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940 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN.
FIFTH BATTERY.
The Fifth Battery was recruited under the superintendence of Captain Oscar F. Einney, of Monroe, Green County, and its organization was perfected at Camp Utley, Eacine, Avhore it Avas mustered into the United States service on the 1st of October, 1861. It remained at Camp Utley until the 15th of March, 1862, when it left the State for St. Louis, Mo., Avith the following officers:
Captain —OSCAR F. PINNEY.
First Lieutenant—Washxngton Hill ; Junior Fii-st LieiUenant—Ch ar-les B. Humphrey ; Second LieiUenant—Ax,MON Smith; Junior Second Lieutenant — George Q. Gardner.
The battery arrived at St. Louis onl^he 16th, and on the 19th, under orders, embarked and proceeded doAvn the river to Cairo, where they crossed to Bird's Eoint, took the cars on the Cairo aud Fulton Eailroad, and proceeded to SykestoAvn, from whence they marched to New Madrid, and reported to General Pope on the 22d. New Madrid just before had been evacuated by tha rebels, and the battery Avas placed on duty in detached parties in the forts, and Avere also employed in constructing earthAvorks along the river bank. Here they remained engaged until the surrender of Island No. 10. On the 19th of April, they embarked and proceeded by way of Cairo, up the Tennessee river, and landed at Hamburg, Tenn., and ou the 7th of May, took position about seven miles south of Hamburg, with the army destined for the reduction of Corinth. They were attached to General Pope's division. At the battle of Farmington, two sections of the bat¬ tery occupied a position commanding a bridge, but Avere not called into action.
After the evacuation of Corinth, the battery Avas attached to General Jefferson C. Davis' brigade, and Avere moved first to Jacinto, thence to Eipley. Eeturning to Jacinto, on the 14th of August, with the Second Brigade of General Davis, they pro¬ ceeded to luka, where, ou the 21st of August, they were trans¬ ferred to the Army of the Tennessee, and crossing the Tennessee River at Eastport, marched to Nashville, nearly tAvo hundred miles distant.
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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 | 940 |
| Source Title | Light Artillery Batteries, chapter 54 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Regiment | 5th 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 | 940 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN. FIFTH BATTERY. The Fifth Battery was recruited under the superintendence of Captain Oscar F. Einney, of Monroe, Green County, and its organization was perfected at Camp Utley, Eacine, Avhore it Avas mustered into the United States service on the 1st of October, 1861. It remained at Camp Utley until the 15th of March, 1862, when it left the State for St. Louis, Mo., Avith the following officers: Captain —OSCAR F. PINNEY. First Lieutenant—Washxngton Hill ; Junior Fii-st LieiUenant—Ch ar-les B. Humphrey ; Second LieiUenant—Ax,MON Smith; Junior Second Lieutenant — George Q. Gardner. The battery arrived at St. Louis onl^he 16th, and on the 19th, under orders, embarked and proceeded doAvn the river to Cairo, where they crossed to Bird's Eoint, took the cars on the Cairo aud Fulton Eailroad, and proceeded to SykestoAvn, from whence they marched to New Madrid, and reported to General Pope on the 22d. New Madrid just before had been evacuated by tha rebels, and the battery Avas placed on duty in detached parties in the forts, and Avere also employed in constructing earthAvorks along the river bank. Here they remained engaged until the surrender of Island No. 10. On the 19th of April, they embarked and proceeded by way of Cairo, up the Tennessee river, and landed at Hamburg, Tenn., and ou the 7th of May, took position about seven miles south of Hamburg, with the army destined for the reduction of Corinth. They were attached to General Pope's division. At the battle of Farmington, two sections of the bat¬ tery occupied a position commanding a bridge, but Avere not called into action. After the evacuation of Corinth, the battery Avas attached to General Jefferson C. Davis' brigade, and Avere moved first to Jacinto, thence to Eipley. Eeturning to Jacinto, on the 14th of August, with the Second Brigade of General Davis, they pro¬ ceeded to luka, where, ou the 21st of August, they were trans¬ ferred to the Army of the Tennessee, and crossing the Tennessee River at Eastport, marched to Nashville, nearly tAvo hundred miles distant. |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0965 |