It had borne on the rolls 208 men, and had lost 2 men killed in action, 1 man died of wounds, and 1 officer and 12 men of disease. ” There is a cap in the closet, old, tattered, and blue— Of very slight value it may be to you; But a crown, jewel studded, [...]
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Battery L had its rendezvous at Coldwater with the 9th Cavalry and was mustered into the service of the United States April 11th, 1863. The officers were: Captain, Charles J. Thompson, Detroit; First Lieutenant, Cyrus D. Roys, Hudson; First Lieutenant, Thomas Gallagher, Detroit, and Second Lieutenant, Frederick J. Fairbrass, Hancock. The battery left the State [...]
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Having returned to Kentucky, and the battery being again united, during August ft participated in the movement of the Army of the Ohio into East Tennessee, arriving at Lenoir September 22. On the same day it shelled the retreating enemy at Loudon. September 3d the battery arrived at Knoxville, and moved thence to Morristown, Tenn., [...]
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which it reached July 1st. It was here assigned to the 2d brigade, reserve artillery, 4th division, 23d army corps, and continued on service at Knoxville. On December 8th, one section with 25 men, was detached and ordered to Strawberry Plains, to guard the railroad bridge across the Holstein river at that point and on [...]
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Battery M Battery M was recruited with the 8th Cavalry and partly organized at Mount Clemens. It was mustered into the service of the United States at various dates and its organization was finally accomplished June 30, 1863, with 145 officers and men on its rolls. The officers were Captain Edward G. Hilliar, Detroit; First [...]
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On the 6th it marched for Morristown, arriving there on the 8th, and on the 10th was in an engagement at Blue Springs, East Tennessee, but being in the reserve did not become actively engaged, but joined in pursuit of the enemy to Greenville. On the 7th it fell back to Bull’s Gap, and on [...]
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A regiment of light artillery being limited to twelve batteries, in organizing additional batteries it became necessary to give them a particular designation, hence the two batteries raised after the formation of the twelve batteries into a regiment were designated as the 13th and 14th. THIRTEENTH BATTERY. The 13th battery was organized at Grand Rapids, [...]
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13th and 14th Battery On the 1st of November, 1864, the battery was stationed in the fortifications of Washington, being attached to Harnden’s division, 2d corps, and was doing garrison duty at Fort Reno, until February 27th, 1865, when it was mounted as cavalry and detailed for duty in Maryland, assisting the 13th N. Y. [...]
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