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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces in the Chancellorsville campaign. (search)
eut.-Col. Norval E. Welch; 12th N. Y., Capt. William Huson; 17th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Nelson B. Bartram; 44th N. Y., Col. James C. Rice; 83d Pa., Col. Strong Vincent. Brigade loss: k, 2; w, 18 = 20. Artillery, Capt. Augustus P. Martin: 3d Mass., Capt. Augustus P. Martin; 5th Mass., Capt. Charles A. Phillips; C, 1st R. I., Capt. Richard Waterman; D. 5th U. S., Lieut. Charles E. Hazlett. Artillery loss: k, 2; w, 4; m, 2 = 8. Second division, Maj.-Gen. George Sykes. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres: 3d U. S. (6 co's), Capt. John D. Wilkins; 4th U. S. (4 co's), Capt. Hiram Dryer; 12th U. S. (5 co's 1st Battalion and 3 co's 2d Battalion), Maj. Richard S. Smith; 14th U. S. (6 co's 1st Battalion and 2 co's 2d Battalion), Capt. Jonathan B. Hagar. Brigade loss: k, 4; w, 17; m, 30=51. Second Brigade, Col. Sidney Burbank: 2d U. S. (5 co's), Capt. Salem S. Marsh (k), Capt. Samuel A. McKee; 6th U. S. (5 co's), Capt. Levi C. Bootes; 7th U. S. (4 co's), Capt. David P. Hancock; 10th U. S
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The first day at Gettysburg. (search)
ere was no chief nor special administration for the arm, and no regulations for its government, its organization, control, and direction were left to the fancies of the various army commanders. General officers were practically denied it, and in 1862 the War Department announced in orders that field-officers of artillery were an unnecessary expense and their muster into service forbidden. Promotion necessarily ceased, and such able artillerists as Hays, DeRussy, Getty, Gibbon, Griffin, and Ayres could only receive promotion by transfer to the infantry or cavalry. No adequate measures were taken for the supply of recruits, and the batteries were frequently dependent on the troops to which they were attached for men enough to work their guns in battle. For battery-draft they were often glad to get the refuse horses after the ambulance and quartermasters' trains were supplied. Still, many of the batteries attained a high degree of excellence, due mainly to the self-sacrifice, courag
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.42 (search)
the body of one of them, tearing it to pieces; others were torn and wounded. All were stampeded, and were bellowing and rushing in their terror, first to one side and then to the other, to escape the shells that were bursting over them and among them. Cross I must, and in doing so I had my most trying experience of that battle-field. Luckily the poor beasts were as much frightened as I was, but their rage was subdued by Brigadier-General Stephen H. Weed, commanding the Third Brigade of Ayres's division, killed July 2. from a photograph. General Weed was picked off by sharp-shooters at Devil's Den soon after getting his brigade in position on Little Round Top.--editors. Trostle's farm, the scene of the fighting by Bigelow's Ninth Massachusetts Battery. From a War-time photograph. terror, and they were good enough to let me pass through scot-free, but badly demoralized. However, my horse was safe, I mounted, and in the busy excitement that followed almost forgot my scar
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The opposing forces at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1st-3d, 1863. (search)
32d Mass., Col. G. L. Prescott; 4th Mich., Col. Harrison H. Jeffords (k), Lieut.-Col. George W. Lumbard; 62d Pa., Lieut.-Col. James C. Hull. Brigade loss: k, 67; w, 239; m, 121 = 427. Third Brigade, Col. Strong Vincent (in w), Col. James C. Rice: 20th Me., Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain; 16th Mich., Lieut.-Col. Norval E. Welch; 44th N. Y. Col. James C. Rice, Lieut.-Col. Freeman Conner; 83d Pa., Capt. Orpheus S. Woodward. Brigade loss: k, 88; w, 253; in, 11 = 352. Second division, Brig.-Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres. First Brigade, Col. Hannibal Day: 3d U. S. (6 co's), Capt. Henry W. Freedley (w), Capt. Richard G. Lay; 4th U. S. (4 co's), Capt. Julius W. Adams; 6th U. S. (5 co's), Capt. Levi C. Bootes; 12th U. S. (8 co's), Capt. Thomas S. Dunn; 14th U. S. (8 co's), Maj. Grotius R. Giddings. Brigade loss: k, 46; w, 318; m, 18 =382. Second Brigade, Col. Sidney Burbank: 2d U. S. (6 co's), Maj. Arthur T. Lee (w), Capt. Samuel A. McKee; 7th U. S. (4 co's), Capt. David P. Hancock; 10th U. S. (3 co