The National tribune., 1895-09-12
THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches of Some Ohio Light
Artillery Organizations.
The LIST Ohio l.. A.

| The LIST Ohio L. A.
This organization was part of the Ohio
militia. 1t had been organized in 1860, and
then consisted of six companies, under COM
mand of Col. James Barnett After the
firing upon Fort Sumter the command was
ordered to take the field. 1t went to Mari
eta, and was stationed there for some weeks
The egiment was then only State orgsni-
cation, and after the end Of three months it
was ordered back 10 Columbus, and there
mustered out of the State service and into
the United States service. This was on
Sept 3, 1861, and the regiment had before
this been recruited TO II light batteries.
| Col. James Barnett remained with the
regiment until October, 1854, when he was
mustered out on account of expiration of
his term. Col. Charles W. Cotter succeeded
him, and held command during the re-
mainder of the regiments service. The
various batteries of this command, like
those Of other light artillery, were prscti-
cally independent of the rsgimental organi-
zation, and served in various brigades and
| divisions of the Third, Fourth, Fifth,
| Eleventh, Fourteenth, Twentieth, Twenty
first and Twenty-third Corps. Lieut.Col.
| W. Z. Lawrence died at Murfreesboro, Tenn,
| Nov. &c, 1864, Of disease. At the expiration
of three years the original members were
mustered out, and the organization, COM
posed of veterans and recruits, retained In
service. Battery NJ was consolidated with
Battery / March Is, 1865. The batteries
were mustered out at different dates be-
tween June 10 and July 81, 1865.
Battery A.
| Capt. c. s. Cotter, afterwards Colonel, COM
manded this battery when it entered the
field. During the latter part of its service it
was commanded by Capt. Charles W. Scovill,
and known as "ScoviPs Battery" 1t served
in Newton's Division, Fourth Corps. Its loss
was Is killed in action and 80 died of dis
ease, in prison, etc. This was the heaviest
loss suffered by any battery of the 1st Ohio
l.. A.
Battery b.
Battery B was next TO Battery A in point
of loss, having lost total of 40 men in the
service. Eleven of these were killed in
action and one officer and % men died.
! Battery B, when it entered the service, was
commanded by Capt. William f. STANDARD.
Capt. STANDARD resigned Oct 81. 1863. Capt.
Norman A Baldwin succeeded him in De-
cember following, and was in command dur
ing the remainder of the battery's service.
Battery served in Palmer's Division,
Twenty first Corps.
BatteryC.
The next highest loss by single battery
was 36. Several of the batteries lost this
number and Battery C was one of them.
Seven of these men were killed and %
died of disease, in prison, etc. Capt. ID.
Kenny resigned Capt D. K. Southwek
was discharged, and when mustered out the
battery was commanded by Capt. Marco B.
Gary. The command served in Butter
fields Division, Twentieth Corps. 1t was
known as "Gary's Battery"
Battery ID.
Capt. Giles J. Cockerill was the COM
mander of this battery during most of its
enlistment. He was mustered out June 80, /
1864. The organization was known as
"CockerilPs Battery" and served in Cox's
Division, Twenty-third Corps. When mus
tered out Lieut.. Albert Edward was the
senior officer. Second Lieut.. Henry G..
Lloyd, of this battery, was promoted Cap
tain of Battery E, 1st battalion, Tenn. l.. A.
Battery D lost eight men killed and % by
disease and other causes.
Battery f.
Capt. Albert G. Ransom commanded the |
battery during most of it's service. When !
he resigned, in September, 1864. Edmund ID. |
Bedding was commissioned, and remained !
with the battery until it was mustered out.
Battery and served in Johnson's Division, |
Fourteenth Corps, with loss of three men
killed and % died.
Battery #.
This battery was organized by d. p. |
Cockerill, who was its first Captain. Capt. |
Cockerill was promoted to Major. He was |
succeeded in command of the battery By |
Capt. William III. Pease. The battery was
known as "Pease's Battery" and served in |
Palmer's Division, Twenty-frst Corps. Its /
loss was one officer and seven men killed /
and 20 men died.
Battery g.
This organization was known as "Mar-
shall's Battery" and served in Elliott's Di-
vision, Fourth Corps. Capt. Joseph Bart
lett resigned January, 1868. Capt. Albert
Marshall succeeded him, and was in COM
mand when the battery was mustered out.
First Lieut.. Eugene A. Osborn was promot-
ed Major and Additional Paymsster Nov.
26, 1852. Six men were killed and one
officer and 20 men died.
Battery III.
Nine battles are credited to the organiza-
ton by the War Department. James F.
the first Captain of the battery,
resigned Oct. 81, 1858; Capt. George w.
Norton resigned March 81, 1864, and when
out the battery was commanded
by Capt. Stephen w. Dorsey. The Organi-
zation was called "Norton's Battery" and
served in Whipple's Division, Third Corps.
IT'S loss was 10 men killed and 30 died.
Battery Il.
This organization, known generally as
Dilger's Battery" served in Schurz's Di-
'ision, Eleventh Corps. Capt Henry F.
Lyman resigned Sept. 30, 1862; Capt. John
L. Bennett resigned Nov. H. 1862, and when
mustered out Capt. Hubert digger was in
ommand. Capt. Dilger received the breyet
f Major. The battery lost one officer and =
3 men killed and 10 died.
Battery X.
"Heckman's Battery" as the organization
Tas called, served in Sehurz's Division,
Eleventh Corps. Its loss while in the sery-
% was one officer and five men killed and
4 men died. William L. DeBeck was the
rst Captain of the battery. He resigned
lay IL, 1868, and was succeeded by Capt.
evils Hickman, who remained with the -
artery until it was mustered out. 3
Battery l.. A
Battery l. served in Sykes's Division, 3
fifth Corps. The command was known as L
Robin.on's Battery" having taken the &
anne of it's first Captain, Lucius N. Robin
IN. Capt. Robinson resigned March IL,
800 Frank c. Gibbs was in command