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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Seventh battery Massachusetts Light Artillery. (search)
s, it was on the march to Morganza Bend on the Mississippi from May 11 to 22, being engaged near Mansura, La., May 16. The battery was encamped at Morganza, moving at one time to St. Charles, Ark., until October 23, when two sections changed camp to Duvall's Bluff, Ark., one section moving again to St. Charles. On January 15 the battery went to Kennerville, La. On March 18 it joined the 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, to take part in the operations against Mobile; it was on the march until March 27 when it engaged in action at Spanish Fort; from this time until April 8, when it was ordered to Fort Blakely, it was engaged a part of every day in action at the Fort, and on April 9 it engaged in the assault on Fort Blakely. On April 20 it embarked on an expedition up the Mobile and Alabama rivers; encamped near Mobile, Ala., May 16, and reached Galveston, Tex., July 3, moving July 9 to Houston, Tex. On October 1 arrangements were made for the return to Massachusetts, and on October 14 th
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Thirty-first regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
nel Hopkins, became part of the 3d Brigade, 3d Division, with Colonel Gooding as brigade commander, the three remaining companies having been stationed at Fort Pike. The main body of the regiment joining the forces at Baton Rouge March 6, took part on the 14th in the advance made to assist the naval forces in passing Port Hudson. It joined in the Teche expedition, being engaged at Fort Bisland April 13, and took up its position before Port Hudson May 23, sharing in the engagements of May 25, 27 and June 14, and was active during the siege. After the surrender on July 9 it moved as part of Weitzel's forces to Donaldsonville. In December, joined by the companies at Fort Pike, it was armed and equipped as cavalry and stationed at Carrollton, being familiarly known as the 6th Mass. Cavalry. It took part in the Red River campaign, and was engaged with loss at Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, 1864, under command of Captain Nettleton. Many of the regiment had re-enlisted during the winter