The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-03-20
THE BAY STATES "BLACKBEBRY-
PICISERs,"-II,

by Massachusetts, in last weeks paper ended
with the 10th Mass Again we acknowledge
our Indebtedness for facts and figures to Com
rade Jas. l.. Bowens admirable " Massachusetts,
in the War"
The 18th Mass.-Col. s. III. Leonard-was
organized at Boston, July 1G, 1861, and was
assigned to duty on tho Upper Potomac. 1t
was brigaded with tho 5th Conn, 25th n. Y,
1st Md, 46th Pa and 10Th Ind, with Gen.
Hartsufr in command of the brigade, and Gen.
Williams Of the division. This arrangement
was soon changed. and it was put in the Third
Brigade, Second Division, McDowelPs Corps, |
which consisted of the 10Th and 18th Mass,
18th Pa. and SD N. Y. 1t did good deal Of |
marching, diminishing etc, but its first serious |
battle was at the second Bull Run, where it /
made stubborn effort to stay the rush of tho |
overwhelming force Of tho rebels, and lost 10 |
killed, 1OS wounded and G6 missing. At Antie- |
tam il was the center of Ricketts's Division, |
and engaged the enemy at a few hundred yards
distance. The regiments on either side were
forced back, but the 18th was the last to retire,
and it left behind 10 killed, 100 wounded and
4 missing After this the brigade-nOw the
Second of tho First Corps and commanded by
Nelson Taylor-was recognized by transfer
ring out Of it the 10Th Mass, and bringing into
it the 9th n. Y. and SSth Pa. 1t had slight
loss at Fredericksburg and Charlottesville.
After that it entered Gen. G. PauPs Brigade.
with the 10Th Me-, 9th and 10Th N. Y, and
107th Pa. At Gettysburg it held the extreme
right Of the First Corps, with 28O men, of whom
II were killed, 62 wounded and 100 taken
prisoners 1t made a successful charge upon
the enemy, in which it took 132 prisoners.
The opening Of the Wilderness campaign found
the 18th in tho First Brigade of the Second Di-
vision Of the Fifth CORPS, with the 39th Mass,
10th Ne. and 10th N. Y. 1t was the first TO
plant its colors on tho rebel works at Todd's
Tavern, aud the end of its three years found it
in front Of Petersburg. II enrolled AS men,
of whom 1856 were killed or died.
The 1lth Mass. came from Essex County, and
was organized July 8, 1861, with VIM b. Greene
as Colonel. He was n West Point graduate, and
soon had the regiment changed to heavy artil-
| lery, and its namo to the 1st Mass II. A. 1t was
mainly occupied in garrisoning the forts around
Washington until the opening of the Wilderness
| campaign. In the meanwhile Col. Greene re-
| signed, and was succeeded by Thomas r. Tan
matt 1t was in Tyler's Division, of the Second
| Corps in the Wilderness which it entered with
| 1,Gl7 men, and on tho Fredericksburg road lost
SIS killed, 81 wounded and ~ missing. 1t was
| almost constantly engaged and lost heavily all
| the time so that by the 10Th of July it was so
| reduced that it was consolidated into single
! battalion. or The 1868 men on its rolls, PAL
| were killed, 1S2 wounded aud 17S died In rebel
| prisons. When Col. Tannatt was promoted he
| was succeeded in command Of the regiment by
| l.. i. Wright, and ho by y. Shatswell.
! The 18th Mass. was made up Of Worcester
! County men, and organized at Worcester Aug.
| J. 1861, with Charles Deveus-aftcrwaTd Broyet
/ Maiot. General, Attorney General under Hayes,
| twice Commander.in- Chief of the GAR, and
now on the Supreme Bench OF Massachusetts
| as Colonel 1t received its first initiation into
tho horrors Of war little over two months later,
/ Mt the disaster at Balls Bluff 1t crossed the
| Potomac with 625 men, and got back with only
about half that number, 70 having been killed
or wounded and PIT taken prisoners. But it
had fought with splendid steadincss, and OFF,
GERS aud men had learned TO know each others
| worth. Its next experience was at Fair Oaks,
where it lost 10 killed and IL wounded, and
| made fine charge. driving the enomy back.
Its saddest day came at Antetam. 1t was in
the front line of Sedgwick's Division, and its
brigado-6orman' 18th Mass, LIST Mimi, aud
3ith and SD ~ Y.-reeeived ut short range
the fire OF 10 rebel brigades In 90 minutes
the division lost half its number. and the 18th,
which had taken COG men into action, lost
IS killed 23i wounded, and "a missing. total
$40. Undismayed by this. the remainder of
the regiment moved forward with the army to
Fredericksburg but its loss there was compare
lively slight killed. % wounded, and miss,
ing. AT Gettysburg. on the second day, the
10Th Mass. and the SD n. Y. were advanced
on the left Of the Second Corps to fill gap be-
tween that aud the Third Corps. They caught
the full force Of the storm which broke over
the latter. Later it aided in repellug Picketts
charge aud when the battle closed it had lost,
of the 239 men who marched under its colors,
% killcd-including Col, Geo. II. Ward-and
50 wounded, loss of almost 80 per cent.
The 10th Mass-CoIs 2. T. Wyman Gardner
Banks, and r. f. Tannatt-was organized at
North Cambridge, Aug. 1, 1861, aud with the
LIST aud 18th Mass, I'd n. H., and 26th Pa.
formed Growers Brigade, of Rockers Division,
of Heintzelman's Corps. It's first taste of real
battle came when it was sent out on a reconnois-
sance on the Williamsburg road June Is, 1862
1t stubbornly encountered the enemy ut short
range aud held him until ordered to retire
which il did in good order. Its loss was IL
killed, % wounded, and Ii missing Seven
days later il lost 5 killed. % wounded and 4
missing, and five days later still it guarded the
rear of the retreating army ut Glendale and
, repuised the pursuers with great loss, its OWL
, being its Colonel and three others killed, 2.
wounded and u missing. At the second Bull
Run Gen Grover attempted To turn the rebe
. flank with his brigade, but was ropulsed afteI
l a sharp fight in which the 10th lost 10 killed
wounded and missing. Among the killed wa
! II younger brother of Gen. Ranks, and the rogi
ment was commanded by another brother
7 Mai. Gardner Banks. At fredericksburg i
| lost killed and 10 wounded. Among TIM
killed was its Chaplain, Roy. Arthur Il. Fuller
who had resigned aud was about to start 70
home, but took up muslSet and went into bat
tie with the regiment 1t lost IL killed, s.
b wounded and captured ut Charlottesville
1t had 300 men in the fearful fight of the Thir,
. | Corps on the second day at Gettysburg, and los
/ Ii killed. 81 wounded and II missing. Ii wa
in the Second Corps in the Wilderness, aud il