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ach officer who distinguished himself in battle, would be to give a roll of all my officers, with perhaps one single exception, for those who erred in Millen's Grove fought well and gallantly before that fight, in which I am willing that a misconstruction of orders should be their shield. However, I feel constrained to bear testimony to the good conduct and gallantry of Adjutant Mitchell, and Lieutenants Jones, Baker, and Bryan; also to the gallantry of Sergeants Jackson, of company B, and Holland, of company H, and private Pierce, of company A, who, when surrounded by rebels, refused to surrender, but fought his way out like a man. To my battalion commanders, Major C. T. Cheek and Captain John A. P. Glore, my heartfelt thanks are due. On all occasions when I needed brave men and true counsel, I found them ready to support me, and I would especially recommend them to those who have the good of the country at heart, as young and gallant soldiers, worthy and deserving of promotion,
D. Killed: Private R. D. Saunders. Wounded: Private James H. Batlin. Company E. Wounded: Sergeant John W. Hack, First Corporal W. J. Banadolling. Company F. Wounded : Privates W. Gray, and Bray Walters. Missing: Privates W. J. Richardson, Holland, Edmonds, and Addison. Company G. Killed: First Sergeant William H. White. Wounded: J. H. Grant, R. K. Beaton, H. I. Phillips. Missing: W. B. Bennett, T. Johnson, W. J. Anderson, James Fundley. Company I. Killed: Junior Second Lieutenan Langston. Killed: Private J. B. F. Hollingsworth. Wounded: Captain D. M. H. Langston, Sergeant E. Williams, (since died,) Corporal J. G. A. Holland, (since died,) privates M. Blakely, J. E. Bell, E. M. Compton, G. McDunnon, C. C. Ferguson, William Holland, J. T. Langston, M. M. McQuown, William Ray, Sergeant W. B. Byrd. Company K, Captain S. M. Lanford. Killed: Corporal W. A. Smith, private J. L. Gentry. Wounded: Captain S. M. Lanford, (since died,) Lieutenant W. H. Young, Corporal C. P.
See his memoir in Harvard Memorial Biographies, II, 233. The 12th Mass. Infantry was under fire six hours at Fredericksburg, sustaining almost all its losses in the last two hours. See report of Col. J. L. Bates, Official War Records, XXI, 498. Among the other officers of various regiments who fell in this battle were Capts. C. A. Dearborn of the 32d Mass., George C. Ruby and Joseph W. Collingwood of the 18th, Thomas Claffee of the 19th, with Edwin J. Weller and John Sullivan and William Holland of the 28th. The 15th lost an admirable surgeon in Dr. S. Foster Haven of Worcester, and his equally useful classmate, Dr. Robert Ware of the 44th, died not long after him. See Harvard Memorial Biographies, I, 192, 238. Lee never gained a cheaper victory. (Cook's 12th Mass., p. 85.) The 29th lost no commissioned officer in the battle, but its chaplain, Rev. Henry E. Hempstead of Watertown, died a few days after from its fatigues. With these great losses closed the prolonged bat
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers and soldiers killed in action. (search)
.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Holbrook, Willard R.,33d Mass. Inf.,Averysborough, N. C.,March 17, 1865. Holden, Henry,25th Mass. Inf.,Goldsboroa, N. C.,Dec. 17, 1862. Holden, Henry A.,13th Mass. Inf.,Manassas, Va.,Aug. 30, 1862. Holden, Hollis,13th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Holden, John B.,40th Mass. Inf.,Drewry's Bluff, Va.,May 16, 1864. Holien, Patrick,9th Mass. Inf.,Malvern Hill, Va.,July 1, 1862. Holland, Daniel,19th Mass. Inf.,Gettysburg, Pa.,July 3, 1863. Holland, William, 2d Lieut.,28th Mass. Inf.,Fredericksburg, Va.,Dec. 13, 1862. Hollighan, William,28th Mass. Inf.,Secessionville, S. C.,June 16, 1862. Hollis, Ai,30th Mass. Inf.,Donaldsonville, La.,July 13, 1863. Holloway, Charles M., Corp.,54th Mass. Inf.,James Island, S. C.,July 16, 1863. Holman, Orlando,25th Mass. Inf.,Near Petersburg, Va.,May 18, 1864. Holman, William E.,25th Mass. Inf.,Proctor's Creek, Va.,May 12, 1864. Holmes, Alfred C., 1st Sergt.,20th Mass. Inf.,Glendale, Va.,June 30, 1862.
.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Holbrook, Willard R.,33d Mass. Inf.,Averysborough, N. C.,March 17, 1865. Holden, Henry,25th Mass. Inf.,Goldsboroa, N. C.,Dec. 17, 1862. Holden, Henry A.,13th Mass. Inf.,Manassas, Va.,Aug. 30, 1862. Holden, Hollis,13th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Holden, John B.,40th Mass. Inf.,Drewry's Bluff, Va.,May 16, 1864. Holien, Patrick,9th Mass. Inf.,Malvern Hill, Va.,July 1, 1862. Holland, Daniel,19th Mass. Inf.,Gettysburg, Pa.,July 3, 1863. Holland, William, 2d Lieut.,28th Mass. Inf.,Fredericksburg, Va.,Dec. 13, 1862. Hollighan, William,28th Mass. Inf.,Secessionville, S. C.,June 16, 1862. Hollis, Ai,30th Mass. Inf.,Donaldsonville, La.,July 13, 1863. Holloway, Charles M., Corp.,54th Mass. Inf.,James Island, S. C.,July 16, 1863. Holman, Orlando,25th Mass. Inf.,Near Petersburg, Va.,May 18, 1864. Holman, William E.,25th Mass. Inf.,Proctor's Creek, Va.,May 12, 1864. Holmes, Alfred C., 1st Sergt.,20th Mass. Inf.,Glendale, Va.,June 30, 1862.
, Edward, 461 Holbrook, George, 461 Holbrook, H. C., 72, 375 Holbrook, J. W., 375 Holbrook, Maynard, 375 Holbrook, R. J., 375 Holbrook, W. C., 524 Holbrook, W. R., 375 Holcomb, Chauncey, 524 Holden, E. E., 524 Holden, H. A., 375 Holden, Henry, 375 Holden, Hollis, 375 Holden, J. B., 375 Holden, James, 461 Holden, Levi, 524 Holden, Patrick, 524 Holien, Brien, 524 Holien, Patrick, 375 Holland, Daniel, 375 Holland, James, 492 Holland, Patrick, 524 Holland, Thomas, 524 Holland, William, 79, 375 Hollenbeck, Grosvenor, 562 Hollighan, William. 375 Hollis, Al, 375 Hollis, H. S., 461 Hollister, E. P., 65, 66 Holloway, C. M., 375 Holman, Orlando, 375 Holman, W. E., 375 Holmes, A. C., 375 Holmes, C. C., 148, 149, 327 Holmes, Edward, 375 Holmes, Frederick, 375 Holmes, G. E., 525 Holmes, George, 492 Holmes, J. W., 151 Holmes, L. T., 375 Holmes, Leonard, 525 Holmes, Lyman, 525 Holmes, M. P., 375 Holmes, O. D., 375 Holmes, O. W., 492 Holohan, Michael, 461
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, I. List of officers from Massachusetts in United States Navy, 1861 to 1865. (search)
ctg. Master's Mate. Holbrook, Henry E., See enlistment. --Mass.Nov. 20, 1862.Actg. Master's Mate.Hendrick Hudson.East Gulf.June 30, 1863.Resigned.Actg. Master's Mate. Actg. Master's Mate. June 9, 1864.Actg. Master's Mate.July 9, 1864.Appointment revoked. Holden, Oliver B., Credit, New Bedford. -Mass.Mass.June 25, 1862.Actg. Gunner.Paul Jones; Muscoota.South Atlantic; Gulf.May 30 1863.Resigned.Acting Gunner Dec. 2, 1864.Actg. Ensign.Aug. 19, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Holland, William,Mass.Mass.Mass.Dec. 2, 1864.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.Connecticut; Tacony; Osceola.North Atlantic; Pacific.Nov. 2, 1868.Hon. discharged.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr. Suwanee. Hollis, George F., Credit, Brookline. Mass.Mass.Mass.June 24, 1861.Actg. Master's Mate.Louisana; Octarara; Fernandia.North Atlantic; West India; So. Atlantic.Sept. 10, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Master. Aug. 20, 1862.Actg. Ensign. June 7, 1864.Actg. Master. Holm, Soren C.,Mass.Mass.Mass.June 22, 1864.Actg. Ensign.Mahopa
Holden, Daniel. Captain, 34th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 6, 1862. Resigned, Nov. 8, 1862. Holden, Newell K. First Lieutenant, 15th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 1, 1861. Resigned, Apr. 27, 1862. Holden, Willard. Second Lieutenant, 3d Mass. Heavy Artillery, Oct. 13, 1864. Mustered out, Sept. 18, 1865. Holland, James W. R. First Lieutenant, 20th Mass. Infantry, July 22, 1863. Captain, July 26, 1864; not mustered. Mustered out (disability), July 26, 1864, as First Lieutenant. Holland, William. Second Lieutenant, 28th Mass. Infantry, Nov. 15, 1862. Killed, Dec. 13, 1862, in action at Fredericksburg, Va. Hollis, Abijah. See Mass. Field Officers. Hollis, Charles D. Second Lieutenant, 57th Mass. Infantry, Oct. 13, 1863. First Lieutenant. Feb. 11, 1864. Captain, Apr. 9, 1864. Discharged (disability), Oct. 13, 1864. Hollis, Myron W. First Lieutenant, 4th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Sept. 23, 1862. Mustered out, Aug. 28, 1863. Holman, G
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, XIV. Massachusetts women in the civil war. (search)
embroke. East Randolph. East Saugus. East Walpole. East Wareham. Edgartown. Erving. Essex. Fairmount. Fall River. Falmouth. Feltonville. Fitchburg. Florence. Foxborough. Framingham. Georgetown. Gerry. Globe Village. Gloucester. Grafton. Great Barrington. Greenfield. Groton. Groton Centre. Groton Junction. Hadley. Halifax. Hanover. Hardwick. Harvard. Harwichport. Haverhill. Hingham. Hinsdale. Holland. Holmes Holl. Hopkinton. Hubbardston. Ipswich. Jamaica Plain. Joppa Village. Kingston. Lancaster. Lancsville. Lawrence. Leominster. Lexington. Leyden. Lincoln. Lincoln Centre. Littleton. Lowell. Lunenburg. Lynn. Malden. Manchester. Mansfield. Marblehead. Marion. Marlborough. Marshfield. Marston's Mills. Mattapan. Mattapoisett. Medfield. Mendon. Middleborough. Middlefield. Middlesex Village. M
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, Index of names of persons. (search)
Mass. H. A., 296 Holden, A. B., 32d Mass. Inf., 296 Holden, Daniel, 296 Holden, Edgar, 659 Holden, Jonas, 582 Holden, N. K., 296 Holden, O. B., 74 Holden, Willard, 296 Holland, J. G., 659 Holland, J. W. R., 296 Holland, James, 383 Holland, William, Navy, 74 Holland, William, 28th Mass. Inf., 296 Hollingsworth, E. A., 582 Hollingsworth, J. M., 582 Hollis, Abijah, 216, 296, 532 Hollis, C. D., 296 Hollis, D. N., 582 Hollis, G. F., 74 Hollis, M. W., 296 Hollister, E. P., 216 HHolland, William, 28th Mass. Inf., 296 Hollingsworth, E. A., 582 Hollingsworth, J. M., 582 Hollis, Abijah, 216, 296, 532 Hollis, C. D., 296 Hollis, D. N., 582 Hollis, G. F., 74 Hollis, M. W., 296 Hollister, E. P., 216 Holm, S. C., 74 Holman, D. E., 216 Holman, G. F., 296 Holman, Oliver, 422 Holman, R. N., 296 Holman, S. A., 383, 422, 532 Holmes, A. B., 216, 296, 533 Holmes, A. L., Mrs., 594 Holmes, A. R., 74 Holmes, A. S., 383 Holmes, C. C., 216 Holmes, Charles, 296 Holmes, Frederick, 296 Holmes, G. H., 74 Holmes, H. G., 74 Holmes, H. T., 296 Holmes, Henry, 74 Holmes, J. B., 490 Holmes, J. W., 74 Holmes, Joseph W., 296 Holmes, L. A., 296 Holmes, M. P., 296 Holmes, O. W., 594, 659 Holmes
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