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Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 1: organization of the regiment. (search)
ond Lieut., John P. Reynolds, Jr., of Salem. Company E. Captain, Andrew Mahoney, of Boston; First Lieut., David Lee, of Lancaster, Pa.; Second Lieut., George M. Barry, of Boston. Company F. Captain, Edmund Rice, of Cambridge; First Lieut., James H. Rice, of Brighton; Second Lieut., James G. C. Dodge, of Boston. Company G. Captain, Harrison G. O. Weymouth, of Lowell; First Lieut., Samuel D. Hovey, of Cambridge; Second Lieut., Dudley C. Mumford, of Medford. Company H. Captain, Williaijah P. Rogers. 9. William H. Wilson. 10. J. Scott Todd. First Lieutenants. 1. Charles M. Merritt. 2. George W. Batchelder. 3. John Hodges, Jr. 4. Moncena Dunn. 5. Christopher C. Sampson. 6. Henry A. Hale. 7. Eugene Kelty. 8. James H. Rice. 9. Levi Shaw, Quartermaster. 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.
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, chapter 9 (search)
l dodging together. They did not think at such times that the sound followed the missile, and if they were to be hit at all, it would be before they could have the opportunity of hearing it. During the stay of the regiment in front of Yorktown, Adjt. John C. Chadwick returned to it, having been relieved of his duties as Acting Assistant Adjutant General of Dana's Brigade, and First Lieut. Moncena Dunn, of Company D, returned from recruiting duty in Massachusetts, together with First Lieut. James H. Rice, of Company F. In Company C, Capt. J. Scott Todd resigned, and First Lieut. George W. Bachelder was made Captain, Second Lieut. J. G. C. Dodge, of Company F being made First Lieutenant and transferred to fill the vacancy. Capt. James D. Russell, of Company D, was detailed for special duty on the fortifications and First Lieut. Edward P. Bishop, of Company K, was detailed as Aide-de-Camp on the staff of Brig. Gen. Dana. Sergt. William H. Hill, of Company F, was promoted to be Se
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 14: from Malvern Hill to Harrison's Landing. (search)
n N. Thompson, hip. Private Angelo Chiconi, left arm. Private David B. Ash, right arm, amputated (Died in New York hospital.) Co. C.Private John L. Tibbetts, right arm, amputated. Private Benjamin H. Jellison, face. Co. D.Private Nathaniel Loveland, side. Private James P. Daly, head. Private James O'Hearn, lungs, dangerously. Private Robert Harper, hip, severely. Co. E.Private Andrew Norton, both thighs. Private Patrick Hagerty, wounded and missing. Co. F.First Lieutenant: James H. Rice, hip, severe. Private Wesley P. Bean, both thighs, severe. Private John McMahon, neck, severely (Missing reported dead.) Private James Gately, abdomen. Co. G.Private William R. Melden, left arm, amputated. Private John Barrett, head. Private Charles B. Brown, ankle. Private William Butler, ankle. Private James P. Costello, ankle. Private Edward Fitzgerald, hand. Co. H.Color Sergeant H. Smith, head. First Sergeant William R. Driver, abdomen. Corporal George A. Rowe. Private
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 16: the march down the Peninsula. (search)
y B, but as he desired to be with his comrades of Company K it was made possible by placing Second Lieut. Newcomb, who had been given his (Hume's) position, in Company C. Newcomb found there in Capt. Bachelder, Harvard 1859, a kindred spirit and many were the good times they had in the evenings together during the brief time before Antietam. Col. Hinks was here placed again in command of the Brigade and Lieut. Col. Devereux took command of the regiment. The roster shows that First Lieut. James H. Rice of Company F, Capt. Charles U. Devereux, of Company H and Second Lieut. Fred F. Crofts, of Company I, were absent in Massachusetts, suffering from wounds, and Major Wass had not yet returned. First Lieut. Oliver F. Briggs was the acting regimental quartermaster. Two promotions had occurred during the month of August: First Sergt. William R. Driver, of Company H being advanced to Second Lieutenant and First Sergt. Thomas Claffey, of Company G, to the same rank. The men of Co
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 19: at Bolivar Heights. (search)
nd. Company C had John C. Chadwick, formerly Adjutant of the regiment as Captain, and Edgar M. Newcomb as First Lieutenant. In Company E First Lieut. Elisha A. Hinks who had been transferred from Company B, was absent from wounds. Capt. James H. Rice, of Company F, who had been promoted from First Lieutenant, vice Edmund Rice, promoted to Major, was absent from wounds, and the command of Company F was in the hands of First Lieut. William H. Hill, who had been promoted from Second Lieutin H. G. O. Weymouth, of Company G, was transferred to the command of Company K and was in command of the regiment, leaving First Lieut. Lysander J. Hume in command of the company. Hume had been promoted from Second to First Lieutenant, vice James H. Rice, promoted. In company K also, First Sergeant Charles H. Wellock had been advanced to Second Lieutenant, vice Hill, promoted. In Company H, Second Lieut. Frederick F. Crofts had been dropped from the rolls by Gen. Order 162, A. of P., Oct
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, chapter 23 (search)
d from Sergt. Co. B to date Sept. 18, vice Mumford, promoted. Co. D.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, acti
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 24: the winter camp at Falmouth. (search)
rst Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. There were numerous changes among the men, also, the return 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, and First Lieut. Elisha A. Hinks was Acting Quartermaster. There was aecond Corps participated. The Chancellorsville campaign soon followed and in this the division 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 the following changes when the regiment was ready to move again. Co. B
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, chapter 25 (search)
the enemy's position on Marye's Heights. Being under artillery fire from the enemy's works on the hill in front, the men of the Nineteenth were ordered to lie down in a hollow by the roadside, behind a fence ridge. Skirmishers, commanded by Major Rice, were sent forward and found that the enemy had destroyed the bridge, thus making the canal impassable. It was necessary to rebuild the bridge to make an assault. During the delay caused by the rebuilding of the bridge across the canal, Genbe compelled to take and came on pell mell. Just as they turned the corner they were greeted with a volley which threw them into confusion and turned them back. The men of the regiment made a rush for the river, gained the pontoon bridge, and Major Rice, with Lieut. Donath and half a dozen men with axes severed the shore lines which held the bridge on the south side, then leaped into the boats and poled across. The bridge slowly drifted down with the current to the north shore and the enemy d
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 26: a period of rest in camp at Falmouth. (search)
mob as you might call them, on the parade ground—and saw them start for the quarters to take equipments out, I understood and rejoiced. It was a magnificent spectacle of absolute obedience and it enabled me all the more to point out to these Britishers the proof that they had no regiment in their service like that, let alone your splendid drill when we reached your camp, and I made them acknowledge it. Lieut. Col. Devereux was away on ten day's leave of absence soon after this, leaving Maj. Rice in command of the regiment. Capt. Moncena Dunn was on detached service as A. A. Q. M. and A. A. C. S. in the artillery brigade of the Second Corps. Second Lieut. William Stone was in command of Co. B, and Second Lieut. Herman Donath, of Co. I, was at the head of Co. H. Asst. Surg. V. R. Stone had been discharged on May 11 for disability. At this time there were about 230 enlisted men present with the regiment and only 16 commissioned officers. Seven officers were absent on detached se
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 27: the Gettysburg Campaign. (search)
orders to start the following morning in very light marching order, and did so in company with two pieces of Battery A, First Rhode Island Artillery, to form the extreme rear guard of the Army, Companies F and K being detailed under command of Major Rice to march half a mile in rear of the column. They marched, on the first day, until nearly sunset, over dusty roads and frequently through burning woods. Passing Stafford Court House, they camped on Aquia Creek where the men bathed in the coffe the regiment reached Edward's Ferry, in sight of Ball's Bluff where the regiment had received 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 that night from the lips of Rowe, with the various editions of his own teeming br
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