The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-08
Battery b. lat n. T. Z. A.

This battery was recruited principally in
Elmra and Baldwinsviile, n. Y, by Capt.
RUFUS d. Pettit, and was mustered into the
United States service at Elmira, Aug. 80,
1861. Nov. 12, 1861 it received by transfer
q number of men OF Capt. Richard Busteed's
jr., Chicago Light Battery c, and Sept. q.
1868, a number of men from the 18th n. Y.
battery. The battery served near Washing
ton, ID. c., from November, 1861; in the
First Division, Second Corps, Army of the
Potomac, from March, 1862; in the Artillery
Brigade, Second Corps, from May, 1868; In
the Reserve Artillery, Army OF the Potomac,
from May IL, 1853; in the Artillery BRIGADE,
Second Corps, from July, 1863; in the First
Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the
Potomac, from December, 1853; in the
Second Brigade. Artillery Reserve, Army OF
the Potomac, from March. 1864; ami i'll the
Artillery Brigade, Filth Corps, from May 10,
1864. Capt Petit resigned May 80, 1863.
Capt. Albert S. Sheldon was discharged Dec
Is, 1864. When mustered out the battery
was commanded by Capt. Robert E. Rogers.
The War Department credits the battery
with the following engagements: Fair Oaks,
battle of June 3d. 1862, Peach Orchard, Saw
age Station, White Oak Swamp, Malvern
Hill, AntIetam, Fredericksburg, Chaneell0rs-
vile, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Spottsylvania,
North Anna, TOlopoiomoy, Bethesda Church,
Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, PEBBLES Farm,
and Hatcher's Run. At Gettysburg ~ men
were killed and Is wounded. During its
service the battery lost 16 men killed, which
placed it 18th in point of loss among the
light artillery organizations. Besides those
killed in action the battery lost 10 men by
disease, accidents, etc.
The 9th Mass. Cav.
This regiment was composed OF colored
men. Its organization began in the Fall oil
1863, but WAS not competed until May
1864, when the last company was mustered
Henry S. Russell was commissioned Colonel
aud the reg ment ordered to Camp Casey
near Washington. Col. Russell was placed
in command of the Provisional Brigade OF
colored troops, and did splendid work In
drilling them. the regiment remained at
Camp Casey only short time, when it re-
ceived orders to report to Gen Butler a,
Fortress Monroe. 1t there became part o.
the Third Division, Eighteenth Corps. june
| Is, 1864 it participated in the battle of Bay.
| lor's Farm, ne IT Petersburg. Three men Were
killed and 10 wounded. among the latter be-
| ing Col. Russell and Maj. Bowditch. Soon
after the regiment was assigned to Wild's
Brigade, Third Division. Eighteenth Corps
Late in June or early in July it was ordered
to Point Lookout, Md, to guard rebel pris
| oners, and remained there during the remain.
| der OF the year. Aug. 80, 1864, Col. Russell
| returned to duty, having recovered from hi:
wounds. Feb. IA, 1865, he resigned, and wa:
succeeded in command by Lieut.. Col. Chas
| F. Adams. In June, 1865, the regiment was
| ordered to Texas. Col. Adams res gned Aug
| /, 1865, and Lieut.. Col. Samuel E. Chamber
| lain was promoted. Col Chamberlain com
manded the regiment until its musier-out
| Oct. 81, 1865. Seven men were killed anC
| 116 died.
| The 11th n. II.
The 18th N. FL. is one of the 300 fighting
| regiments given by Col. Fox in his = Regi
mental Losses" and lis claim to that dis
tinciion is supported by loss of five officer
and 140 men out of total enrolment o
| 1859. The original enrolment was 1,0O9
of whom 116 were killed, making the los
ia per cent of the men first taken into th'
| field The regiment was recruited at Con
cord, N. H., Sept. g. 1862, and left the State
| Srpt. IL, under command of Col. Waite
Hartman. Oct. a, 1862, the regiment joined
McClellan's army at Harper's Ferry, and wa
assigned to Ferrero's Brigade, Sturgis's Di
| vision, Ninth Corps. Its first engagement
was Fredericksburg, where it lost 10 killed
Isl wounded, and number missing. Dur
iag 1863 it was with the Ninth Corps ii
Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. Th
regiment was at Vlcksburg and Jackson
In April, 1864, it became part of Griffin
Brigade, Potter's Division, Army of tn
Potomac Lieut-Col. Moses N. Collins wa
killed in action May 6, 1864. At Peters
burg the command lost nine killed, 3
wounded, and 90 missing. The following
battles are credited to the regiment by tn
War Department Fredericksburg, Vicks
burg, siege of Knoxville, Wilderness
Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold HarbOI
Petersburg Jackson, Weldon Railroad, Pop
lar Spring Church, and Hatchers Run. TIL
recruits mustered were transferred to tn
9th N. H., and June a, 1865, the regimen
was mustered out.