The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-15

ThlS battery WAS organized In New YORK
City Dec. 81, 1862, TO serve three years. The
members were recruited principally from
the cities of Brooklyn, Houndsfield, Water
town, and New York. B. F. Ryer was COM
missioned Captain Sept. H. 1868, and COM
manded the organization until mustered out.
Early in 1865 a number of men belonging
TO the battery were transferred to the 18th
N. Y. battery, and in July the organiza-
ton was mustered out of the service. 1t
served at Fort Schuyler, N. Y, and at Fort
Columbus. Six men died of disease.
| The Is6th n. Y.
This regiment was organized at Sacketts
! Harbor, n. Y, during the months OF August
and September, 1864, for one and three
years. 1t was mustered ont of service June
2, 1865 A few men of the three years service
were transferred to the 10Th N. Y. at time
OF muster-out. On leaving the State, Sept.
%, 1864, the regiment was assigned to the
Second Brigade, Second Division, Ninth
Corps. Bradley Wlnslow, the Colonel of tho
regiment, was brevetted BrigadierGeneral
April 9, 1865. The Lieutenant-C Colonel was
L. j. Marsh. The 1S6th participated in the
battles OF Hatcher's Run, Fort Stedman, and
in the Appomattox campaign. At Peters
burg, Va, it lost 80 men killed and very
large number in wounded The total loss
the same number from disease and other
causes.
| The 35th Wis.
| At Milwaukee, Wis, from November, 1863,
to February, 1864, this regiment was re-
| cruited and organized under the superin-
tendence of it's future Colonel, Henry Orff,
and was mustered to serve three years. At
time of musIer-out Lieut. Col. &. II.
| Walther was in command. In June, 1864,
the regiment was assigned to the First Bril-
gade, Third Division, Nineteenth Corps In
| November 1t was engaged in guarding the
| Memphis & Little Rock Railroad. On Dec.
| IL it WAS transferred to the Reserve Corps,
Military Division of West Mississippi, and
remained in that organization until Feb. Z,
| 1865. On Feb 20 the 35th became part of
the First Brigade, Third Division, Thirteenth
Corps. At Spanish Fort the loss sustained
| was one killed and SIX wounded. On March
| l, 1866, the regiment was mustered out.
| The greater part of the deaths of this regi-
ment were from disease; 274 died from that
cause, while only two were killed in action.
! The 42d Wis.
| Under the superintendence of Col. Ezra
| T. Sprague, this regiment was organized at
| Madison, Wis, in September 1864, to serve
one year. Immediately after completing
=
ing at CAIRO Sept. %, where it was assigned
to garrison duty. Here Col. Sprague was
given command of the post, and Lieut.. Col.
| Botkin had charge of the regiment. In
June, 1865, Col. Sprague was brevetted Brig
dIer-Genrral. The reg iment was engaged IN
| picket, guard, and provost duly until lis
muster-out, June 20, 1865 Fifty-eight men
died in the service.
The 1st Iowa Battery.
In August, 1861, this battery was or
ganzed at Burlington, Iowa, by G. III.
Fletcher, who was commissioned Captain,
and commanded the organization until he
resigned Jan. A. 1862. The term of enlist
meDt was three years. On the expiration OF
this time the original members except vet
Grams, were mustered out, and the OrganiZa-
ton, composed of veterans and recruits,
retained in the service until July 5, 1865,
when it was mustered out with Capt. VIM.
| II. Gay in command.
The commanders of the battery were Capt.
Charles III. Fletcher Capt. Junius A. Jones,
Capt. Henry III. Griffiths, and Capt Gay.
The first important battle in which it was
engaged was Pea Ridge, where it suffered
quite severely. Among the other battles in
which it took part were Chickasaw Bayou,
Arkansas Post, Port Gibson. siege OF Vicks-
burg Chattanooga, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw
Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, and
Jonesboro. Ten men were killed in battle
or died of wounds received therein, and
over so died of disease and her causes.
The 4th Iowa Battery.
This battery was recruited by Capt. Philip
III. GOode, and was mustered into the service
at Davenport, Iowa, Nov. %, 1868, to serve
| three years. 1t was mustered out July ID, 1865.
The Lieutenants of the battery were James
H. Beatty, Francis w. McClelen Jos. Brown,
John II. Alexander, and Francis M. Els
worth. The battery did duty in the West
until the early part of 1864 when it was
| ordered to New Orleans. When Banks went
on the Red River expedition it was left as
part of the guard at New Orleans. Five
men died In the service.
| The eth Ill.
This regiment was organized with only
seven companies, at Camp Butler, ILL.,, On
Aug. 10, 1861, and ordered into camp at
| Jacksonville, as part of Gen. Netherlands
Brigade. On Sept. 1 it was ordered to
Caro-, where it was Joined by three more
companies. 1t received it's baptism of fire
at Belmont, Mo-, ON Nov Z, 1861, and after
wards took part in many battles, among
which may be mentioned Island No. 10,
Union City, Tenn; Lavergne, Tenn; Muir
freesboro, Tenn; Chickamauga, Mission
Ridge, Resaca, Muddy Greek, Kenesaw
Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, and Atlanta.
The regiment was relieved from duty on
Aug. 25, 1864, and ordered back to Spring
field, where it was mustered out. 1t served