The National tribune., 1895-01-03
THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches Of the Services OF
Various Regiments
The 18th Mich. Battery.


Captain. He resigned June 10 Of the same
year. Charles Dupont succeeded, him and
was in command at muster out July, 1865.
On Feb Z, the regiment left the State, going
to Washington, ID. g., where II WIS stationed
until May ii, when it was ordered to Fort
Slemmer. d. G. II took part IN the battle
OF Fort Stevens, and assisted in suppresslng
the guerrllas IN Maryland. Two OF the
conspirators engaged IN the assassination of
Lincoln were arrested by this battery. No
men from this battery were killed IN action,
but several died of disease.
The 1ith Mich. Battery.
At Kalamazoo, Mich, Jan. 5, 1864, this
battery was organized to serve three years.
Capt. Charles Heine was commissioned Jan.
5, and remained in command until the mus
ier-out Of the battery July /, 1865 On
Feb. it left the State, going 70 Washington,
ID. c., where it was stationed during its
entire service. Ii took part in the action ut
Fort Stevens, d. c., July IL, IL and Is, 1864.
Sections of the battery were at Fort Bunker
Hill, Fort Totten, and Fort Slemmer in the
Fall of 1864. 1t was attached to Heru-
denis Division, Twenty third Corps. Nine
men died of disease.
The 30th NY.
The 30th ". Y was organized at Albany
n. Y, June /, 1861, to serve two years. 1t
was mustered out of service June Is, 1853
and the veterans and recruits transferred TO
the 10th ". Y. VIM. NJ. Soaring was its
Colonel and Morgan III. Chrysler its Lieu
| tenant Colonel. The regiment was attached
to Douhleday's Division, Of the First Corps
and was in the battles of Doolan's Farm,
; Falmouth, Orange Courthouse, Bowling
Rappahannocl River. Sulphur Springs, mar
Gainesville, Groveton, Bull Run, Little
River Turnpike, Halls Hill, South Mount
ain, Antietam, Fredericksburg. Pollock's
Mill Greek, and Charlottesville, losing in
killed six officers and ~ men, 107 men
| wounded, and 81 men missing. Two officers
and 81 men died in prison, of disease, or by
accident. June %, 1868, with Morgan II.
Chryser as Colonel, the regiment was re-
organized for mounted service. 1t was first
known as the Empire Light Cavalry, but
later il was changed to Cd Vet. Cav, and
served until the end of the war.
The oath \. T..
The regiment was organized at Hudson
City, n. Y, in September and October, 1861,
TO serve three years, and went out with
Eugene A. Kozay "a its Colonel Kozlay
resigned March 49, 1863, but was recon-
missiOned Colonel March 10, 1864. 1t was
attached to Barlow's Division, of the E!ev-
enth Corps, and was in the battles of Cross
Keys Fremont Fort, Charlottesville, Water
loo Bridge, Cedar Mountain, Gettysburg,
Rappahannock Station, Sulphur Springs.
and second Bull Run. Two officers and 80
men were killed in action; one officer and
101 men died in prison, of disease, or By acct
dent; making the total loss amount to 142
men, The regiment was known as Hiram
Barney Rifles, Barney Black Rifles, and
Schwartz Yaeger. During its service 2l9
men were wounded, not counting those NOR
tally, and 81 men reported missing.
The 135th Ohio.
This organization, com posed Of men from
the Ohio National Guard-32d battalion
and 9Th regiment-was formed at Camp
Chase, o., in the Spring OF 1861, to serve 100
days and on May II left the State, going to
Cumberland, Nd Ii was soon ordered to
Martinsburg, W. Va, and was engaged in
guarding the railroads and supply stations.
On July it was ordered to abandon this
post but the order did not reach all the
companies, and those ON North Mountain
were taken prisoners. The prisoners were
taken to Andersonvillc and Macon. Only
about half OF them ever returned; the others
died in prison 1t was engaged in quite a
number of skirmishes in July. 1t was mus
tered out Sept. /, 1861. Seventy men
died in the service. Only seven were killed
in action, most of the loss being among
those prisoners taken to Andersonville.