The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-17
Beams New Jersey Battery.

Beams New Jersey Battery.
This battery, also known the I'd bat
terry, N. J. L. A, and Battery b, n. ]. l.. A.,
| was Organized at Trenton, ". j., Sept. 3,
| 1861, to serve three years. On the expiration
| of its term Of service, the original members,
except veterans, were mustered out, and the
veterans and recruits retained in the service
| until June Is, 1865. John L. Beam, the first
Captain, was killed in action at Malvern
| Hull, July 1, 1862. A. Judson Clark was in
command when mustered out. On leaving
the State, Oct. %, 1861, the battery went to
| Washington, where it was fully equipped.
1t served in the defenses of Washington, in
the Third Corps in various brigades and d.
visions; in Artillery Brigade, Army of
Potomac and in the Artillery Brigade, Sec
ond Corps. 1t took part in the battles Of
| Yorktown, Peach Orchard, Fair Oaks, NAL
vern Hill, Fredericksburg, Spottsylvania,
| Gettysburg, North Anna, Petersburg, Cold
| Harbor, and other engagements. The total
| loss of the battery was 30 officers and men,
of whom nine were killed in action or died
| of wounds.
woodhury's New Jersey Battery.
| This battery, also known as the 4th bat
| terry, N. J. l.. A, and Battery Z, n. j. l.. A,
was organized at Trenton, N. j., Sept. is,
| 1863, to serve three years. 1t was mustered
out Of service Juue IL, 1863 1t left the
State Sept %, going TO Washington, ID. C.,
and upon arrival tere~as stationed at Fort
| Barry. In April, 1864, it went TO the front,
| and was assigned to the Tenth Corps. In
November it was sent to New York City to
support the civil authorities. Ii served in
| Barry's Artillery Brigade, Twenty-second
Corps in the Second Division, Tenth Corps;
| in the First Division, Tenth Corps; in Artil-
| lery Brigade, Tenth Corps, and in Artillery
Brigade, Twenty-ifth Corps. 1t participated
in the battles of Bermuda Hundred, PEERS
burg, Chapins Farm, and other engagements.
Six men were killed in action.
The 175th ".
The regiment was organized in the State
of New York-at-large, in September and Dc
tober, 1862, and was mustered to serve three
years. 1t was mustered out November,
1869 in accordance with orders from the
War Department. Col Michael K. Bryan
was commissioned Colonel. He was killed in
action at Port Hudson, June Ia, 1863. In
the Fall OF 1868 the regiment was CONSOLE
dated into three companies A year later
two more companies we're added. The regi-
ment served in the Department of the Gull,
in the Nineteenth Corps, in the Tenth Corps,
and in the Department of the South. The
greater part of its valiant service was per-
formed while in the Nineteenth Corps.
Lieut.-Col. John A. Foster, of this regiment,
was brevetted Brigadier-General Sept. %,
1865. Charles Mccartney was in command
at the time of muster-out. Among the many
engagements in which it took part were
Fort Bisland, siege of Port Hudson, and Cedar
Creek. 1t also took part in the Red River
expedition. The loss of this regiment in
action was very slight, but quite large
number of its men died from disease and in
prison.
The 9Th Battery ". Y. L. A.
This battery was organized in New York
City, N. Y, June 15 1861, to serve three
years. On the expiration of its term of serv-
ice the original members, except veterans,
were mustered out, and the battery flied by
the consolidation with it of the 10th N. Y.
Battery in June, 1864. 1t was retained in |
service until July 8, 1865. Thomas b. Bunt- |
ing was commissioned Captain and COM
manded the battery until Dec. %, 1861.
Capts. Walter M. Bramhall and Joseph w.
Martin also commanded the battery. When
mustered out Moses p Clark was Captain. |
1t served in the defenses of Washington, the |
Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenan- |
doah, and the Twenty-second Corps. 1t took |
part in a very large number of engagements. |
Its heaviest losses were at Charlottesville |
and Wilderness. Eight men were killed in /
action and about the same number died from
disease.
The 12th Ill.
The regiment was organized at SPRING
field from July II to Oct. II, 1861. to serve
three years. On the expiration of its term
of service the original members were mus
tered out, and the veterans and recruits
retained in the service until July 10, 1855,
when they were mustered out in accordance
with orders from the War Department, the
recruits being transferred to the 6th and
46th III. Col. John Macarthur was pro-
NOTED to be a Brigadier- General on March
81, 1862; his successor was promoted to the
same rank on Dec. 1S, 1868; and until the
muster-Out the regiment was in command
of Lieut.. Col. Henry Van Sellar. The total
enrolment of the regiment was ,207 men,
and of this number 149 officers and men
were killed in action or died OF wounds; o
loss of 1872 per cent, which gives it place
among Col. Fox's 300 fighting regiments
The total number of killed and wounded
was $50, and liz men died OF disease, in
prison, by accident, etc. 1t was in the battles
Of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Lays
Ferry, Rome Crossroads, Kenesaw Mountain,
creek, AGianta, Ezra C0apel, |
siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, Allatoons Pass,
aud Sherman's march to the sea; and present
also at Fort Henry, siege of Corinth, Lost
Ogeechee, Savannah, Sakahatchie,
and Bentonville. At Shiloh the regiment
ost % killed, rs wounded, and three miss
ng, out of 329 engaged; at Corinth, Is
killed, 10 wounded, and Is missing. out of
,ix companies engaged, numbering 274 men.
When mustered out it was part of Mersy's
Brigade, Dodge's Division. of the Sixteenth
Corps.
The 4Sth Iowa.
This organization was 100 days regi-
nent, raised in Iowa in June. 1864. Oliver
Il. p. Scott commanded it. 1t was engaged
n guarding prisoners at Rock Island during
Is entire term of service. 1t was engaged
n no battle. A few men died from disease. ]
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