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Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865, Chapter 6: siege of Wagner. (search)
d Assistant Engineer. The whole of the available force of the regiment will be divided into four equal reliefs, which will relieve each other at intervals of eight hours each. The first relief will report to Major Brooks at the second parallel at 8 A. M. this day. No other details will be made from the regiment until further orders. By order of Brig.-Gen. A. H. Terry. Adrian Terry, Captain, and Assistant Adjutant-General. Major Brooks, in his journal of the siege under date of August 31, thus writes,— The Third United States Colored Troops, who have been on fatigue duty in the advance trenches since the 20th inst., were relieved to-day by the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteers (colored), it being desirable to have older troops for the important and hazardous duty required at this period. Throughout the whole siege the First New York Engineers held the post of honor. Their sapping brigades took the lead in the advance trench opening the ground, followed by fat
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865, Roster of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
of wounds. Wounded 18 Jly 63 Ft. Wagner. Other service:—Co. F 44th Mass. 12 Sep 62, Sergt. Died 3 Jan 86 Templeton, Mass. （Mann), Samuel Willard; Captain Co. B. 30 Oct 39 Landgrove, Vt; single; tradesman; Boston. Capt 14 Apl 63, must. 25 May. Resigned 6 Oct 63. Wounded 18 Jly 63 Ft. Wagner. Other service:—Co. D 20th Mass. 18 Jly 61, Sergt; 2d Lt 1 Oct 62. Natick. Smith, Orin E.; Captain Co. G. —1840; single; seaman; Webster. 1st Lt 5 Mch 63, must. 23 Apl; Capt 31 May 63, must. 31 Aug. Resigned 25 Jan 64 for disability. Wounded 18 Jly 63 Ft. Wagner. Other service:—Co. H 2d Mass. 25 May 61, 1st Sergt. Webster, Mass. Jewett, Richard Henry Lee; Captain Co. K. 10 Jly 34 W. Greenwich, R. I; single; engineer; Boston. 2d Lt 5 Mch 63, must. 20 Apl; 1st Lt 22 May 63, must. 30 May; Capt 19 Jly 63, must. 6 Jan 64. Resigned 19 Je 65. Wounded 18 Jly 63 Ft Wagner and 20 Feb 64 Olustee, Fla. Other service:—Co. E 2nd Mass. 30 Aug 62, Corpl. Staff of Cols. Jas. Montgomery, B