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FOURTH BATTERY—AT SIEGE OF SUFFOLK. 937
The Third Batteiy remained at Chattanooga, Tenii., until the spring of 1865, when it moved to Murfreesboro, and remained until ordered to be discharged, arriving at Madison on the 3d of July. On the 20th, they Avere mustered out and disbanded.
The imperfect returns made to the Adjutant General's office, give but little information relative to the operations of the battery. '^j Statistics.— Original strength, 170. Gain — by recruits in 1863, 35, in 1864, 32; recnUsted, 33; total, 270. Loss—by death, 26; deserted, 3; transferred, 4; discharged, 60; mustered out, 177
FOURTH BATTERY.
The Fourth Battery was recruited under the supervision of Captain Vallee, of Beloit, and on the 19tli of September, moved to the general rendezvous, at Camp Utley, Eacine, AA'here the organization Avas perfected, and its muster iuto the United States service completed on the 1st of October, 1861. They left the state on the 21st of January, 1862, Avith the folloAving officers:
Captain —JOHN F. VALLEE.
First LieutenarU—George B. Easterly; Junior First Lieutenant ; Secmid
it'eu^enan^-Charles A. Rathbun; Junior Second Lieutenant— Martin H. McDevitt.
Eeporting at Baltimore, on the 26th they arrived at Washing¬ ton, and moved doAvn the .Eotomac, arriving at Fortress Monroe on the 28th, Avhere they Avere assigned to duty at that place, as part of the garrison. Here they remained until the month of September, when, having been mounted and equipped, they moA^ed to Camp Hamilton, near Hampton, Va., and engaged in garrison and guard duty until the 11th of January, 1863. Ou that day, proceeding to Suffolk, they took part in the defence of that place against the attack of Lougstreet, remaining until the siege Avas abandoned. Marching to Eortsmouth, they embarked and proceeded to West Eoint, on York Eiver, Avhere they Averc employed in building fortifications, and guard duty. West Eoint was abandoned, and on the 30th of May, the battery landed at Yorktown.
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| Title | Light Artillery Batteries, chapter 54 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Source Title | Light Artillery Batteries, chapter 54 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Regiment | 1st Light Artillery; 2nd Light Artillery; 3rd Light Artillery; 4th Light Artillery; 5th Light Artillery; 6th Light Artillery; 7th Light Artillery; 8th Light Artillery; 9th Light Artillery; 10th Light Artillery; 11th Light Artillery; 12th Light Artillery; 13th Light Artillery; |
| Author/Creator | Quiner, E. B. (Edwin Bentley), d. 1868. |
| Description | This is an excerpt from E.B. Quiner's thousand-page volume, The Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous, regimental histories, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc. (Chicago: Clarke & co., 1866). Because the entire work is so unwieldy and most users want to consult only a single chapter, we have divided it into smaller portions covering discrete topics. The entire work is online at Google Books and the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) in the most popular ereader formats. |
| Subcollection | Regimental Histories |
| Source Type | history |
| Place of Publication | Chicago |
| Source Creation Date | 1866 |
| Source Publisher | Clarke & Co. |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0000zv |
Description
| Title | 937 |
| Source Title | Light Artillery Batteries, chapter 54 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Regiment | 4th Light Artillery |
| Source Type | history |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | FOURTH BATTERY—AT SIEGE OF SUFFOLK. 937 The Third Batteiy remained at Chattanooga, Tenii., until the spring of 1865, when it moved to Murfreesboro, and remained until ordered to be discharged, arriving at Madison on the 3d of July. On the 20th, they Avere mustered out and disbanded. The imperfect returns made to the Adjutant General's office, give but little information relative to the operations of the battery. '^j Statistics.— Original strength, 170. Gain — by recruits in 1863, 35, in 1864, 32; recnUsted, 33; total, 270. Loss—by death, 26; deserted, 3; transferred, 4; discharged, 60; mustered out, 177 FOURTH BATTERY. The Fourth Battery was recruited under the supervision of Captain Vallee, of Beloit, and on the 19tli of September, moved to the general rendezvous, at Camp Utley, Eacine, AA'here the organization Avas perfected, and its muster iuto the United States service completed on the 1st of October, 1861. They left the state on the 21st of January, 1862, Avith the folloAving officers: Captain —JOHN F. VALLEE. First LieutenarU—George B. Easterly; Junior First Lieutenant ; Secmid it'eu^enan^-Charles A. Rathbun; Junior Second Lieutenant— Martin H. McDevitt. Eeporting at Baltimore, on the 26th they arrived at Washing¬ ton, and moved doAvn the .Eotomac, arriving at Fortress Monroe on the 28th, Avhere they Avere assigned to duty at that place, as part of the garrison. Here they remained until the month of September, when, having been mounted and equipped, they moA^ed to Camp Hamilton, near Hampton, Va., and engaged in garrison and guard duty until the 11th of January, 1863. Ou that day, proceeding to Suffolk, they took part in the defence of that place against the attack of Lougstreet, remaining until the siege Avas abandoned. Marching to Eortsmouth, they embarked and proceeded to West Eoint, on York Eiver, Avhere they Averc employed in building fortifications, and guard duty. West Eoint was abandoned, and on the 30th of May, the battery landed at Yorktown. |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0962 |