, 1881-03-08
LOOMS BATTERY.
Tho Campaigns Of u Famous Michigan
ARTILLERY Organizations.


ARTILLERY Organization
Spfetat Correspondence of The Chiedao Tribune.
CoLnwArKlR, 3fich., 3farch l.--"ThAt 1fHttory
was one OF tho very best organizations In tho
serv!ce." WIS il romlark concernt1sv tho famous
I.oomls 1Rttcry,Innd by yotcr,ln tnenlberof the
Grand Army ut tho Republic to tho representa-
tIvu Of THE TRIBUNE who attended tho roccnt Eth
canpmant Of tho Michigan Department ot that
organization. Tho conversation wtlS drifting Mt
tho ti,uc,-turntng now upon tho vn!or Of this
tlticer, then upnn tho conqnests 0f that cotnpH-
ny, until tho writer was bound up Il, tho fA1ne of
tho 1.ootna nAttcry, originally known as Hut
terry A, First Michigan Light Artlllcry.-capec-
tally SO us It was III organization from
bis own county. It was IN organization uni
vchsAEty known and mentioned by tho HaInn uf
Its Iirst Captain. Cyrus q. Loomts; and Its mr.
gnnizntIon was commenced soon after tho lss,i-
Anco Of President 1incoln's tlrat Call for truos,
In April. 1871. Tho cotnpany WIS first knawn tn
military htstOry III tho spring Of tho previous
year, as tho "Cp!lwnter Light Artillery US tho
,llet, wero pleased to Gull themselves. Tho ro-
cruit,ng Of tho cOsnpnny up to the required
number wus MI easy taak, md WINS accomplished
lii Tow t!Hys. Immediately afterwarl they left
for Detroit for rendezvous Antl drill, for ~ they
supposed, Il tprtn Ut thrce months luraIau;
hut. ihoro being M call for three months nrtil-
tery soryico, it WIS AEl1lutltlcud from !lpaluar
ters that, II tho lIattery would 10 mustered for
three years, 1t would hu accepted aud AssKnul
to duty ut osco. ThD wnr-fevcr wus thon
rag,ng furIoHsly, and tho patriotism 0f
tho town spurrcl On tho boys, and, on
tho 31st day Of May. 1901, they wure
mustered Into tho United Stato 8sprvIcu md be-
cau,e fnll-cdKcl solliorS. III tho 1nnI Inustor
Cyrus o. Ioonis WIS appointed Captain; and
tho organization numbered l3l cnll8tud mon.
rAhk-atNt- t}lH.
Al Fort Wayne, near Detroit wklero thoy woro
drilled under Lieut.. Smith. Il Wcst Point ofl'-
cor detailed for that duty, tho nattery received
It's equipment OF Huns,-six brass ak M,undcrN,
1.-Two Of which had tono duty III tho Moxicau
War, tho remaining ono having becn previously
used while recruiting 1T cYistwhtoF.
:, On tho lst duy nf Juno In tho satn0 year tho
MSz sy s s oes " sy s ssT s oSsa
of much uuroslty. as III, artillery hn,l yet been
socn thero., u wy sunday norllng, ana the
xathercd Along tho thorouRhtares to Wltnesa tho
novel spcctaulo Of n e0mpuny with It's
gs, xus na Gter ~ pos%
Ut hundreds Ut total. .mtlstncncD men nsl1 wolnen
was esneulal!y ullrkrd Oil sight u tho word
Gas eory y eeasIoa's. nj a osieIy 1
c!erRYma, pointed TO tho nssriptIto1,: a1..l % ID
.eyitsr! ,,That md patriot5aii' VII! tako you
linking short stops at Camps poun'son and
Ohio to larkors1urg, W. W.. and thence ry n.ia
10 CtArksburK. ". Va. whprU, with sev0s,tl IN.
dlnsa ,ufat,try reRtMents, thoy wcre I'tstrst ou
thu hlxhts c.'tt,'l!an.illlE tue town ald IT, ap-
report TINT thu Itet,el uctlural Wse intc1u!otl I.
ttku tho place, Or "cut tho satio trick in h-l"
liz, however fliletl to mlu,lr, uIIu tho Ihttlery
dill nothing but to snnrch down the hiHhts ugasn.
Il M4* IT ihs sa,nu ClarksasrE that they 1Fst
The first bksrlxhea o%l'tonntersa % wa A.. On tho
-affeFHuUh o! tho lutll or July. when skitlMssn
t.,ok pI.lco botwGon tho Hai'ofs anil Con- alrClol-
ans forces IN thu dcltlus Ut Hitch Mountain. At
dawn Ur tho nuxt t.ar1.ux Gen. ltOsccrais wAH
sunt by !" Little s!uc," win tour regiments, 10
Mnko . letOtr nr thu 1nounlntn nlld spr!G4 y sur
prise on tue pnoiny. Hun. 1lrtlulIan held Tho ro-
inalnler Vt the r1rces. Ideludtnx tho tt,Idwater
lattery. In ruu,llness to assst s ko*,tl s tho t-
iItx cUtlltNenccd; but bis services wcru not rt,-
Ydlred. ~ tho indIa'@ ooys unaos ltosesraps
" "I6hnny Hubs !" uuttre: THIS cngaxe1ucnt WAS
atnunv tho tirst It mt The llts. Ut tho tnn,
belng fought ton duys bef0Eu the HAtto Ut Hull
Hun.
Hy rnpil march tho E.attery, together with
Its 1oMpaniun troaps, ,nove4 on tu beverly,
which was soou taken possession of, ,~tae Rebels