Chapter 15: the battle of Williamsburg
From April 17 to May 4, 1862, my brigade did not change its camp and was employed by detachments in constructions for siege operations, such as fascines-long bundles of rods or twigs-or gabionstall baskets without bottoms — for use in lining the openings or embrasures of earthworks through which cannon were to be fired.
The men of the division not otherwise employed did picket and guard duty, and were exercised daily in company, regimental, and brigade drills.
In order to be as familiar as possible with the places where I might have to take my command into action, I visited in turn the various portions of our front.
On April 26th, after I had set large detachments from my brigade at work and had seen them diligently constructing fascines and gabions, I rode over to the York River in order to examine the water batteries.
From that locality the Confederate fort on Gloucester Point across the river was in plain sight, and we could also s
s. Inf.,– –Harrisburg, Pa., July 9, 1864.
Sampson, Eelen, 2d,38th Mass. Inf.,Cane River, La., April 23, 1864.Louisiana, May 7, 1864.
Sampson, Isaac M.,20th Mass. Inf.,– –Jan. 1, 1863.
Sanderson, James K.,37th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.Wilderness, Va., May 12, 1864.
Sanford, Joseph E.,7th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.Taunton, Mass., June 16, 1864.
Sargent, Hezekiah S.,29th Mass. Inf.,– –Jan. 2, 1865.
Sargent.
Oliver H. P.,22d Mass. Inf.,Near York River, Va., May 4, 1862.Old Point Comfort, Va., May 30, 1862.
Saunders, William E., Corp.,26th Mass. Inf.,– –Winchester, Va., Sept. 28, 1864.
Savage, James,Jr.,Lieut. Col.,2d Mass. Inf.,Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug 9, 1862.Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 22, 1862.
Savage, Samuel G., 2d Lieut.,16th Mass. Inf.,Chancellorsville, Va.,Washington, D. C., May 11, 1863.
Sawtell, Luther,26th Mass. Inf.,– –New Orleans, La., Oct. 7, 1863.
Sawtelle, Henry A.,57th Mass. Inf.,– –Annapolis, Md., June 17, 1864.
Sa
s. Inf.,– –Harrisburg, Pa., July 9, 1864.
Sampson, Eelen, 2d,38th Mass. Inf.,Cane River, La., April 23, 1864.Louisiana, May 7, 1864.
Sampson, Isaac M.,20th Mass. Inf.,– –Jan. 1, 1863.
Sanderson, James K.,37th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.Wilderness, Va., May 12, 1864.
Sanford, Joseph E.,7th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.Taunton, Mass., June 16, 1864.
Sargent, Hezekiah S.,29th Mass. Inf.,– –Jan. 2, 1865.
Sargent.
Oliver H. P.,22d Mass. Inf.,Near York River, Va., May 4, 1862.Old Point Comfort, Va., May 30, 1862.
Saunders, William E., Corp.,26th Mass. Inf.,– –Winchester, Va., Sept. 28, 1864.
Savage, James,Jr.,Lieut. Col.,2d Mass. Inf.,Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug 9, 1862.Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 22, 1862.
Savage, Samuel G., 2d Lieut.,16th Mass. Inf.,Chancellorsville, Va.,Washington, D. C., May 11, 1863.
Sawtell, Luther,26th Mass. Inf.,– –New Orleans, La., Oct. 7, 1863.
Sawtelle, Henry A.,57th Mass. Inf.,– –Annapolis, Md., June 17, 1864.
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Feb. 3, 1863.
Captain, 55th Mass. Infantry, May 23, 1863.
Major, Nov. 3, 1863.
Mustered, Dec. 1, 1863.
Resigned, Nov. 18, 1864.
Walker, Gardner.
Captain, 1st Mass. Infantry, May 22, 1861.
Major, Sept. 8, 1862.
Mustered out, May 28, 1864.
Walker, Henry.
First Lieutenant, Adjutant, 4th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Apr. 16, 1861; mustered, Apr. 22, 1861.
Mustered out, July 22, 1861.
Appointed Lieut. Colonel, 4th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., May 4, 1862.
Regiment not called into service.
Colonel, 4th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Dec. 16, 1862.
Mustered out, Sept. 4, 1863.
Walker, William A.
Captain, 27th Mass. Infantry, Oct. 16, 1861.
Major, May 29, 1863.
Killed at Bethesda Church, Va., June 3, 1864.
Walkley, Lucius B.
Captain, 10th Mass. Infantry, June 21, 1861.
Resigned, July 11, 1862.
Major, 46th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Nov. 7, 1862. Lieut. Colonel, Feb. 5, 1863.
Mustered out,
t. 18, 1864.
Mustered out, June 16, 1865.
Blake, Edward, Jr.
Second Lieutenant, 35th Mass. Infantry, Aug. 1, 1862. First Lieutenant, Sept. 28, 1862.
Resigned, Feb. 10, 1863.
Blake, Henry N.
Second Lieutenant, 11th Mass. Infantry, May 4, 1862. First Lieutenant, Sept. 11, 1862.
Captain, Apr. 26, 1864; not mustered.
Mustered out, June 24, 1864, as First Lieutenant.
Blake, James Henry.
First Lieutenant, 44th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the U. S., Aug. 25, 1862; mustered,ry, June 18, 1864. First Lieutenant, Aug. 7, 1864.
Captain, May 15, 1865; not mustered.
Mustered out, July 12, 1865, as First Lieutenant.
Littlefield, John.
First Lieutenant, 23d Mass. Infantry, Oct. 11, 1861.
Resigned and discharged, May 4, 1862.
Littlefield, Roger S.
Second Lieutenant, 1st Mass. Heavy Artillery, Jan. 16, 1863. First Lieutenant, June 18, 1864.
Captain, Jan. 1, 1865.
Mustered out, Aug. 16, 1865.
Littlefield, Samuel F.
Captain, 50th Infantry, M. V. M., in
Huntington, David Lowe.
Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, July 11, 1862; accepted, Aug. 18, 1862.
Colonel, Medical Director, U. S. Volunteers, Feb. 25, 1865, to June 30, 1865. Brevet Captain, Major and Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865.
Captain, Assistant Surgeon, July 28, 1866.
Major, Surgeon, Apr. 28, 1877.
Huntington, Edward Stanton.
Born in Massachusetts.
Private, Sergeant, First Sergeant, 11th U. S. Infantry, Aug. 8, 1861, to May 4, 1862. Second Lieutenant, Apr. 14, 1862. First Lieutenant, May 1, 1863. Brevet Captain, U. S. Army, July 2, 1863.
Transferred to 29th U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866.
Captain, Jan. 25, 1867.
Resigned, Aug. 1, 1869.
Died at Truro, N. S., Jan. 18, 1895.
Hurd, Charles Henry.
Born in Massachusetts. First Lieutenant, 32d Mass. Infantry, July 28, 1862.
Captain and Assistant Adj. General, U. S. Volunteers, May 22, 1863. Brevet Major, U. S. Volunteers, Mar. 13, 1865.
Mustered out, Sept. 19
Gustavus.
Sergeant, 14th Ill. Cavalry, Sept. 25, 1862.
Discharged, Dec. 9, 1863. Second Lieutenant, 8th East Tenn. Cavalry, Nov. 17, 1863. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, Dec. 9, 1863.
Commissioned Major, Jan., 1864; not mustered.
First Lieutenant, 1st Mass. Cavalry, Jan. 24, 1864.
See Mass.
Line Officers.
Douglass, Roswell S.
Residence at Lowell, Mass., at time of enlistment.
Corporal, 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery, May 22, 1861. Second Lieutenant, Mar. 1, 1862. First Lieutenant, May 4, 1862.
Discharged, Dec. 11, 1864.
Dow, George C.
Residence in Massachusetts at time of enlistment.
Corporal, 40th N. Y. Infantry, June 14, 1861. Second Lieutenant, commissioned, July 21, 1862, to rank, May 26, 1862.
Captain, commissioned, Sept. 4, 1863, to rank, Dec. 13, 1862.
Discharged, Dec. 26, 1863.
Drake, Samuel Adams.
Born at Boston, Mass., Dec. 20, 1833. Lieut. Colonel, 17th Kan. Infantry, July 28, 1864.
Mustered out, Nov. 16, 1864.
Drew, Israel L.
Residence at Law