The rendezvous of Battery H was at Monroe, and was raised with the 15th Infantry, although it did not go to the field with that regiment. It was mustered into the service of the United States March 6th, 1862, with the following officers: Captain, Major F. Lockwood, Spalding; First Lieutenant, Augustus Spencer, Port Huron; First [...]
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At Thompson’s Hill, Miss., May 1, 1863, it first encountered the rebels, and then at Raymond May 12th following, where it received much favorable comment on its rapid and. effective fire. Greeley, in his “American Conflict, ” on noticing the battle of Raymond, makes the following mention of the gallant and valuable services rendered by [...]
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The enemy now, for the first time, opened artillery upon us. His aim was good, succeeding in making our infantry change position. But his purpose was to silence the 8th Michigan Battery, and he failed in that. Finding it impossible to silence the guns with artillery, the rebels attempted a charge upon the batterv A. [...]
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Finding it impossible to silence the Michigan guns, the enemy dashed forward to capture them, but were repulsed with heavy loss by two shells from the battery that burst among the advancing column, when they fled beyond a ereek, and, reforming, McPherson ordered an advance, when a severe conflict ensued, ending in a gallant bayonet [...]
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On October 14th, 1863, the battery, then commanded by Lieutenant Marcus D. Elliott, started from Vicksburg, where it had been stationed, on a scout towards Big Black, reaching there on the 15th, and on the 16th opened upon the enemy at Brownsville driving them from their position, and on the l7th followed the enemy for [...]
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Battery I was organized at Detroit in conjunction with the 5th Cavalry and was mustered into the service of the United States, August 20, 1862, with officers as follows: Captain, Jabez J. Daniels, Hudson; First Lieutenant, Addison A. Kidder, Hudson; First Lieutenant, Luther R. Smith, Detroit; Second Lieutenant, Lewis R. Gage, Detroit; Second Lieutenant, Thomas [...]
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arriving there on the 17th of March. It remained here until the 28th of April, and reported to General Butterfleld, commanding the 3d division of the 20th army corps, at Lookout Valley. It participated, with the division, in the events of the ensuing Georgia campaign. At Cassville, on the 19th of May, it engaged the [...]
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September the battery moved into Atlanta, and took position in the works there, which it held until the 1st of November, 1864, when it was ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., where it was mounted as horse artillery, and formed a part of the reserve artillery. Department of the Cumberland, The battery remained at Chattanooga, until early [...]
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The remaining portion of the battery assisted in repelling the attack made by the rebel General Wheeler’s forces on Dalton. Its headquarters on the 1st of November, 1864, were at Chattanooga. From that date until March 31st, 1865, this battery was stationed at Chattanooga, Tenn., and at the latter date moved to Riceville, East Tennessee, [...]
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