of Iuka the regiment did excellent service. General Rosecrans in his official report says:
When Colonel Chambers was wounded and captured the command of the regiment devolved on the gallant Lieutenant-Colonel Sanders. Adjutant Lawrence, a brave young officer, was killed, while Captain Palmer, Lieutenants Lucas, Alcorn and Williams were severely wounded. This was the second battle for the Sixteenth, and it won high honors, losing, however sixty-five men. In the Battle of Corinth, two weeks later, the Sixteenth was hotly engaged, and its commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Sanders, was severely wounded in the first day’s fight. General Crocker says in his report:
In the next day’s battle Major Purcell, who was in command, was wounded, and Captain Williams was taken prisoner. After the battle the Sixteenth was one of the regiments that pursued the retreating enemy. For several months the regiment was employed in Mississippi