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Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 1: organization of the regiment. (search)
s were commissioned as Lieutenants, viz: John Hodges, Jr. to Co. B; John P. Reynolds, Jr. to Co. D; Henry A. Hale to Co. H; George W. Batchelder, to Co. C; and Wm. L. Palmer to Co. I. The Staff and Line were commissioned on Aug. 22. The roster follows: Field staff. Colonel, Edward W. Hinks, of Lynn; Lieutenant Colonel, ArSecond Lieut., William H. LeCain, of Boston. Company I. Captain, Jonathan F. Plympton, of Boston; First Lieut., Christopher C. Sampson, of Boston; Second Lieut., William L. Palmer, of Salem. Company K. Tiger Fire Zouaves, of Boston; Captain, Ansel D. Wass; First Lieut., Eugene Kelty; Second Lieut., Edward P. Bishop. The ruartermaster. 10. John C. Chadwick, Adjt. 11. David Lee. Second Lieutenants. 1. John P. Reynolds, Jr. 2. Isaac H. Boyd. 3. James G. C. Dodge. 4. William L. Palmer. 5. Dudley (C. Mumford. 6. Edward P. Bishop. 7. James T. Lurvey. 8. Samuel S. Prime. 9. George M. Barry. 10. Wm. H. LeCain. Col. Hinks will promulga
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 4: the balls Bluff disaster. (search)
another box. With the passing of the hours the men gained courage at the absence of any movement by the enemy and began to prepare themselves for an attack, and for the coming of the night. Company I was sent out on picket duty under Lieut. William L. Palmer and most of the regiment was posted along a stone wall, which ran from the farmhouse to the river. Here the men secured a quantity of fence rails and unthreshed wheat. Some of the rails were used as fuel, while the rest were arranged tk. The roof rested on the stone wall and was covered with wheat. A quantity of the wheat was thrown upon the ground for beds and the men crawled into the shed after dark, wet to the skin, covered with mud and tired out. During the night, Lieut. Palmer, of Company I, was stationed at the lower end of the picket line, while Sergt. Harris acted as patrol, visiting each post at intervals, up and down the line, and listened to the noises which came from the rebel side of the river. In about
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 7: the winter at Muddy Branch. (search)
E, was honorably discharged and First Sergt. M. A McNamara was promoted to the position. During January and February the officers were very much scattered. Col. Hinks was absent in Massachusetts, and Lieut. Col. Devereux was left in command of the district from Great Falls to Seneca. Adjt. John C. Chadwick was acting Asst. Adjt. General at the headquarters of the First Brigade, Corps of Observation; Capt. C. M. Merritt, Company A. was at Rockville as Provost Marshall, with Second Lieut. W. L. Palmer, of Company I, as Deputy Marshall; Capt. J. Scott Todd, of Company C, was at Seneca in charge of building defensive blockhouses; Capt. James D. Russell, of Company D, at Muddy Branch Lock, building the defensive blockhouse between Muddy Branch and Seneca and Second Lieut. Samuel Baxter was with him. Capt. Edmund Rice, of Company F, had charge of the picket line on the Potomac River at Seneca Lock, while Second Lieut. Dudley C. Mumford was at Lock No. 31, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Ca
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 15: the rest at Harrison's Landing. (search)
ant, vice Hodges, resigned. Second Lieut. Samuel S. Prime, to be First Lieutenant, vice Hale, promoted. Second Lieut. Oliver F. Briggs, to be First Lieutenant, vice Lee, killed. Sergt. Maj. Edgar M. Newcomb, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Palmer, promoted. First Sergt. Frederick Crofts, Company B, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Briggs, promoted. Sergt. Warner W. Tilton, Company A, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Hinks, promoted. First Serg. Thomas Claffey, Company G, to be Secondd assigned to Company B. First Lieut. J. G. C. Dodge was transferred from Co. C, to Company D, and First Lieut. Oliver F. Briggs from Co. A, to Co. E. In Company I, Second Lieut. J. G. B. Adams was transferred from Company A and First Lieut. William L. Palmer went to Company D. Capt. Ansel D. Wass, who had been wounded in the action of June 30th, and was absent in Massachusetts, was promoted to be Major. There was a great deal of sickness in the regiment at Harrison's Landing and muc
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 19: at Bolivar Heights. (search)
urg, the rebels thinking they were officers. After the battle of Antietam Lieut. Col. Devereux secured leave of absence for ten days on account of death in his family, and the command came into the hands of Capt. H. G. O. Weymouth. A number of changes occurred in the regiment in September. Capt. Edmund Rice, absent from wounds, was promoted to major; Capt. Ansel D. Wass was discharged to enable him to be commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel of the 41st Massachusetts regiment; First Lieut. William L. Palmer, of Company I, was appointed Adjutant, vice John C. Chadwick, promoted to Captain of Company C in place of Capt. Bachelder killed in action. First Lieut. Oliver F. Briggs, of Company K, was made Regimental Quartermaster, vice Shaw discharged. First Lieut. Isaac H. Boyd was in command of Company A; Capt. Hale and First Lieut. Reynolds, of Company G were absent on account of wounds, and Second Lieut. Thomas Claffey was in command. Company C had John C. Chadwick, formerly A
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, chapter 23 (search)
side; Capt. Dunn had been wounded in the leg; Lieut. Newcomb, wounded mortally; Lieut. Dodge, wounded in the abdomen; Lieut. Palmer, in the leg; Lieut. Chubbuck, slightly, while Lieut. Thomas Claffey, of Lowell, had been killed while he was in frontroach me over the same line, and give me plenty of ammunition, I will kill them all before they reach my line. Lieut. Wm. L. Palmer was seriously wounded and was being carried to the rear by two of his men when a recruit dashed past at a lively p8. Private George W. Allen,DiedDec. 13. Total 2 Officers, 21 Enlisted Men. wounded in action: Co. A.First Lieut. William L. Palmer, leg, severely. Sergeant William Atkinson, arm, severely. Corporal Patrick Dunn, head, severely. Corpo in command of 3d Brig. 2nd Div. 2nd Corps. Maj. Edmund Rice, absent with leave, severely wounded Sept.17. Adjt. William L. Palmer, absent, severely wounded Dec. 13. Co. A.Capt. Isaac H. Boyd, promoted to captain to date Nov. 21, vice Russe
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 24: the winter camp at Falmouth. (search)
for February showing that there were 52 enlisted men discharged for disability, on account of wounds, etc. With Col. Hinks, Lieut. Col. Devereux, Maj. Rice, Adjt. Palmer and Quartermaster Briggs all absent under surgeon's certificates, the regiment for some time was under the command of Capt. Hale. Capt. Boyd was acting Major, Doo-id-iddle, doo-id-iddle, do-id-iddle-dum even now recall amusing episodes,—to say nothing of the Horse Show of February 22, when Lady Dupar, Spike Tail and Palmer's Wood Box were put in view. The inauguration of Moses Shackley when he received his Second Lieutenant's commission, the blackberry jam from the sutler's tent, tn to which the regiment belonged, then commanded by Gen. Gibbon, was assigned to the assistance of Gen. Sedgwick's Sixth Corps at Fredericksburg. Maj. Rice, Adjt. Palmer, Captains Mahoney and Dunn, with Lieutenants Hume, of Co. K, and William Stone, of Co. G, had returned from leave on account of wounds and the roster showed th
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 26: a period of rest in camp at Falmouth. (search)
f June the camp was moved to high ground back of the town and overlooking the river and quite a stretch of country beyond. It was pleasantly situated and as there was no more provost or picket duty to perform, the time was given over to drills. Sergeants Merrill and Stone, of Co. C, returned from general hospitals, having recovered from wounds, and were commissioned lieutenants, subsequently being transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps. Capt. Dodge was transferred to Co. D, and Lieut. Wm. L. Palmer, having returned from the hospital, was promoted to Captain and assigned to Co. C. The balloon which had been stationed near the old camp was moved up stream and the signal corps officers used it for the purpose of looking into the rebel camps, a proceeding to which the latter objected by sending over a few shells which burst near but did not hit it. They scared the observers so much, however, that they withdrew further from the river. The camps were visited every few days by an
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 27: the Gettysburg Campaign. (search)
ved its baptism of blood. Something was not ready and the men rested wearily on the bank until after nightfall, while Adams, Thompson, Donath and Ferris, Rice, Palmer and Charlie Rowe lent voice and wit in speech and song to while away the leaden hours. No one who was there will forget The Kentucky Lawyer as they heard it thatate 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 from Second Lieutenant, vice Dodge, promoted,
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 31: after the battle. (search)
Commanding Brigade. During this engagement First Lieutenant Herman Donath, of Roxbury, a very valuable and promising young officer, was instantly killed and the following officers wounded: Lieut. Col. Ansel D. Wass; Maj. Edmund Rice, Capt. Wm. L. Palmer, Capt. James G. C. Dodge, First Lieut. David T. Chubbuck, Second Lieut. John J. Ferris and Second Lieut. Joseph W. Snellen. The total loss of the Nineteenth Massachusetts regiment in the battles of Gettysburg was—officers, killed, 2; wo: Lieutenant Colonel Ansel D. Wass. Major Edmund Rice. Co. A.Corporal Charles L. Noyes. Private William Edwards. Private Michael Scannell. Private Duncan Sherwood. Co. B.Private Andrew Goodwin. Private Charles H. Preston. Co. C.Captain Wm. L. Palmer. Second Lieutenant Joseph W. Snellen. Sergeant Stephen Armitage. Private John H. Steele. Private John F. Fowler. Private George H. Breed. Private Albert Rogers. Co. D.First Lieutenant David T. Chubbuck. Sergeant John L. Hoyt (Died
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