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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at the beginning of Grant's campaign against Richmond. (search)
es W. Long; B, C, D, E, F, and G, 1st Battalion 11th U. S., Capt. Francis M. Cooley; A, B, C, D, and G, 1st Battalion, and A, C, D, F, and H, 2d Battalion 12th U. S., Maj. Luther B. Bruen; 1st Battalion 14th U. S., Capt. E. McK. Hudson; A, C, D, G, and H, 1st Battalion, and A, B, and C, 2d Battalion 17th U. S., Capt. James F. Grimes. Second Brigade, Col. Jacob B. Sweitzer: 9th Mass., Col. Patrick R. Guiney; 22d Mass. (2d Co. Mass. S. S. attached), Col. William S. Tilton; 32d Mass., Col. George L. Prescott; 4th Mich., Lieut.-Col. George W. Lumbard; 62d Pa., Lieut.-Col. James C. Hull. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Joseph J. Bartlett: 20th Me., Maj. Ellis Spear; 18th Mass., Col. Joseph Hayes; 1st Mich., Lieut.-Col. William A. Throop; 16th Mich., Maj. Robert T. Elliott; 44th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Freeman Conner; 83d Pa., Col. O. S. Woodward; 118th Pa., Col. James Gwyn. Second division, Brig.-Gen. John C. Robinson. First Brigade, Col. Samuel H. Leonard: 16th Me., Col. Charles W. Tilden; 13th
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces at Cold Harbor. June 1st, 1864. (search)
N. Y., Maj. James Grindlay; 91st Pa., Maj. John D. Lentz; 155th Pa., Maj. John Ewing; 2d U. S. (6 co's), Lieut. George H. McLaughlin; 11th U. S. (6 co's) Capt. Francis M. Cooley; 12th U. S. (10 co's), Capt. Frederick Winthrop; 14th U. S. (First Battalion), Capt. David B. McKibbin; 17th U. S. (8 co's), Capt. Walter B. Pease. Second Brigade, Col. Jacob B. Sweitzer: 9th Mass., Lieut.-Col. Patrick T. Hanley; 22d Mass. (2d Co. Sharp-shooters attached), Col. William S. Tilton; 32d Mass., Col. George L. Prescott; 4th Mich., Capt. David D. Marshall; 62d Pa., Capt. William P. Maclay. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Joseph J. Bartlett: 20th Me., Maj. Ellis Spear; 18th Mass., Maj. Thomas Weston; 29th Mass., Col. Ebenezer W. Peirce; 1st Mich., Lieut.-Col. William A. Throop; 16th Mich. (Brady's Co. Sharp-shooters attached), Capt. George H. Swan; 44th N. Y., Capt. Campbell Allen; 83d Pa., Lieut.-Col. De Witt C. McCoy; 118th Pa., Lieut.-Col. Charles P. Herring. Second division, Brig.-Gen. Henry H. Loc
field were consolidated into a battalion of five companies which served through the rest of the war. Thirty-Second Massachusetts Infantry. Sweitzer's Brigade — Griffin's Division--Fifth Corps. (1) Col. Francis J. Parker. (2) Col. George L. Prescott (Killed); Bvt. Brig. Gen. (3) Col. Joseph C. Edmonds; Bvt. Brig. Gen. companies. killed and died of wounds. died of disease, accidents, in Prison, &c. Total Enrollment. Officers. Men. Total. Officers. Men. Total. Field and army broke camp, and moved out to meet Lee in the Wilderness. At Spotsylvania the regiment encountered hard fighting, and, in the actions near that place, lost 23 killed, 101 wounded, and 5 missing; nearly one-half its effective strength. Colonel Prescott was killed in the disastrous assault on Petersburg, June 18, 1864. Thirty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry. Wells's Brigade — Thoburn's Division--Eighth Corps. (1) Col. George D. Wells; Bvt. Brig. Gen. (Killed). (2) Col. Wil
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rd, of Brookline; Horace P. Williams, of Brookline; and Horatio N. Holbrook, of Boston, lieutenants. This was a new company, recruited, organized, uniformed, and equipped in two days. Company G, Concord Artillery, Concord. Officers: George L. Prescott, of Concord, captain; Joseph Derby, Jr., Humphrey H. Buttrick, and Charles Bowers, all of Concord, lieutenants. Company H, City Guards, Salem. Officers: Henry F. Danforth, of Salem, captain; Kirk Stark, William F. Sumner, George H. Wileyrtin and Devereux and McCartney. Others rose to high rank, who never came back, but who fell in distant battle-fields, by the side of their men, and beneath the shadow of the flag they carried, which symbolized their cause and the nation's. Of these we name Chambers and Pratt and Parker and Prescott and Keyes and Dodd. While the events here enumerated were transpiring at a distance, others of great importance and interest were of daily occurrence at home, as will appear in the next chapter.
ll, Jr., Massachusettsagent at Washington his instructions letter of Governor to Dr. Howe appointed to examine the condition of the regiments his report Colonel Prescott letters of the Governor and General Butler slavery. The people of Massachusetts were deeply moved by the departure of the three months men, and the attang the soldiers enough of the old Puritan leaven to lighten the lump. The stalwart man, every inch of whose six feet is of soldier stamp, was undoubtedly Captain Prescott, who commanded the Concord company in the Fifth Regiment, as the story is told of him in nearly the same words by Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his address, deliven of the dedication of the soldiers' monument, erected in Concord in honor of the soldiers of that town who fell in the war. On that monument is the name of George L. Prescott, who, as colonel of the Massachusetts Thirty-second Regiment, fell in front of Petersburg, mortally wounded, on the 18th of June, 1864, while leading his me
Thos. Sherwin, Jr.; 2d Brigade, 9th Mass., Col. P. R. Guiney; 32d Mass., Col. G. L. Prescott; Artillery Brigade (Capt. A. P. Martin), 3d Mass. Light Battery, Lieut. nes's report is in Official War Records, 43, p. 387. The 32d Mass. (Col. Geo. L. Prescott) distinguished itself by holding its ground after the breach in Sicklesd fall back under cover of the woods. This order was communicated to Colonel Prescott, whose regiment was then under the hottest fire. Understanding it to be a perd their ground manfully. Official War Records, 43, p. 611. As a result, Colonel Prescott was severely wounded. At 4 A. M. the 2d Mass. Infantry (Lieut.-Col. C. ss. (Col. W. S. Tilton) (with 2d Co. Sharpshooters attached); 32d Mass. (Col. G. L. Prescott); 3d Brigade, 18th Mass. (Col. Joseph Hayes). Second Division.—1st Bre 27th, 19; the 58th, 12; and all others less. Among the killed were Col. Geo. L. Prescott (32d Mass.), Capts. Charles Goss (21st Mass.), Amos Buffum (36th Mass.)
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Thirty-second regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
Thirty-second regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (1) Col. Francis J. Parker. (2) Col. George L. Prescott, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols. (3) Col. J. Cushing Edmands, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols. Field and Staff.Line.companies.Unassigned Recruits.Totals. ABCDEFGHIKLM Number on regimental rolls,— Officers,1480–––––––––––––94 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.13–222222212208202199210205198197127117192,351 Totals,–––––––––––––––2,445 Enlisted men (included above) commissiLaurel Hill May 12, and was active during the movements about Spotsylvania, North Anna and Totopotomoy, engaging, June 3, at Bethesda Church. Crossing the James River June 16, it took part in the assault at Petersburg, June 18-22, where Col. George L. Prescott was mortally wounded. Engaging afterward in the siege, it took part at the Weldon Railroad August 18-21 and at Poplar Spring Church September 30. It was active in the final ope
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers and soldiers who died of wounds. (search)
h Mass. Inf.,Cane River, La., April 23, 1864.Louisiana, May 11, 1864. Pratt, Austin,34th Mass. Inf.,Sept. 19, 1864,Winchester, Va., Sept. 21, 1864. Pratt, George H.,38th Mass. Inf.,Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.Oct. 23, 1864. Pratt, Rodney H.,22d Mass. Inf.,Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862.Boston, Mass., Sept. 11, 1862. Prentiss, Lyman J.,25th Mass. Inf.,– –Hampton, Va., May 16, 1864. Prentiss, William, Jr.,67th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,Before Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864. Prescott, George L., Bvt. Brig. Gen.U. S. Vols.,Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.June 19, 1864. Preston, Neville,37th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va., May 21, 1864.Spotsylvania, Va., May 27, 1864. Price, Allen C.,25th Mass. Inf.,– –Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. Price, John E.,54th Mass. Inf.,Fort Wagner, S. C., July 18, 1863Gen. Hosp., Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 28, 1863. Priest, John D., 1st Lieut.,56th Mass. Inf.,Bethesda Church, Va.,June 22, 1864. Prince, George,23d Mass. Inf.,– –Point Lookout, Md.,
h Mass. Inf.,Cane River, La., April 23, 1864.Louisiana, May 11, 1864. Pratt, Austin,34th Mass. Inf.,Sept. 19, 1864,Winchester, Va., Sept. 21, 1864. Pratt, George H.,38th Mass. Inf.,Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.Oct. 23, 1864. Pratt, Rodney H.,22d Mass. Inf.,Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862.Boston, Mass., Sept. 11, 1862. Prentiss, Lyman J.,25th Mass. Inf.,– –Hampton, Va., May 16, 1864. Prentiss, William, Jr.,67th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,Before Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864. Prescott, George L., Bvt. Brig. Gen.U. S. Vols.,Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.June 19, 1864. Preston, Neville,37th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va., May 21, 1864.Spotsylvania, Va., May 27, 1864. Price, Allen C.,25th Mass. Inf.,– –Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. Price, John E.,54th Mass. Inf.,Fort Wagner, S. C., July 18, 1863Gen. Hosp., Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 28, 1863. Priest, John D., 1st Lieut.,56th Mass. Inf.,Bethesda Church, Va.,June 22, 1864. Prince, George,23d Mass. Inf.,– –Point Lookout, Md.,
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