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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., Ninth battery Massachusetts Light Artillery . (search)
Ninth battery Massachusetts Light Artillery.
(1) Capt. Achille De Vecchi.
(2) Capt. John Bigelow, Bvt. Maj., U. S. Vols.
(3) Capt. Richard S. Milton.
Officers.Men.Totals.
Number on rolls,11320331
Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in battery,–44
Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within battery,–––
Totals,–44
Actual total of members of battery,11316327
Killed and died of wounds,21214
Died by accident and disease,–77
Died in Confederate prison,–––
Total lo Barry, Va. From Nov. 19, 1862, to March 29, 1863, it was encamped at Fort Ramsay, moving to Centerville April 17 where it remained until June 25.
It had no active service under its original captain, Achille De Vecchi, and was commanded by Capt. John Bigelow in its first day of fight.
ing, on July 2, at Gettysburg, losing in half an hour 9 men. Lieutenant Erickson was killed on the field and Lieutenant Whittaker was mortally wounded, dying on July 20.
The battery was with the