Battery D Battery D was organized with the 11th Infantry and had its rendezvous at Coldwater. It was mustered into the service of the United States, September 17th, 1861. Its officers were: Captain, Alonzo F. Bid well, Coldwater; First Lieutenant, Josiah W. Church, Coldwater; First Lieutenant, James M. Beedle, Union City; Second Lieutenant, Henry B. [...]
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and remained there until after daylight, after changing position several times with but little firing, until it arrived at the latter position. It had been in this position for about an hour when orders were received to limber up, the fighting being heavy on the left and gradually advancing in front upon the battery. While [...]
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Fighting continued here, and all that was saved of the battery was a twelve-pounder howitzer, having been obliged to abandon the other guns for want of horses, when Captain Church, with what was left of his battery, moved to the rear on the Chattanooga road. ” Another correspondent wrote as follows: “No battery was more [...]
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‘ Well. ‘ said he, ‘if you live to see Captain Church give him my compliments, and tell him that he had the d-est battery that I ever fought. I have lost over 400 men in taking it; but thank God, I have got it now, and mean to keep it. ” On the 1st [...]
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Battery E The rendezvous of Battery E was at Marshall, and was recruited with the Engineers and Mechanics. It was mustered into the service of the United States December 6th, 1861, with Captain John H. Dennis, Grand Rapids; First Lieutenant, John G. Ely, Grand Rapids. Second Lieutenant, Jerome Burns, and Second Lieutenant, Peter De Vries, [...]
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This section was engaged with the enemy at Coosa July loth, and at Cheraw on the 20th. The battery was serving in Tennessee, and was stationed at Nashville November 1, 1864, except one section which was on duty at Springfield. In December it was attached to the 4th Army Corps, and in that month it [...]
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Battery F Battery F was organized at Coldwater and mustered into the service of the United States January 9th, 1862, with the following officers: Captain, John S. Andrews, Coldwater; First Lieutenant, Luther F. Hale, Coldwater, and First Lieutenant, Norman S. Andrews, Three Rivers; Second Lieutenant, George B. Tyler, Coldwater, and Second Lieutenant, Henry A. Hutson. [...]
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It remained at this point until October, 1863, when it moved to Glasgow. Captain Hale having been promoted to a majority in the regiment on December 7th, Lieutenant Brown assumed command of the battery. This battery, in command of Lieutenant Holbrook, inarched accross the Cumberland mountains in January, 1864, to Knoxville, where it arrived on [...]
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it took part in the engagements near Lost Mountain, on the 9th and 11th, and on the 14th shelled the enemy’s works. It was engaged in skirmishing almost daily until the 22d, when it took part in the engagement of Moss House. It was in the battle at Seesaw Mountain, on the 24th, having three [...]
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A correspondent wrote as follows: ” On the 24th of April (1864) an order was issued to have the battery equipped for field service at once, and on the 27th Captain Paddock reported that the battery was ready for service. Marching orders were received on the morning of the 28th, and at 9 o’clock A. [...]
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