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Fifteenth battery Massachusetts Light Artillery.
Capt. Timothy Pearson.
| Officers. | Men. | Totals. |
| Number on rolls, | 7 | 338 | 345 |
| Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in battery, | – | 2 | 2 |
| Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within battery, | – | – | – |
| Totals, | – | 2 | 2 |
| Actual total of members of battery, | 7 | 336 | 343 |
| Killed and died of wounds, | – | – | – |
| Died by accident and disease, | – | 26 | 26 |
| Died in Confederate prison, | – | – | – |
| Total losses, | – | 26 | 26 |
Engaged at
Fort Blakely, Ala., April 2-9, 1865.
The 15th Battery was recruited partly in
Lowell and partly at
Fort Warren,
Boston Harbor, mustered into the service of the
United States Feb. 17, 1863, and left
Boston March 9.
It reached New Orleans.,
La., April 9, and went into camp there, spending a week at
Brashear City in May, being at this time under command of
Lieut. J. W. Kirk.
On June 3 it was stationed at two small forts in
Louisiana, and on December 29 it moved to
Lakeport, La., and engaged in an expedition to
Madisonville, La., from Jan. 2 to Feb. 15, 1864; removing to New Orleans, February 20, it remained encamped in the vicinity until October 17, when it moved to
White River, Ark.; it was stationed at Duvall's Bluff for a time, going to
Memphis, Tenn., November 27, where it remained until the close of the year.
In February, 1865, the battery joined the 2d Division, 13th Army Corps, in
Florida, and on April 2 took up its position before
Fort Blakely, Ala., and engaged in the siege and capture, on April 9, being under command of
Lieut. Albert Rouse.
Returning to
Mobile, it encamped at
Fort Gaines until July 20, when it set out on its return to Massachusttts, reaching Readville August 1, and was mustered out Aug. 4, 1865.
