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Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 6: removal to Muddy Branch. (search)
nsions, with a bed built of poles covering about all the available ground space. It left only enough room to get in and out to feed the fire, which was left burning most of the time in the great fire place. In this cabin, old friends lounged on the bed, played cards, studied and discussed the Tactics and Regulations, jawed and spat in the fire. Lieut. Col. Devereux and others of the old company were frequent visitors. On December 20 recruits to the number of 117 arrived among them Billy Hill, another Salem Zouave, who came out as Sergeant in Co. F. Another reunion was immediately held. The duties of the regiment in its new camp, were of a nature to preclude the possibility of drill. It had 13 miles of the Potomac, from Great Falls to Seneca Falls to picket, three defensive blockhouses to build, 48 feet each way, of the shape of a Greek cross, four feet thick, twelve feet high, with loopholes for infantry arms, roofed with logs three feet thick and covered then with three fe
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 21: events at Falmouth. (search)
d completed preparations for making the long contemplated crossing at Fredericksburg was not long in reaching the camp of the regiment. Extra rations were issued, together with extra rounds of ammunition. The arms were given an exceptional inspection and everything indicated that there would be a movement at daybreak. An interesting incident occurred in the camp of the Nineteenth Massachusetts during the evening of Dec. 10. John Thompson of Company F, who was on special duty went to Lieut. Hill and said, questioningly The boys are going into a fight tomorrow? It looks like it, John, was the reply. Well, Lieutenant, please let me fall in with them. He was told that he could not be spared from his post as cook. I know, Lieutenant, but I want to show 'em the stuff I've got in me. Won't you let me go? He begged so hard that he was finally permitted to fall in, the most pleased man in the regiment. During the period of waiting, Burnside had sent a summons across the
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 22: crossing the river at Fredericksburg. (search)
. During the progress of the fighting, John Thompson, of Company F, whose request to be allowed to go into action with the men is already chronicled, came to Lieut. Hill and asked permission to go a short distance to the rear and get the musket of a wounded man who was lying there, his own having been fired so much that it had nant, Get out of here and get back to your company. In a moment, Thompson,—black with smoke and powder and panting from excitement and exertion, limped up to Lieut. Hill, with his hand upon a wound in his thigh. He was so angry that he could hardly speak. Didn't you tell me that I might have that man's gun? he asked, wrathf, that—back there wouldn't let me have it and,—him, he ran me through the leg with his sword and said I was a shirk and a coward. Well, well, John, responded Lieut. Hill, considerably surprised, you're wounded, go to the rear. Not by a—sight, shouted the enraged hero, fiercely, I came out here to fight, and I'm not through y
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, chapter 23 (search)
Capt. Moncena Dunn, absent, wounded Dec. 13. First Lieut. J. G. C. Dodge, absent, wounded Dec. 13. 2nd Lieut. David T. Chubbuck in command of Company. Co. E.Capt. Andrew Mahoney, absent, severely wounded Dec. 13. 1st Lieut. John P. Reynolds, Jr., absent, wounded Sept. 17, transferred from Co. B. 2nd Lieut. Ephraim A. Hall, Jr., promoted from Sergeant Major to date Oct. 14, vice Crofts, dropped from rolls. Co. F.Capt. James H. Rice, absent in Massachusetts recruiting, wounded. First Lieut. Wm. A. Hill, in command of company. 2nd Lieut. James B. Moore, promoted from First Sergt. Co. I. to date Nov. 21, vice Driver, promoted. On special duty commanding Co. H. Co. G.Capt. C. M. Merritt, absent, in Washington at Headquarters Mil. Dist. on duty. First Lieut. Dudley C. Mumford, in command of Company. Co. H.Capt. C. U. Devereux, absent in Massachusetts, recruiting, wounded. First Lieut. William R. Driver, acting Adjutant, promoted from Lieutenant to date November 21, vice Boyd,
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 24: the winter camp at Falmouth. (search)
ver, and had just formed line to return to camp, Gen. Oliver O. Howard, in command of the division, rode up and made a short address in which he complimented the regiment very highly for the part it had taken in the battle of Fredericksburg, and closed by saying, Men of the Nineteenth Massachusetts, I love you. You have done nobly. God bless you. Go on and continue to do as you have done. The men applauded him as he concluded. While at Falmouth, the men received many boxes from home. Adjt. Hill received one which contained a turkey. Unfortunately the box had been on the road for a long time and the bird was so mouldy that the meat was hardly visible. The adjutant's good humor was superior to disappointment, however, and he at once arranged with the other officers to have the bird suitably interred. The corpse lay in state during the day, and was properly waked until midnight, when a number of officers assembled in line. First came the largest negro in camp as drum major; the
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 27: the Gettysburg Campaign. (search)
rom Monocacy Junction from whence they had started in the morning. The men dropped where they halted and instantly were asleep. None of the companies had full ranks and stragglers from all of them came gradually in during the night. The regimental return made out at Uniontown reads as follows: Col. Devereux, promoted from Lieutenant Colonel, vice Hinks, promoted, to date Nov. 29, 1862. Lieut. Col. Ansel D. Wass, appointed and commissioned by Gov. Andrew May 23, 1863. First Lieut. William A. Hill, appointed adjutant, vice Palmer, promoted, to date April 15, 1863. Co. A., First Lieut. Warner A. Tilton, promoted from Second Lieutenant, vice Reynolds, promoted, to date Feb. 27, but refused muster on account of sickness. Second Lieut. Sherman S. Robinson, promoted from Sergeant Co. A., vice Donath, promoted, to late April 4. Co. C., Capt. William L. Palmer, promoted from Adjutant, vice Devereux, discharged, to date April 15. First Lieut. Herman Donath, promoted fro
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, chapter 28 (search)
e Union left, the Excelsior Brigade combat their left and open fire upon the flanks. The Jersey brigade next opens fire and in five minutes more Sickle's whole left is enveloped in flame; this corps is contending with the whole force of Ewell and Hill. From the first it is apparent that the position must be lost, and Sickles must retire to the line of Cemetery Ridge, but that the ground in front must be defended to the last, must be defended until the enemy is too much exhausted with fatigue, corps has been compelled to change front, its right resting on the Emmetsburg road, in front of the left of the Second Corps, and its left resting upon Round Top, half a mile in the rear of its original position. The battle lulls a moment while Hill forms his division in lines for the deed which has been the object of all this carnage— the assault of Round Top. The men of the quiescent Second Corps see it form, they see it move forward, and the storm breaks forth again with renewed intensi
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 32: in pursuit of Lee. In camp at Morrisville. (search)
n, dated July 31, 1863, at this point reads: Col. A. F. Devereux, on detached service, after conscripts in Massachusetts. Lieut. Col. Ansel D. Wass, absent in Massachusetts on surgeon's certificate, until Aug. 5. Wounded July 3. Adjt. William A. Hill, on detached service after conscripts in Massachusetts. Co. A.Capt. Isaac H. Boyd, on detached service, after conscripts in Massachusetts. Co. B.Capt. Henry A. Hale, on detached service, Acting Asst. Inspector General 2nd Brigade, 2ndd service Long Island, Boston Harbor, S. O. 171, Headquarters, 2nd Corps, July 27, 1863. Lieut. Col. Ansell D. Wass, returned to duty Aug. 26, in command of regiment. Major Edmund Rice, absent in Massachusetts, wounded, July 3rd. Adjt. William A. Hill, on detached service, Long Island, Boston Harbor, S. O. 171, July 27, 1863. Co. A.Capt. Isaac H. Boyd, on detached service Long Island, Boston Harbor, S. O. 171, 2nd Corps, July 27. Second Lieut. Warner M. Tilton, absent sick, 2nd Div
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 33: the advance to Culpepper and Bealton. (search)
om his comrades. The conduct of the men in this spirited affair was excellent and that of the recruits particularly so, as this was their first engagement. The casualties were: Lieutenant Colonel Ansel D. Wass, commanding the brigade, wounded slightly at the opening of the engagement. Captain J. F. Plympton and Lieutenant W. F. Rice, wounded in scalp. Lieutenant John J. Ferris, wounded slightly in the ear. Sergeant Dunbar Ross, Co. D, severely wounded in the head,—since died. Hill's loss was enormously disproportionate to the forces engaged. The loss of the enemy in front of the regiment was greater than the total number of men in the Nineteenth. The strength of the regiment in this engagement was but 190 officers and men. Colonel Mallon of the Forty-Second New York, commanding the brigade, had been killed early in the action and the command of the brigade devolved upon Lieut. Col. Wass, of the Nineteenth Massachusetts. In relating the incidents of the battle
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, chapter 36 (search)
cord: Lieut. Col. Ansel D. Wass, on detached service. recruiting in Massachusetts. Regt. Quartermaster Wm. M. Curtis, appointed from Co. C. March 13th, vice Hill appointed Captain, March 12th. Co. C.First Lieut. Elisha A. Hinks in command Co. C. Second Lieut. Joseph W. Snellen, in command Co. B.—First Lieut. Hale and Liachusetts. First Lieut. John B. Thompson, in command of Co. K. Co. H.Capt. J. G. C. Dodge, on detached service at volunteer camp, Readville, Mass. Co. I.Capt. William A. Hill, on detached service in Massachusetts. First Lieut. J. G. B. Adams in command of company. Co. K.Captain Lysander J. Hume, absent. First Lieut. William R. Col. Wass, Major Rice and Capt. Moncena Dunn, were promoted, dating from February 2nd. Second Lieut. Wm. A. McGinnis was made First Lieutenant in Company K, vice Hill promoted Captain. The month of April was spent in perfecting the discipline of the regiment and preparing it for the sterner duties of the campaign Recruits to
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