The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-13
The 9Th Mass. Battery.

The 9Th Mass. Battery.
The battery was organized at Readville,
Mass, from September to December, 1861,
to serve three years. On the expiration of
its term of service, the original members,
except veterans, were mustered out, and the
organization, composed OF veterans and re-
| cruits, retained in the service until June IL,
| 1865, when it was mustered out in accord
ance with orders from the War Department.
| The commanders of the organization were:
Capt Max Eppendorf, resigned Jan. %, 1862;
Capt. George d. Allen, resigned Oct II, 1862;
Capt Charles A. Phillips, brevetted Major
Aug. /, 1864 and in command when mus
tered out. The battery left the State Dec.
%, and went to Washington, d. c., where it
remained in camp during the Winter. 1t
went to Halls Hill, Va, in February, and
was there assigned to Porter's Division.
The organization was in 40 engagements
during the war, and had inscribed upon It's
battle-fag by order of tine War Department
| % decisive battles in which it bore a con-
spicuous part Its first engagement was at
| Towards Mills, near Yorktown, where it
| fired the first gun of the Peninsular cam
pagn. One officer and Is men were killed
in action, and II more died while In the
service. The loss of this battery was the
third heaviest among the light artillery.
The 61st Mass.
| During the Fall of 1864 the regiment was
| organized in the State of Massachusetts, at
{ large. It's term of enlistment was one year.
| In accordance with orders from the War De-
| partment it was mustered out of service
July Is, 1865 Col. Charles f. Walcott was
the first commander. He was brevetted
Brigadier- General April 8, 1866. He was
discharged June of the same year. Ebe-
nezer W. Stone, Brevet Colonel, was in COM
mand when the regiment was mustered out.
Five companies of this regiment left the
State Oct. 7, going to City Point, where they
were assigned to the Engineer Brigade. The
other companies joined these as soon as
organized. In March the regiment was
transferred to Benham's Engineer Brigade.
On March 30 it was placed under arms, and
held itself ready for duty. The regiment
distinguished itself at Fort Malone April 2,
when called upon to retake the works capt
| ured by the enemy. The loss there was
| FIVE killed and a large number wounded.
1t returned to City Point on April IL in,
charge Of the prisoners captured. The loss
| was 26 by death. Six were killed in action.
The I'd n. j.
This regiment was organized at Trenton,
n. j., May o. 1861, to serve three years. 1t
was mustered out by reason of expiration of
term of service June 81, 1864. The COlonels
| of the regiment were: George W. Mclean,
resigned Jan. l. 1862; Isaac NJ. Tucker,
killed in action at Gaines's Mills, Va, June
| 81, 1862, and Samuel l.. Buck, in command
at time of muster-out. Lieut.-COl Henry o.
Ryerson was promoted to Colonel of the Odd
| n. J. Nov. II, 1862. During its service it
was brigaded with the I'd, Sd, 4th, 10th, and
18th regiments from New jersey, forming
the First New Jersey Brigade, First Divis-
ion, Sixth Corps The less of the five COM
panies engaged at Gaines's Mills was "a
killed, or over Is per cent. At Bull Run
Ridge it lost eight killed, So wounded and
number missing. Seven officers and 80
men were killed or died of wounds, and 81
died from other causes.
The seth Iowa.
| The regiment was organized in the State
] of Iowa at large from August to October,
| 1862, to serve three years. 1t was mustered
out of service Aug. "a, 1865 Col. Charles
w. Kittredge was commander of the regi-
ment. Lient Col. Francis NJ. Drake was
breVetted Brigadier- General Feb o. 1865.
The regiment left the State Nov. 10, going
| down the river on steamers. The first land
ing was made at Columbus. From there it
went to st. Louis, and remained in Benton
Barracks until the latter part of December.
In February, 1863 it started with other
commands on the Yazoo Pass expedition,
but returned to Helena the following April.
| In August, 1868, it joined Gen. Steele's forces
and marched to Little Rock, Ark. Among
| the many important battles in which it was
engaged were Helena Marks Mills and
Jenkins's Ferry. One officer and "a men
were killed in action and 238 died in prison
and of disease; making total loss of 3O3
| officers and men.
! The goth Iowa.
| During the Fall of 1862 this regiment was
organized in the State of Iowa at large, and
was mustered fGto the service for three years.
I 1t was mustSfed out June s. 1865. The
| Colonies of the regiment were III. J. B. Cum
mings, discharged Dec. %, 1864; Joseph M.
Griffiths, in command when mustered out
Lieut.-Col. James Redfield was killed in &C
ton at Altoona Pass, Ga, Oct 5, 1864. The
regiment remained in camp at Davenport
until Dec. IL, when it started for Cairo. The
first service was against Forests cavalry.
| At Shady Grove 101 members were made
prisoners by a detachment of rebel cavalry.
| At Parker's Crossroads the regiment distin-
guished itself. It's loss was three killed,
| Is wounded and q number missing. In JAN
uary, 1868, it was assigned to the Third
Brigade, Second Division, Sixteenth Corps.
From that time until November, 1863, it was
engaged in garrison duty at COrinth. Dur
| ing the latter part of 1863 and the early
| part of 1864 it was engaged in guarding
railroads and bridges near Reynolds Station,
Tenn. In May it started for Athens, Ala,
and from there moved to Chattanooga. 1t
was in Corse's Division in all the Atlanta
campaign. The heaviest loss was at Altoona
Pass while in Corse's Division. Here the
regiment lost 43 officers and men out of $50
engaged. The total number of deaths In
the service was 200. Sixty-four officers and
men were killed in action.