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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Index of Battles, etc., Mentioned in Preliminary Narrative. (search)
, 1861), 32. Bisland, La. (April 13, 1863), 60. Blackburn's Ford, Va. (July 18, 1861), 33. Black Creek, N. C. (March 16, 1865), 129. Blue Springs, Tenn. (Oct. 10, 1863), 107. Boydtown Plank Road, Va. (Oct. 8, 1864), 127; (March 29-31, 1865), 129. Boykin's Mills, S. C. (April 18, 1865), 90. Brandy Station, Va., or Beverly Ford, Va. (June 9, 1863), 97. Brashear City, La. (May 28, 1863), 62. Bristoe Station, Va. (Oct. 14, 1863), 103. Bull Run, Va. (July 21, 1861), 33. 5; (July 27-28, 1864), 125; (Aug. 14-18, 1864), 126. Deep Gully, N. C. (March 14, 1863), 49. Deveaux Neck, S. C. (Dec 9, 1864), 90. Donaldsonville, La., see Cox's Plantation. Dinwiddie Court House, Va. (Oct. 27, 1864), 128; (March 29-31, 1865), 129. Drainsville (or Dranesville), Va. (Feb. 22, 1864), 104. Drewry's Bluff, Va. (May 12-16, 1864), 121. Duncan's Run, Va. (March 25, 1865), 129. Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, Va. (May 31-June 1, 1862), 52, 136. Farmville, Va. (Apri
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1860. (search)
st 14, 1862; first Lieutenant, August 17, 1862; first Lieutenant 56th Mass. Vols. (Infantry), August 22, 1863; Captain July 7, 1864; Captain and A. A. G. (U. S. Vols.), July 25, 1864; Brevet Major, January, 1865; killed at Hatcher's Run, Va., March 31, 1865. Charles James Mills was born in Boston on the 8th of January, 1841; being the son of Charles H. Mills, a Boston merchant, and of Anna Cabot Lowell, daughter of Edmund Dwight, of Boston. During boyhood he was never long separated frobattles of the Wilderness, two at Spottsylvania, North Anna, Shady Grove, Bethesda Church; June 17th, at Petersburg,—the mine, the siege, the Weldon Railroad; Preble's Farm and Hatcher's Run, October 26, 1864; besides skirmishes. On the 31st of March, 1865, at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, on the same spot where he had been exposed to the fire of a Rebel battery the year before, he fell. Major-General Humphreys, on whose staff he was, thus describes his death:— I rode a short distance to a
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)
g. Ensign.Kanawha.West Gulf.Nov. 25, 1866.Hon. discharged.Surgeon. Actg. Ensign. Duncan, John M.,Mass.Mass.N. Y.Aug. 3, 1864.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.Pawtuxet; Sunflower.No. Atlantic; E. Gulf.July 12, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr. Duncan, John W., After Apr. 23, 1864, no further trace of him.N. Y.Mass.Mass.Jan. 22, 1864.Actg. Master's Mate.Savannah; Onondaga.---- Dundon, Michael,Canada.Mass.Mass.Mar. 21, 1864.Actg. 2d Asst. Engr.Banshee; Powhatan.No. Atlantic; W. India.Mar. 31, 1865.Resigned.Actg. 2d Asst. Engr. Dunham, Josiah F.,Mass.Mass.Mass.Nov. 4, 1863.Actg. Asst. Paymr.Peterhoff; Fort Donelson.North Atlantic.Dec. 2, 1865.Discharged.Actg. Asst. Paymr. Dunham, William J.,Mass.Mass.Mass.Nov. 10, 1863.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr.Queen.Ordnance Transport.Aug. 1, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. 3d Asst. Engr. Dunn, Henry J.,--Mass.Dec. 15, 1864.Actg. Ensign.--Sept. 18, 1865.Hon. discharged.Actg. Ensign. Dunnels, Henry F., See enlistment, Apr. 22, 1861. Credit, Ipswi
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 2 (search)
1863. Lieut. Colonel, 56th Mass. Infantry, July 22, 1863. Recruiting regiment till Mar., 1864, when it was sent to Annapolis, Md. Joined the Army of the Potomac on the Rappahannock, Apr.; engaged in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, Petersburg. Colonel, May 6, 1864. Commanded brigade at Petersburg, June 17; commanded left wing of the brigade at the battle of the Mine and was taken prisoner; sent to Columbia, S. C.; paroled, Dec. 15; exchanged, Mar. 31, 1865, and joined regiment near Petersburg, Apr. 4, 1865. Brevet Brig. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, July 12, 1865. Wells, George Duncan. Born in Massachusetts. Lieut. Colonel, 1st Mass. Infantry, May 22, 1861. Engaged at the battle of Blackburn's Ford. Colonel, 34th Mass. Infantry, July 11, 1862. On duty at Fort Lyon and Harper's Ferry. Present in the engagements at New Market and Piedmont. In command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of West Virgini
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 3 (search)
ajor, 4th Mass. Cavalry, Jan. 18, 1865. Resigned as Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 6, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 31, 1865. Lieut. Colonel, 4th Mass. Cavalry, Apr. 23, 1865. Mustered out, Nov. 14, 1865. Shatswell, Nathaniel. Captain, 1st Mass. Heavy Artillery, July 5, 1861. . Captain, 20th Mass. Infantry, July 10, 1861. Major, 39th Mass. Infantry, Aug.. 28, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, July 13, 1864. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 31, 1865. Died, June 6, 1865, of wounds received at Gravelly Run, Va., Mar. 31, 1865. Tripp, Porter D. Captain, 11th Mass. Infantry, June 13, 1861. Major, Oct. Mar. 31, 1865. Tripp, Porter D. Captain, 11th Mass. Infantry, June 13, 1861. Major, Oct. 11, 1861. Lieut. Colonel, Aug. 30, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1864. Tucker, James. First Lieutenant, 25th Mass. Infantry, Oct. 12, 1861. Captain, Oct. 29, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Jan. 1, 1865. Commissioned Colonel, Jan. 10, 1865; not mustered. Brevet Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865. Mustered out, July 13, 1865,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 4 (search)
Aug. 18, 1862. First Lieutenant, Nov. 13, 1862. Captain, Mar. 30, 1864. Died, Apr. 21, 1865, of wounds received in action at Quaker Road, Gravelly Run, Va., Mar. 31, 1865. Kirk, James W. Sergeant Major, 8th Battery, Mass. Light Artillery, June 10, 1862. Second Lieutenant, Sept. 21, 1862. Mustered out, Nov. 29, 1862. y 31, 1864. Munger, Lewis. Second Lieutenant, 2d Mass. Cavalry, Aug. 31, 1864. First Lieutenant, Oct. 23, 1864; not mustered. Killed at Petersburg, Va., Mar. 31, 1865. Munn, John. Second Lieutenant, 11th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 22, 1861. First Lieutenant, May 3, 1862. Died, May 3, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellorsv out, May 15, 1865, as First Lieutenant. Smith, Isaac W. Second Lieutenant, 32d Mass. Infantry, Nov. 22, 1864. Brevet First Lieutenant, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 31, 1865. First Lieutenant, Apr. 1, 1865. Captain, June 7, 1865. Mustered out, June 29, 1865. Smith, James. Second Lieutenant, 17th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 2, 1864
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 7 (search)
July 1, 1862. Captain, 4th Artillery, May 11, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, Mar. 31, 1865. Major, 5th U. S. Artillery, Sept. 14, 1883. Mills, Charles James. Born in Massachusetts. Second Lieutenant, 2l, U. S. Volunteers, July 25, 1864. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Jan. 23, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, Mar. 31, 1865. Killed at Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 31, 1865. Monroe, Francis Lebaron. Born in Massachusetts. First LieutenantMar. 31, 1865. Monroe, Francis Lebaron. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, 1st Battery Light Artillery, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., May 18, 1861. Mustered out, Aug. 2, 1861. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, 1st Mass. Infantry, Sept. 3, 1861. Major, Surgeon, 15th Mass. Infantry, Dec. 29, 1Resigned as Captain, Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 6, 1865. Brevet Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 31, 1865. Lieut. Colonel, 4th Mass. Cavalry, Apr. 23, 1865. See Massachusetts Field Officers. Screiber, Charles H. Robert.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 8 (search)
, Edwin Lorenzo. Born at Boston, Mass., Aug. 5, 1825. Lieut. Colonel, 24th Wis. Infantry, Aug. 21, 1862. Resigned, Dec. 24, 1862. Captain and Provost Marshal of the 1st District of the State of Wisconsin, Apr. 19, 1864. Resigned, May 4, 1864. Colonel, 39th Wis. Infantry, June 3, 1864. Mustered out, Sept. 22, 1864. Caldwell, Richard S. Born at Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 14, 1829. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, 1st Or. Cavalry, Nov. 15, 1861. Captain, Apr. 4, 1863. Mustered out, Mar. 31, 1865. Calef, Benjamin Shreve. Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Regimental Quartermaster, 2d Sharpshooters, U. S. Volunteer Infantry, Oct. 3, 1861. Captain, Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 14, 1864. Resigned, Dec. 31, 1864. Callahan, Henry. Born in Massachusetts. Chaplain, 114th N. Y. Infantry; commissioned, Feb. 5, 1863, to rank, Sept. 8, 1862. Resigned, Sept. 29, 1863. Capron, Adin Ballou. Born in Massachusetts. Sergeant and Sergeant Major, 2d R. I. Infan
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 11 (search)
vices at the battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Va., to date from Mar. 31, 1865. G. O. 71, Aug. 31, 1866. Mills, Captain C. J., Assistanr gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from Mar. 31, 1865, when he was killed before Petersburg, Va. G. O. 67, July 16, 1r gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from Mar. 31, 1865, when he was killed before Petersburg, Va. G. O. 67, July 16, 1eers, by brevet, for gallant conduct in the field, to date from Mar. 31, 1865. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867. Scuddeant and meritorious services during the engagements of Mar. 30 and 31, 1865, to date from Mar. 31, 1865. G. O. 148, Oct. 14, 1865. G. O. 65,Mar. 31, 1865. G. O. 148, Oct. 14, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867. Smith, Brevet Major James B , of the 36th Mass. Infantry, to be Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, by brevet, for gallantersburg and at the battle of White Oak Road, Va., to date from Mar. 31, 1865. G. O. 133, Aug. 22, 1865. G. O. 65, June 22, 1867. Trull,
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The civil history of the Confederate States (search)
ral Humphreys of the Federal army and of Swinton, the Northern historian. The United States secretary of war, Mr. Stanton, reports that Grant's available force at the same period, March 1, 1865, was 162,239. According to General Humphrey's calculations Grant's total on the morning of his final assault on Lee's lines was 124,700 present for duty, equipped in line of battle. This is exclusive of officers, details, sick and non-combatants. The fairest comparison of forces at that time, March 31, 1865, is made by the respective reports of both armies, which show in round numbers on the Confederate side 38,000 muskets, 5,000 artillery, 3,000 cavalry, 46,000 electives as the highest total, and on the Federal side 125,000 as the lowest available total in actual line of battle. Thus it appears indisputable that Grant had three lines of battle each the equal of one under command of Lee. He was enabled thereby to cover Lee's entire front with a line as strong as his own and still could mov
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