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TENTH BATTERY—WITH SHERMAN'S GRAND MARCH. 961
Aikin by storm. Being obliged to retire, the battery formed part of the rear guard. On the 14th of February, they took part in an engagement near Gunter's Bridge, on the North Edisto. On the 3d of March, they took part in repulsing the rebel attack near Hornsboro, in Anson County, N. C. On the 7th, one section of the battery Avas engaged Avith the enemy nearEockingham.
On the 9th of March, the battery was encamped, AAdth Kilpat¬ rick's cavalry near Monroe's Cross Eoads. About daylight on the 10th, General Hampton's cavalry surprised the camp. In the engagement which folloAved, the battery lost ten prisoners, thirty horses killed and captured, and one gun disabled. Con¬ tinuing the march, the caA^aliw pushed forward, skirmishing Avith the enemy, and on the 16th, took part in the engagement at Averysboro. On the 24th of March, the battery arrived at Mount Olive, fourteen miles south of Goldsboro.
On their arrival at Goldsboro, the nou-veterans of the battery, Avho Avere entitled to discharge, Avere ordered to Wisconsin. They arrived at Madison on the 20th of April, and Avere mustered out on the 26th. The balance of the battery was tem¬ porarily attached to the Twelfth Wisconsin Battery, Avith which they served until discharged from service.
Statistics.— Original strength, 47. Gain — by recruits in 1863, 89, in 1864, 30, in 1865, 2; reenhstments, 11; total, 179. Loss — by death, 24; deserted, 4; discharged, 60; mustered out, 91.
ELEVENTH BATTERY.
In the organization of the Seventeenth Eegiment of Infantry, in 1862, it Avas ascertained that elcA^en companies had been re¬ cruited. The " Oconto Irish Guards," Avhich had been enlisted by Captain AkAfee, of Oconto, desirous of entering the artillery seiwice, Avcre transferred to that branch, aud attached to the " Irish Brigade," then organizing at Camp Douglas, Chicago, by Colonel James A. Mulligan. The company Avas filled up by a detachment of Illinois recruits, and the battery was organized AA'ith the following ofiicers : 61
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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 | 961 |
| Source Title | Light Artillery Batteries, chapter 54 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Regiment | 11th 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 | TENTH BATTERY—WITH SHERMAN'S GRAND MARCH. 961 Aikin by storm. Being obliged to retire, the battery formed part of the rear guard. On the 14th of February, they took part in an engagement near Gunter's Bridge, on the North Edisto. On the 3d of March, they took part in repulsing the rebel attack near Hornsboro, in Anson County, N. C. On the 7th, one section of the battery Avas engaged Avith the enemy nearEockingham. On the 9th of March, the battery was encamped, AAdth Kilpat¬ rick's cavalry near Monroe's Cross Eoads. About daylight on the 10th, General Hampton's cavalry surprised the camp. In the engagement which folloAved, the battery lost ten prisoners, thirty horses killed and captured, and one gun disabled. Con¬ tinuing the march, the caA^aliw pushed forward, skirmishing Avith the enemy, and on the 16th, took part in the engagement at Averysboro. On the 24th of March, the battery arrived at Mount Olive, fourteen miles south of Goldsboro. On their arrival at Goldsboro, the nou-veterans of the battery, Avho Avere entitled to discharge, Avere ordered to Wisconsin. They arrived at Madison on the 20th of April, and Avere mustered out on the 26th. The balance of the battery was tem¬ porarily attached to the Twelfth Wisconsin Battery, Avith which they served until discharged from service. Statistics.— Original strength, 47. Gain — by recruits in 1863, 89, in 1864, 30, in 1865, 2; reenhstments, 11; total, 179. Loss — by death, 24; deserted, 4; discharged, 60; mustered out, 91. ELEVENTH BATTERY. In the organization of the Seventeenth Eegiment of Infantry, in 1862, it Avas ascertained that elcA^en companies had been re¬ cruited. The " Oconto Irish Guards" Avhich had been enlisted by Captain AkAfee, of Oconto, desirous of entering the artillery seiwice, Avcre transferred to that branch, aud attached to the " Irish Brigade" then organizing at Camp Douglas, Chicago, by Colonel James A. Mulligan. The company Avas filled up by a detachment of Illinois recruits, and the battery was organized AA'ith the following ofiicers : 61 |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0986 |