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John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 4: (search)
ch 26. Prince and Corporal Stevens returned to duty. Capt. Sleeper started for Washington on business. March 27. Received notice of R. B. Wendall's discharge Feb. 24. Prince returned to quarters. March 30. Prince reported for duty. Lt. Armitage returned and reported for duty. March 31. Serg't. Harrington started on 10 days furlough to Boston. Capt. Sleeper returned from Washington. April 1. Prince and Blaney reported to quarters. April 2. Blaney reported for duty. April 9. Prince reported for duty. April 10. Serg't. Harrington reported for duty, having returned from furlough. April 11. Thayer reported for duty. April 13. Frank Loham started on furlough for 15 days on account of disability. April 14. Redfield reported to quarters. April 15. Orcutt (?) reported to quarters. April 16. Redfield reported for dismounted duty. Stowell and Pierce (?) reported for quarters. April 17. Pierce (?) reported for duty. April 18. One bay hors
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 9: (search)
o date Mar. 19, 1864. Lance Serg't George H. Day promoted to Serg't to date March 1, 1864. April 8. Norman H. Butterfield and Chas E. Osborne reported for duty from Convalescent Camp. They were previously dropped from the rolls under provision of G. O. No. 3, Art'y Headquarters A. O. P. series 1863. One horse shot by order Capt. J. H. Sleeper, the stiver (?) water having run out thereby rendering him perfectly useless. Removed from Brandy Station to 2nd Corps near Stevensburg, Va. April 9. Joseph Cross reported to quarters. Serg't Geo. H. Putnam returned from furlough. John Millett and James D. Smith reported to quarters. April 10. Artificer D. R. Stowell and Joseph Cross reported to quarters. Sergeants Geo. H. Putnam and James S. Bailey reduced to the ranks. Corp'ls A. B. Parker and C. W. Doe promoted sergeants. Private Asa Richardson promoted Corp. and C. E. Osborne promoted Lance Corporal vice Lance Corporal J. H. Knowland reduced to the ranks. One horse receiv
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 19: (search)
that he did not think the emergency had arisen to call for the surrender of his army but was ready to consider proposals tending to a restoration of peace, and appointed a meeting with Grant to that end. Grant answered this on the morning of April 9th, stating that lie had no authority to treat on the subject of peace, but that the South would hasten the end by laying down their arms, and closed by hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life. Before Lerounds of ammunition. Delivered 120 rounds of Hotchkiss Percussion to First N. H. Battery. April 3. Three horses died of exhaustion. April 5. One horse died of exhaustion. April 6. Two horses died of exhaustion. Expended 38 rounds of ammunition. April 7. Two horses died of exhaustion. Corp. Geo. H. Smith reduced to the ranks. Expended 16 rounds of ammunition. Received 9 horses from Q. M. Dept. April 8. Four horses died of exhaustion. April 9. Two horses died of exhaustion.
John D. Billings, The history of the Tenth Massachusetts battery of light artillery in the war of the rebellion, Chapter 20: (search)
on the ear; no booming of cannon in the distance; and the discharges of artillery at headquarters, fired to signalize the triumph, had lost their sting even for our foes, for the report was followed by no screeching shell. They were firing blank cartridges—a discharge obsolete with the Tenth since February 22, 1863. But now our advance was ended, and our footsteps must needs be retraced. Let an extract from Lieut. Col. Hazard's Report tell the story of the next few days in brief: April 9:. . . Batteries halted in the road until 4 P. M., when the announcement was made that the army of Northern Virginia had surrendered. The Batteries then went into camp. April 10th: Command remained in camp all day. April 11th: Batteries moved together, under my command, back on the same road. They advanced to New Store, and camped for the night. April 12th: Command moved at 6 A. M. by a plantation, and from thence by the Plank Road to Farmville. Parked on the hills near Farmvill