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HISTORY
OF THE
7th SEVENTH MAINE LIGHT BATTERY,
VOLUNTEERS
IN THE
GREAT REBELLION.
CONTAINING A BRIEF DAILY ACCOUNT OF ITS SERVICES, WITHOUT COMMENTS OR ATTEMPT TO CRITICISE OR PRAISE THE BRAVE BOYS IN THIS COMMAND; ALSO, PERSONAL SKETCHES OF A LARGE NUMBER OF MEMBERS, PORTRAITS, ILLUSTRATIONS AND POEMS. .
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Written and Compiled. . by QUARTERMASTER-SERGEANT A. S. TWITCHELL, OF GORHAM, N. H. Historian.
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BOSTON, MASS .: E. B. STILLINGS & Co., PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS, 55 SUDBURY STREET.
1892.
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History of the Seventh Maine light battery, volunteers in the great rebellion ... also, personal sketches of a large number of members, portraits, illustrations and poems. Written and compiled by Quartermaster-Sergeant A. S. Twitchell ... Boston, Mass., E. B. Stillings & co., print- ers and lithographers, 1892.
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1. U. S .- Hist .- Civil war-Regimental histories-Mc. art .- 7th light battery. 2. Maine artillery. 7th light battery, 1863-1865.
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To THE SURVIVING VETERANS of the SEVENTH MAINE LIGHT BATTERY,
VOLUNTEERS
In the Great War of the Rebellion; and to the memory of their Comrades who have been mustered out forever and sleep in soldiers' graves, their Widows and Orphans:
Efis Dolume Is most affectionately inscribed by the
SEVENTH MAINE BATTERY ASSOCIATION.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
FRONTISPIECE
To face Title
INTRODUCTION
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HISTORY .
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PERSONAL SKETCHES :
Maj. Adelbert B. Twitchell .
63
Lieut. Wm. B. Lapham
63
Lieut. Loren E. Bundy 69
Lieut. Daniel Staples
71
Lieut. Frank Thorp
73
Orderly-Sergt. Osborne J. Pierce
75
Q.M .- Sergt. Albert S. Twitchell
79
Sergt. Howard Gould
83
Sergt. John E. Willis
85
Sergt. Augustus Bradbury
86
Sergt. George A. Mclellan .
87
Sergt. Augustus Mellen Carter
88
Sergt. Delphinus B. Bicknell
89
Corp. Joseph T. Merrill
91
Corp. Alfred H. Briggs
92
Corp. Ferdinand Atwood Smith
93
Corp. Harvey B. Simmons
95
Corp. William C. Hutchinson
96
Corp. Luther Briggs
97 99
Corp. Omer Smith
100
Corp. Orrin R. LeGrow
103
Corp. Charles Lapham 104
105
Corp. Herbert E. Hale 107
109
Bugler Samnel Y. Reed
111
Bugler William Hilton
112
Bugler Frank Q. Bodwell
113
Lieut. Samuel Fessenden 115
Guidon James S. Lowell
117
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Corp. Albert Towle
Corp. Joseph Henry Anthoine
Corp. Levi D. Jewell .
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PERSONAL SKETCHES (continued) :
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Sergt .- Major Aurestus S. Perham
119
Artiticer Warren Osgood Carney
121
Albert Billings 124
Wagoner Algernon S. Chapman .
125
Commissary Thomas Stockwell Simms
127
Stanley C. Alley .
129
Thomas M. Adams
130
Horace Burrill
131
Benjamin F. Berry
133
Charles M. Bixby
135
Jesse Dustin Bisbee
137
Joseph W. Bean
139
Alexander Boyd
141
Oscar Blunt
142
Augustus Barden
143
George Henry Blake
144
Lyman Carter
144
Jobn L. Crie
145
George M. Churchill
146
Andrew L. Cram
147
Charles C. Dalton
148
James E. Dudley .
149
Warren O. Douglass
150
Joseph H. Dunham
151
L. L. Caswell
152
Sewall B. Emery .
153
Albus T. Field
153
James S. Field
154
Alpheus Fuller
'153
Rufus Virgin Farnum .
157
Frederick C. Fuller John Goudy
160
Joel Goodwin
161
J. Woodman Gerrish
103
Leverett W. Gerrish
161
Adna C. Gurney .
165
Henry H. Goudy
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Thomas H. Hyde
168
Robert S. Hysom
169
William M. Hobbs
171
George H. Hutchins
171
George E. Howe .
173
Ensworth T. Harden
175
Elery G. Harris
176
Harris W. Jordan
177
Charles G. Kenney
179
Frank Lancaster
180
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CONTENTS.
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PERSONAL SKETCHES (continued) :
PAGE
Daniel H. Lovejoy
181
Elias A. Lothrop
. 183
Isaac F. Lapham
. 184
Sylvester Mason .
185
William Martin
187
George W. Marston
188
Hezekiah G. Mason
189
James B. Mason .
191
Isaac J. Marble
193
Alonzo B. Merrill
195
Gardiner F. McDaniel .
197
Samuel W. Nash .
198
Daniel F. Oakes
199
John Gatchell Preble
200
Simon Piper, Jr. .
201
David Russell Pierce
203
Charles O. Randall
204
Thomas J. Rowe .
205
Charles Virgin Richards
207
James Arthur Roberts
208
George F. Sumner
209
William Edgar Stevens
211
Winfield S. Starbird
213
John Thomas Savage
215
Benjamin F. Snow
216
Samuel Taylor
217
William L. Twitchell
219
Austin F. Twitchell
221
Frank S. Wade
299.
Alfred B. Wyman
223
Harvey HI. Webber
225
Freeland Young
227
THE UNION SOLDIER'S DEATH .
229
POEM - RE-UNION OF 1882
231
SEVENTH MAINE BATTERY ASSOCIATION
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INTRODUCTION.
COMRADES :
The writing of any history is a difficult task, especially such an one as this, after so long a time and where so few of all the people are interested, but where those few have an interest beyond the usual historic events which are made matters of public record.
Ours is a history of personal events, which deeply interest all those who were members of our organization, and as such will be scanned and criticised by every member: and it will be a miracle if no one finds within its pages something wrong, either of omission or commission; but. being pressed into the service as your historian, I have done the best I could. You could not expect more.
Starting out with the idea of something new in such a history, I sought out the residence of every member whom it was possible to find; and in this work I have had the assistance of Comrade A. B. Merrill of Bangor, for several years our able and efficient secretary, for whose earnest and valuable help I am under great obligation and without which much of the personal history would not have been obtained. These personal sketches are all made up from blanks which have been filled and returned to me by the members themselves, if living, or by their immediate friends, if deceased, and could of course only contain those facts which were thus furnished. Any who are not thus remembered, whom we found, have only themselves to blame for not responding to
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the many and urgent requests sent them for their little history. I regret that more have not furnished their photographs, which would have added largely to the interest and value of the work as planned.
.. In the history itself, which has been a work of no small amount of labor, meagre though it be, I have received valuable aid from many of the members, some of whom have seut me their diaries kept in the service -that of Sergt. O. J. Pierce being very full of the leading events and very valuable; while some . of the records kept and preserved by Eben M. Field, the Battery Clerk, since deceased, were of especial value. I know that it is not perfect, for perfection is impossible ; but it is the best I have been able to accomplish : and in submitting it I can only ask that you measure all your criticisms in the crucible of Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty.
A. S. TWITCHELL.
O. J. Pierce. 1891
BOMB-PROOF IN FORT HELL.
THE SEVENTH MAINE LIGHT BATTERY.
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HISTORY.
HE Seventh Maine Light Battery, in the war of the Great Rebellion, was raised in the fall and early winter of 1863 (more men being called for), and was mustered into the United States Service, at Augusta, on the 30th day of December, 1863, by Lieut. J. A. Fessenden, Mustering Officer.
It was composed largely of young men, many of whom had never seen prior service; but coming as they did from different parts of the State, and from the schools, farms and work-shops, -- though unused to privations, hardships and dan- gers, - they were as sturdy, strong and brave a company as could have been mustered from the old Pine Tree State.
The Battery was organized at Augusta, on the first day of January, A.D .. 1864, and the members divided into six sec- tions, the following being the complete roster at that organiza- tion, taken from the report of Nov. 1, 1864, and giving the name of the place to which they were credited, which in most cases was their place of residence.
ROSTER.
Adelbert B. Twitchell . Captain . Bethel.
William B. Lapham
Sr. 1st Lieut.
Woodstock.
Loren E. Bundy
Jr. Ist Lieut. . Portland.
Daniel Staples
Sr. 2d Lieut. Oldtown. Frank Thorp .
Jr. 2d Lieut. . Boothbay.
Osborne J. Pierce
Orderly Sergt. Albion.
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Albert S. Twitchell Q.M. Sergt. Bethel.
John E. Willis
Sergeant Kittery.
Howard Gould
Bethel.
William H. Jones
Winthrop.
John C. Quimby
Abbot.
Augustus Bradbury
Fairfield.
Geo. A. MeLellan
Alfred.
Thomas Q. Waterhouse Corporal Kittery.
Augustus M. Carter
Bethel.
Omer Smith
Arrowsic.
Frank J. Norton
Readfield.
Alfred H. Briggs
Woodstock.
Benjamin S. Crawford
Auburn.
Charles Lapham
Bethel.
Joseph T. Merrill
Everett A. Wentworth
Bristol.
Win. C. Hutchinson
Rumford.
Lennan F. Jones
Winthrop.
Augustus P. Grendell .
Penobscot.
William Hilton
Musician
Norridgewock.
Frank Q. Bodwell
Rumford.
George S. Ricker
Artificer Hallowell.
Sewall A. Stillings
Lisborn.
Algernon S. Chapman
Wagoner
Bethel.
Moses H. Arthur
Private .
Hallowell.
William Andrew
Rumford.
Stanley C. Alley
Bristol.
Charles W. Ackley
Rumford.
Samuel W. Barker . 1.
Mommonth.
Benjamin F. Berry
Wayne.
Briggs G. Besse
Bristol.
Luther Briggs
Minot.
Horace Burrill
Monmouth.
John M. Bryant .
Woodstock. .:
Lorenzo Billings
Charles M. Bixby
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Jesse D. Bisbee
Cape Elizabeth.
Zacchens Baker
Norridgewock. :
Delphinus B. Bicknell
Poland.
William R. Bean
Kittery.
HISTORY.
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Ruel M. Berry Private
Unity.
Albert Billings
Kittery.
Joseph W. Bean
Bethel.
Alexander Boyd
Boothbay.
Charles C. Burt .
Bethel.
Warren O. Carney
Lyman Carter 66
Troy.
John L. Crie
66
Unity.
Archy S. Cole
66
Bethel.
George M. Churchill 66
New Portland.
George E. Dewitt
6.
Monmouth.
Charles C. Dalton
66
York.
James E. Dudley
Monmouth.
Asbury E. Eastman
Rumford.
Edgar Emery
Eben M. Field
66
Sidney.
James S. Field
Monmouth.
Lemuel T. Field
George H. Farrar
Dresden.
James H. Fall
6.
Rufus V. Farnum
Rumford.
Alpheus Fuller
Woodstock.
Joseph U. Frye
Bethel.
John Goudy
Bristol.
Edward F. Gerrish
Brunswick.
James Gould
Troy.
J. Woodman Gerrish .
Bethel.
Samuel Goodwin
Rumford.
Henry HI. Goudy
Bristol.
Joel Goodwin .6
Rumford.
Thomas H. Hyde
Limington.
David S. Hawes
. .
Troy.
John B. Hazeltine
..
Monmouth.
George Holmes
Lisbon.
Charles E. Haynes .
..
Mercer.
William M. Hobbs
Norridgewock.
George H. Hutchins
Rumford.
George E. Howe
Bethel.
.
Auburn.
Albus T. Field
66
George Hotham .
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Charles B. Howard Private . Albany.
Herbert E. Hale
Norridgewock.
William Hamilton
Unity.
Ensworth T. Harden
Bethel.
Robert S. Hysom . .
Bristol.
George A. Johnson
Alfred.
Levi D. Jewell
Woodstock.
George II. Kimball . 66
Mercer.
Charles G. Kenney ..
Bristol.
John W. Leavitt
Winthrop.
James S. Lowell
Portland.
George S. Landers
Monmonth.
Charles N. Lindsey
6.
Norridgewock.
Frank Lancaster
Dresden.
Daniel II. Lovejoy
Orrin R. Le Grow
Windham.
Joseph Lapham
Rumford.
Isaac F. Lapham
Woodstock.
William Martin .
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Rumford.
James McLoon
Bremen.
Sylvester Mason
Bethel.
George W. Marston
. .
Monmouth.
Finson R. MeKeen
Dresden.
Robert W. Manning
Hezekiah G. Mason
Mason.
John Mason
Bethel.
James B. Mason
Woodstock.
Alonzo B. Merrill
Holden.
Gardiner F. MeDaniel
China.
Joseph R. Niles
Webster.
Daniel F. Oakes
..
Eddington.
John G. Preble
. .
Gilead.
Simon Piper, Jr.
Weld.
James H. Pratt .
. .
Woodstock.
Samuel J. Reed
Damariscotta.
Asa A. Rowe
Gilead.
Charles O. Randall
Bangor.
Charles A. Reed
Monmouth.
Joseph Ring .
..
Holden.
Thomas J. Rowe
Gilead.
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HISTORY.
Asa Richardson
Private
Rumford.
Ezra Ridlon, Jr.
Woodstock.
Alfred Roberts .
Durham.
Ferdinand A. Smith ..
Bethel.
William E. Stevens
Unity.
Francis F. Stevens
Woodstock.
Charles Stewart
Norridgewock.
Thomas S. Simms
Bethel.
Samuel Stevens .
Norridgewock.
George F. Sumner
Union.
Harvey B. Simmons
Loring C. Simson
Alna.
Austin F. Twitchell
Bethel.
Albert Towle
Kenduskeag.
Wm. L. Twitchell
Bethel.
Levi F. Towle, Jr. ..
Kenduskeag.
Howard P. Todd
Monmouth.
Edward H. Waldron
Camden.
Charles E. Wheeler
Mason.
Frank S. Wade 66
Norridgewock.
Alfred B. Wyman
Webster.
Apollos Williams
Kittery.
Charles A. N. Waterman
Durham.
George Williston, Jr.
Brunswick.
Edward P. Whitney
Winthrop.
Harvey II. Webber .
Bristol.
Freeland Young
66
Paris.
ENLISTED SINCE JANUARY, 1864,
AND PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 1 OF THAT YEAR, MOSTLY IN THE FALL, AND JOINING THE BATTERY IN THE FIELD, BEFORE PETERSBURGH.
Joseph H. Authoine Private
Windham.
Ebenezer A. Brooks
Winslow.
Joseph E. Benner 66
Nobleboro.
Oscar Blunt .6
Brownville.
Augustus Bardeu 6.
Park B. Bachelder . 66
New Portland.
Moses W. Bagley
Troy.
Robert M. Cummings
Portland.
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Andrew L. Cram Private Portland.
Warren O. Douglass
Paris.
Jonas P'. Dudley
Readfield.
Joseph H. Dunham
Paris.
Charles Emerson Turner.
Willis C. Estes
Troy.
Sewell B. Emery
66
Poland.
Samuel Fessenden
Rockland.
Francis G. Flagg
Jefferson.
Frederick C. Fuller
Lewiston.
Leverett W. Gerrish ..
Paris.
Adney C. Gurney
Asa D. Hazeltine
Troy.
George Hewey
Wells.
Lorenzo B. Harrington
Lewiston.
Ivory C. Hanson
..
New Portland.
David D. Hansou
Windsor.
Alfred J. Haskell
Portland.
Frank H. Hamilton
Elery G. Harris
Gilead.
Lorenzo A. Jones
Jefferson.
James Kelly
Strong.
Martin V. Knight
Troy.
Elias A. Lothrop
Scarboro.
Oscar W. Litchfield
Portland.
Milfred Mahoney
Angusta.
Isaac J. Mable
Brownville.
Aaron A. Merrill
Pownal.
Samuel W. Nash
..
Jefferson.
James R. Nicker-on
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Belgrade.
Isaac F. Polley
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Portland.
David R. Pierce.
l'orter.
Aurestu. S. Perham
Paris.
John Reed
Orrin Ross
..
Porter.
James A. Roberts
Paris.
Ashley C. Rice
Windham.
Charles V. Richards
Wayne.
Windeld S. Starbird
Paris.
Oliver B. Strout
Poland.
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HISTORY.
Llewellyn L. Stevens . Private . Troy.
Charles W. Smith
Benjamin F. Snow
66
Brownville.
John T. Savage .
Portland.
Henry Stockbridge
Poland.
Samuel Taylor
William H. Thompson
New Portland.
Edwin Woodsum
Poland.
Laforest Warner
Paris.
Andrew J. Woodbury
Belgrade.
JOINED AFTER NOV. 1, 1864,
ALSO BEFORE PETERSBURGH.
Thomas M. Adams Private . Union.
Geo. H. Blake
Portland.
Joseph L. Bennett
Bridgton.
Wentworth M. Brown
66
Poland.
Randall Conant
: :
Plymouth.
Nathaniel C. Dean 65
Webster.
Emery C. Dann .
Dixmont ..
Harris W . Jordan
Webster.
Howard W. Merrill
Angusta.
David H. Merrill
Saco.
William L. Newton
Portland.
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Afterwards the following were enlisted for the Battery, but never joined it, and were discharged May 13, 1865, the war being closed :-
Alvin J. Poland . Private . Portland.
George M. Pease
Bridgton.
Perry Russell
Harrison.
Wesley Strout
Poland.
David O. Sawtelle .
Sidney.
Charles W. Wormell
Bethel.
Elliott B. Walker ..
Naples.
Making in all 229 members enlisted for the Battery during its term of service.
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PROMOTIONS TO NOV. 1, 1864.
Corporal Augustus M. Carter, Promoted Sergeant.
Private Luther Briggs, Promoted Corporal.
Delphinus B. Bicknell, Promoted Corporal.
Finson R. McKeen, Promoted Corporal.
Ferdinand A. Smith, Promoted Corporal.
Harvey B. Simmons, Promoted Corporal.
Albert Towle, Promoted Corporal.
FINAL REPORT OF PROMOTIONS FROM NOV. 1, 1864.
Capt. A. B. Twitchell, Promoted Brevet-Major of Artillery for merito- rious services before Petersburgh.
Lieut. Wm. B. Lapham, Promoted Capt. A. Q.M. of Vols.
" Loren E. Bundy, Promoted Senior Ist Lieut.
" . Frank Thorp. Commissioned Ist Lieut., not mustered.
Orderly Sergt. Osborne .J. Pierce, Commissioned 2d Lieut., not mustered.
Sergt. Howard Gould. Promoted Q.M. Sergeant.
Corporal Delphinus B. Bicknell, Promoted Sergeant.
Private Joseph H. Anthoine, Promoted Corporal. Stanley C. Alley, Promoted Corporal.
.. Alfred H. Briggs, Promoted Corporal.
Warren O. Carney, Promoted Artificer.
.: Herbert E. Hale, Promoted Corporal.
.. Samuel J. Fessenden, Promoted Ist Lient., First Maine Battery.
Levi D. Jewell. Promoted Corporal.
.. Orrin R. Le Grow, Promoted Corporal.
Aurestus S. Perham. Promoted Sergeant-Major . First Maine Mounted Artillery, Feb. 11, 1565. Samuel Y. Reed, Appointed Bugler.
CASUALTIES AND DISCHARGES TO NOV. 1, 1864.
Sergt. William H. Jones. Died of disease April 1, 1861.
Musician Frank Q. Bodwell. Wounded May 15, 1864.
Artiticer George S. Rieker, Died of disease March 21, 1864.
Private Moses H. Arthur, Discharged for disability April 9. 1864. William Andrew. Died in hospital Aug. 27, 1864.
Chas. W. Ashley, Died in hospital July 17, 1864.
.. Wm. R. Bean, Wounded May 12. 1965; discharged: *
Charles C. Burt, Di-charged for disability April 19, 1864.
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Private Lemuel T. Field, Died of disease March 23, 1864.
James II. Fall, Wounded May 12, died May 16. 1864.
.. Samuel Goodwin, Died of disease Oct. 4, 1864.
George Holmes, Discharged for disability June 20, 1864.
John W. Leavitt, Died of disease March 16, 1864.
Robert W. Manning, Dropped from rolls as deserter Jan. 11, 1864.
Hezekiah G. Mason, Wounded July 25, 1864.
Joseph R. Niles, Wounded June 3, died July 26, 1864.
.. Asa A. Rowe, Died of disease April 19, 1864.
Charles O. Randall, Wounded May 12, 1864.
Charles A. Reed, Died of disease Feb. 17, 1864.
Charles E. Wheeler, Died of disease Aug. 6, 1864.
CASUALTIES AND DISCHARGES FROM NOV. 1, 1864.
Capt. A. B. Twitchell, Wounded in action Jan. 2 and March 25, 1865.
Private Briggs G. Besse. Discharged June 29, 1864.
Lorenzo Billings, Discharged April 10, 1865.
Ebenezer A. Brooks, Discharged June 1, 1865.
. Benjamin S. Crawford, Discharged for disability Jan. 17, 1865.
.. Archy S. Cole, Deserted at Augusta, March 1, 1865.
.. George E. Dewitt, Died of disease Nov. 9, 1864.
Asbury E. Eastman. Discharged June 2, 1865.
John Goudy, Discharged for disability June 10, 1865. James Gould, Deserted on furlough March 28, 1865.
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Thos. H. Hyde, Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps March 15, 1865.
Ensworth T. Harden, Discharged for disability Jan. 2, 1863.
. . Wm. C. Hutchinson, Discharged June 2, 1865.
Frank H. Hamilton, Absent, whereabouts unknown.
.. Geo. A. Johnson, Discharged for disability Jan. 13, 1865.
Geo. W. Marston, Discharged June 17, 1865.
66 James B. Mason, Discharged for disability June 10, 1865.
.. Charles O. Randall, Discharged for disability March 20, 1865.
.. Alfred Roberts, Discharged July 17, 1864.
Apollos Williams, Discharged May 31, 1865.
Laforest Warner, Died of disease Jan. 1. 1865.
Emery C. Dunu, Died of disease May 17, 1865.
Howard W. Merrill, Died of disease March 27, 1865.
Sylvester Mason, Died of disease June 20, 1865.
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The following members are reported to have died since the time of muster-out : -
Lieut. Loren A. Bundy.
Daniel Staples.
Thomas H. Hyde.
David S. Hawes.
66 John B. Hazeltine.
Wm. C. Hutchinson.
Corpl. Harvey B. Simmons.
.. Orrin R. Le Grow.
George Hewey.
Luther Briggs.
66 David D. Hanson.
Omar Smith.
Lorenzo A. JJones.
Geo. A. Johnson.
Alonzo B. Merrill.
.. John Mason.
John M. Bryant.
Lorenzo Billings.
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Geo. W. Marston.
Zaccheus Baker.
Frank J. Norton.
Ebenezer A. Brooks.
James R. Nickerson.
60 Park B. Bachelder.
Geo. M. Pease.
Wm. R. Bean.
66 Joseph Ring.
Charles C. Burt.
Asa Richardson.
Benjamin S. Crawford.
John Reed.
.. Orrin Ross.
66 Oliver B. Strout.
Llewellyn S. Stevens. 0
Asbury E. Eastman.
.6 Win. L. Twitchell.
.. Edgar Emery.
.. Edward H. Waldron.
Willis C. Estes ..
Thos. Q. Waterhouse.
Eben M. Field.
Apollos Williams.
Edward F. Gerrish.
Private James Gould.
Sergt. John E. Willis.
Geo. A. Mclellan.
Albert Towle.
Levi D. Jewell.
Private Samuel W. Barker.
Milfred Mahoney.
Robert M. Cummings.
Randall Conant.
Nathaniel C. Dean.
At the time of organization it was found that a larger number were enlisted than were entitled to membership (150 being the requisite number), and there was considerable rivalry as to who should constitute that number, no one desiring to be counted ont. This led to considerable feeling for the time - good-natured, of course; but all were anxious to be among the elect. And when the number was finally made up, there were several instances where changes were made, money even
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HISTORY.
being paid in several instances to secure the privilege of thus following the old Stars and Stripes. Comrade A. B. Merrill, for instance, paid $30 for the privilege of taking the place of a young member elect, thus purchasing a privilege for which so many during those dark days in the history of our country paid much larger sums for the safer privilege of sending a substitute. Afterwards the same young man, Wm. L. Twitchell, being bound to go, secured another place, for some cause made vacant before leaving the State: and he and Mr. Merrill became the warmest of friends throughout all their service.
Drilling by detachments was commenced on the 13th of January : and this practice was kept up daily while at Augusta. On Wednesday, 16th of January, the muster-in rolls were com- pleted; and on the 23d, the State bounty of $100 each was paid to the men. On the 23d, Orderly-Sergt. Pierce, in behalf of the members of the Battery, presented to Captain Twitchell a fine horse and equipments, which had been pur- chased for him by them, the occasion being made very pleasant by the presentation and the feeling response by the Captain, and also by remarks from representatives of the Press who were present and others : all of which was fully reported in the papers of the following day. January 29, the Government bounty of 873 was paid.
The Battery while at Augusta was quartered at Camp Coburn. where the regular routine of camp life and prepara- tions for more active service was followed, until the morning of Feb. 1, 1864, when, in pursuance of previous orders from the War Department, it took transportation for Washington, via Boston to Allyn's Point, Conn. ; thence by steamer City of Boston to Jersey City, N. J. ; thenee by cars, through Philadel- phia and Baltimore, at each of which cities several hours stop was made; and thence to Washington, arriving at 11 A.M. On February 5.
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Reported at once to Gen. Barry, Inspector of Artillery, and was by him assigned to Camp Barry, Artillery Camp of Instruction, Maj. James A. Ilall commanding camp. After getting settled in camp the time was occupied by inspections and the daily camp duties, until the 12th day of March, when the guns were received. viz. : six light 12-pounders, and a full set of harnesses on the last day of the month; from which time, until the Battery took the field, every moment for drill and instruction was improved.
On the 15th day of April the Battery was assigned to the Ninth Army Corps, then at Anuapolis, Md. ; but joined the Corps subsequently in transit through Washington, April 25, and was assigned to the Third Division, Brig .- Gen. O. B. Wilcox commanding.
While in camp at Washington there was considerable sick- ness among the men, many of whom were wholly unused to camp life as well as the climate; and for awhile the sick call found many waiting the surgeon's care. The measles also found its way into camp, and those who had not been its prior victims easily fell into its grasp, thus making at one time almost a hospital of the quarters. Three deaths occurred while here, viz. : March 16, Private J. W. Leavitt; April 1, Sergt. Wm. H. Jones; April 2, Private Asa A. Rowe.
At 11 A.M. on April 25, the Battery broke camp and started for the front, marching through Washington, across Long Bridge, and camping at about 5.30 r.M. two miles from Alexandria, Va., where it remained until the morning of the 27th, when the line of march was again taken up; and, after making about 18 miles, again encamped for the night at Fairfax Court House, at about 10 P.M.
April 28: Broke camp and started about S A.M., passing through Centreville about noon ; crossed Bull Run, about 4 miles below the battle ground; marched until about sunset, and encamped at Bristoe Station, having made about 18 miles.
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April 29 : Again moved on at 9.30 A.M. and marched until 5 P. M., arriving at Warrenton Junction and going into park.
At 1 r.M. the next day, April 30, the Battery-was mustered for pay. Here four guns were put inside the fort, the other two guns being parked with the caissons, etc., outside. In this position the Battery remained encamped notil May 4, when it moved on across the Rappahannock and encamped at Locust Hill. This had hardly been done when orders came to move on again, and, hitching up. everything was in readiness for the march ; but, after waiting an hour, the tents were again pitched and the Battery encamped for the night.
Early the next morning, May 5, the march was again resumed, across the Rapidan at Germania Ford, over ground just before occupied by the enemy, and went into park.
THE WILDERNESS.
At 9.30 A.M., May 6, our guns went into position for action at the Lacy House, for the first time; and at 7 poor. changed position to the rear of the Sixth Corps line. Kept this position during the night ; and at daylight, May 7, took a new position west of the Lacy House. There was sharp firing at intervals during the day; but the Battery, though most of the time under fire. was not actively engaged. The country being mostly wood- land, but little artillery could be used. the fighting being chiedly done by the infantry. Though not opening fire, the Battery took several positions during the day, being constantly ready for action : at 10 A.M. being at the bridge, in a hollow near the center of the line; at dark, in park near the plank road: and at midnight had joined the Third Division of the Ninth Army Corps, on the march towards Chancellorsville, where we arrived at 9.30 on the morning of the 8th, without unhitching for the night or turning in' for rest.
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