The National tribune., 1895-08-15
ne list Me. III. a.

me list Me. I'll. A.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE Permit me
few words in regard to the percentage OF
killed in the LIST Me. III. A. at Petersburg.
The figures given in your recent issue are
those of Col. Fox but he is evidently some
what uncertain as to the number engaged,
for he elsewhere states: cit made the
charge that day with about 900 muskets.
George l.. Kilmer writing Of the charge says ::
Every man on extra duty was called on
to handle musket, and the total roster, as
1 have it from Maj. Fred. G. Low. who was
Lieutenant in Co. Il land present in the
CHARGE, was S32 men" If this statement is
correct the percentage of loss would be a
Me. Cav, Faribault, Mimi.
The Goth Conn.
This regiment was a colored organization.
1t was mustered into service at New Haven,
Conn, March 8, 1864, to serve three years.
It was mustered out Oct. "a, 1865. Col.
William B. Wooster resigned Aug II, 1865.
Lieut-Col. David Terrence was in command
at the time of muster-out. There were quite
number OF important promotions in the
regiment. Lieut.. Col Henry c. Ward became
Colonel of the 31st s.. G. T., Nov. g. 1864 ;
Maj. F. L. Camp, aforementioned Goth
U. $. G. r., Jan. !, 1865; Capt. Charles l..
Norton, Colonel, 93th U. s. G. t., March 3,
1864 At Fair Oaks, Va, the regiment did
creditable work, and in the engagement lost
Il killed aDd 50 wounded. 1t was then in
Brney's Division, Tenth Corps. The total
loss of the command was one officer and
"A men killed and one officer and 152 men
died.
TIE Goth Mass.
Organized at Pawtueket and Cambridge,
Mass, from May IA, 1861, to Jan. %, 1868,
to serve three years. 1t was mustered out of
service July %, 1866. Col. Ebenezer W.
Pierce was discharged Nov.S 1864. Lieut..
Col. Charles ID. Browne was in command of
the regiment when mustered out. The War
Department credits the command with 10
battles. The regiment served in Wilcox's
Division, Ninth Corps. It's total loss was
four officers and 53 men killed and four
officers and 90 men died.
The LIST ILL., l.. A.
This regiment was organized at Cairo,
Camp Douglas, Springfield, Chicago, and
Camp Yates, ILL.,, as follows: Batteries
and B, July Is, 1861 G, July 30 to Aug. 81,
1861; ID, from July to November, 1861 Z,
Dec. 10, 1861 F, Feb. 5, 1862; G., Nov 10,
1851 Fl, Feb. 90, 1862 |, Feb. 10, 1862;
X, Jan. 0, 1862; l., Feb. %, 1862, and M,
Aug. II, 1862; all 10 serve three years.
Battery 3 was mustered out July %, 1864
Battery K, Dec. 10, 1864; and Battery f,
March z, 1865, by reason of expiration of
terms of service. Bridges Ind'p't Battery,
III. l.. A. organized as Co. G, 10Th ILL.,, Chi
cago, H., July 81, 1861, to serve three years,
was detached as battery. March 2, 1868,
and assigned to the regiment as Battery B,
in March, 1865. ColYin's Ind'p't Battery,
III. l.. A., composed of men detached from
the 107in ILL.,, 33d KY, and ODD Iud. Ba-
terry, was organized as a battery Oct. s, 1868,
and assigned as Battery K in March, 1865.
On the expiration of the terms of service of
the remaining batteries the orig nal mem
bers, except veterans, were mustered out,
and tho organizations composed of veterans
and recruits retained in service. The regi-
ment was mustered out as batteries as fol-
lows: Batteries A and L. July 10; Z, July
20; G, June Ii; d, July %; E and K, July
Is; G., July "a; III, June IA; I, July 26
and NJ, July %, 1865. Col Joseph D. Web
ster, the first commander of the regiment,
resigned May 6, 1863; Col. Ezra Taylor re-
signed Aug. 90, 1864; Lieut.-Col. Allen G.
Warehouse was in command of the regi-
ment when it was mastered out. Col
Warehouse remained in service until Aug.
%, 1865. Like other regiments of artillery,
each battery of the organization was practi-
cally Independent of the regimental organi-
cation, and often served in wideIy-separated
portions of the country.