The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-04-16
THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches Of Batteries Of the
Maine Battalion.
Maine Light Artillery.

The lst battalion, Me- J.. a, was an or
| ganiZation composed of seven batteries,
| serving in different commands The bat
TALON was organized for three years at the
following dates and places: The LIST battery,
at Portland, Me-, Dec. Is, 1861; the I'd bat
terry, at Augusta, Me-, Nov. 80, 1861 the
Sd battery, at Augusta, Me-, Dec. II, 1861 !;
the 1ih battery, at Augusta, Me, Dec 81
1861; the 9th battery, ut Augusta, Me-, Dec.
q, 1861; the 9th battery. at Augusta
Me-, Feb. Z, 1862, and the 9TH battery, at
Augusta, Me-, Dee 30, 1863. The battalion
was mustered ont by batteries at different
dates from June II to July 6, 1865. Lieut.
Col. Davis Tillson was discharged March
| %, 1868 Lieut.-Co'. Geo. +. Leppien died
| May ~, 1865. of wounds received in action :;
Lieut. Col. Freeman MeGilvery died Sept.
g 1861, Of wounds received in action at
| Deep Bottom, Va. During the latter part of
the service Lieuf.-CoI. James A. Hall was
in command, and he was mustered out with
the battalion. He received the brevet Of
| igadier-General, March Z, 1865. Albert
w. Bradbury was Major of the battalion
| during The latter part Of its service.
The Ist Battery.
According to the report of the War De-
partment the battery participated In five
battles, as follows: Georgia Landing, Cot
ten, Bisland, Port Hudson, and COx's Plan
tation. Capt. Edward w. Thompson re-
signed Dec. >. 1862. When mustered out
the battery was commanded by Capt. Eben
ID. Haley. The battery was known in the
service as Bradbury's Battery" in honor Of
Maj. Bradbury, and served in the Nineteenth
Corps, with total loss Of two officers and
13 men killed and % died from disease, in
prison, accidents, etc. 1t stood 18th in point
OF loss among the light artillery batteries in
the Union army, according to Col. Fox. At
Cedar Greek three men were killed, II
wounded, aud eight were reported missing.
The I'd Me. Battery.
This organization was known in the serv-
ice as Halls Battery in honor of Lieut.
Col Hall. Capt. William n. Timer resigned
Nov. y, 1863, Capt. Albert F. Thomas
was discharged Jan. %, 1865, aud when
mustered out the blttery was commanded
by Capt. Charles w. Stubs. 1t served in
Wadsworth's Division, First Corps, and lost
one officer and four men killed and 20 men
died.
The Sd Battery.
This battery served in Willcox's Division,
Ninth Corps, and lost three men killed and
IL died. Capt. James G.. SWEET was dis
missed May II, 1863, and was succeeded by
Capt. Ezekiel j.. Mayo, who remained in
command until the battery was mustered
out. In his honor the battery was desig-
mated "Mayo's Battery"
The 4th Battery.
The War Department credits this COM
mand with five battles, as follows: Cedar
Mountain, Antieiam, Wilderness, Spottsyl-
vania, and Cold Harbor. The organization
was known rs "Robinson's Battery" in
honor of Capt O'Neil W. Robinson, jr., who
died July II, 1854 Capt. Robinson was
succeeded in command by Capt. Charles w.
White, who was mustered out with the bat
terry. The battery served in the Sixth
Corps. It's loss was five men killed and one
officer and % men died.
The 9Th Battery.
The battery was known in the service rs
"Stevens's Battery" and served in Robin
sons Division, First Corps. The War De-
partment credits it with nine battles, as
follows: Charlottesville, Gettysburg, Will
derness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Peters
burg, Opequan, Fishers Hill, and Cedar
Creek It's total loss in the service was two
officers and 16 men killed and II men died.
During the latter part of its service 1T was
commanded by Capt. Greenleaf t. Stevens.
Capt. Stevens was brevetted Major Oct. 10,
1864. Lieut.. Edward n Whittier received
the brevet of Captain. Only four batteries
in the Union army lost more men in battle
than the 9Th Me. Col. Fox mentions the
command twice in his list OF maximum
losses of batteries in single engagements.
At Cedar Creek, according to COL Fox, the