Battery L, 1st Artillery Regiment (Light) - George Breck Columns: Chapter 40: Index
Names of Battery L members are listed as George Breck spelled them. Any contradictory spellings from the adjutant general’s register are in parentheses. The designation (footnote) with a page number indicates that in addition to the reference in the main text, additional, explanatory information can be found in a footnote on that page.
A
Abolition Bill: 67-68.
Adams, George E. “Teddy”: 414, 497, 554,
Ades, Alert (Albert): 415, 497, 554.
aerated bread: 63-64.
Albany, N.Y.: conditions at barracks with Breck’s “positive” spin, 18-19; without spin, 399.
Alford, Col. Samuel: 73.
Alling, George I. (J.): dies of disease, 136-137; 554.
Anderson, Lt. Charles L.: recruiting trip to Palmyra, 11, 19,24; elected 2nd lieutenant, 21; commands section, 82; performs duty of No. 1 on gun at Second Bull Run, 172; barely notices picket firing, 204; “outrage” over mail delivery, 270-271; promoted 1st lieutenant, 330; acting ordnance officer, 332; 361; 390; visits Cedar Mountain, 401; recruiting trip, 403, 419; 448; acting commander of battery, 466; commands battery with “great efficiency” at Weldon Railroad, 472; prepares to muster out, 481; official report on Overland and Richmond campaigns, 543-546; 554; friendship with Breck, 561.
Anderson, Martin: 11.
Angus, James William: missing, 445; 555.
Annis, Martin V.B.: 200, 414, 555.
Annis, Myron: mortally wounded at Antietam, 191; burial, 200; 555.
Antietam, battle of: 181, 186-191 (photos 175, 192; maps 187, 189).
Aquia Landing: (photo 249).
Army of the Potomac reorganizations: of artillery, 74 (footnote), 211, 329; of infantry corps, 410.
Arnold, Judson H.: 11, 31, 555.
Artillery: types of guns, 32 (footnote); types of ammunition, 55 (footnote).
Avoca, N.Y.: 559.
B
Babbitt, Lt. Col. Charles R.: 93, 102.
Bailey, Col. Guilford D.: 10, 12, 17, 31.
Ball’s Bluff: 442.
Baltimore, Md.: 27; Battery L stationed there, 41-89 (illus 41, map 46); Breck’s descriptions of, 47, 53; friction between secessionist and loyal citizens, and their relative strengths, 48, 56, 66, 75, 85, 88; Union league, 48, 62; Gideon’s Band, 62-63; riot of April 19, 1861, 56-57, 70 (illus 57); secesh snubs towards Union troops, 57-58, 82-83; Druid Hill Park, 60-62 (photos 61), 82; Washington Monument, 64-65 (photo 65); Monument Square, 65-66 (photo 66); Phoenix Shot Tower, 66; Fort Federal Hill, 72-73 (photo 72); strict observance of sabbath, 88.
Banks, Gen. Nathaniel P.: 91 (photo 93).
Barnes, George: 490, 555.
Barry, Capt. George H.: 93, 255, 369.
Barry, Col. William Farquhar: 18, 80-81 (photo 81).
baseball: 297, 414-415.
Battery L: see New York Artillery units.
Battle Monument (Baltimore): 65-66 (photo 66).
Belle Isle: 225.
Benedict, Herman Riley: dies of disease, 126; 555.
Benjamin, Capt. Clark S.: 30.
Benjamin, Major William: 30, 93, 102, 369.
Berdan, Albert: 561.
Bethesda Church, battle of: 445 (map 444).
Bigelow, Capt. John: 463.
Birdsell (Birdsall), Spencer: 31, 555.
Blake, George B.: 301; wounded at Gettysburg 351; 497; 544, 555.
Blenker, Gen. Louis: 116.
Blodget (Blodgett), Marshal (Marshall): 497, 555.
Blogett, Martin: 414.
“ Bloomer” dresses: 283.
Bloomfield, N.Y.: 278, 557, 559.
Bloss, Lt. William: 185.
Bolivar Heights (Harpers Ferry): 93, 94(map90).
Border states: 41.
Bower, William H.: 31; recruiting trip, 54, 68; wounded at Beverly Ford, 156; 195; promoted 2nd lieutenant, procures “false arm,” 330-332; rejoins battery, 336; at Gettysburg, 348-350; resigns, 384; 541; 555.
Brandy Station, battle of: 339.
Breck, Ellen: 2.
Breck, Emma: 2.
Breck, George: birth and family background, 2; wartime letters to sisters, 3-6; Christian scruples, 3; motives for serving, 6; elected lieutenant, 21; presentation of saber, 22; takes command of battery, 348-350, 543; promoted captain, 463; stricken with malaria, 465-466, 546; campaigns for McClellan among troops, 482 (footnote); life after the war; 534-535; praised for coolness under fire, 540; official report on Gettysburg, 541-543; official report on Appomattox campaign (final assault on Petersburg), 547; address at dedication of monument at Gettysburg, 548-553; service summary, 555.
as writer: “thinking soldier,” 1; preoccupation with weather, 1; “spin” on early service, 10, 14; heated exchange with letter writer over publishing names of deserters, 83-84; reacts to accusations his columns are “treasonable,” 274-275.
describes: Shenandoah Valley and its towns, 104, 109; camp scenes at night, 116, 228; “heart-rending” scenes in field hospital, 149-150; Porter’s “gallant” corps, 166; attitudes of veteran versus fresh troops toward hardships, 177; differences between Virginia and Maryland countryside, 179, 346; “ragged” Confederates versus “well-fed” Yanks, 196; rumors and yarns, 198, 333; stripping fences for rails, 214; Lincoln, 296;
opinions on: slavery, 3-4; African-Americans, 4, 80; “Constitutional law,” 4-5; emancipation, 5; McClellan, 6, 69, 186, 294, 417-418, 451-453; Sigel, 101; pilfering by Union troops, 104-105, 439; sutlers, 122-123; duty of eligible males to enlist, 125; politicians’ meddling, 132; Confiscation Bill, 135-136; the virtues of patience in a soldier, 228; national addiction to turmoil, 267; contrabands as soldiers, 271; commutation fee, 290; role of Providence in war, 298-299; valor of Confederate soldiers, 356; abolitionists, 408; relative blame of north and south, 409; Christian Commission, 412; black soldiers, 456; impact of Lincoln assassination, 519.
on conduct of war: criticizes lack of “unity of design” by Union generals, 157-158; wonders if there are other means than military to secure honorable peace, 246; should army go on defensive in Virginia, 252; cautions against underestimating Confederates, questions whether North is as much in “earnest” as the South, 256-258; need for more men, 257; put McClellan in charge of strategy, 281-282; urges conciliatory policy to split southern population from leaders, even at expense of emancipation, 363; urges enlistment of all the Republicans who voted to re-elect Lincoln, 486-487; conditions for peace, 499; urges leniency after Lee’s surrender, 514-515.
Breck, James: 2.
Breck, Martha (mother): 2.
Breck, Martha (sister): 2.
Breck, Martin: 2.
Breck, Mary: 2.
Breck, William: 2.
Brighton, N.Y.: 195.
Bristoe Campaign: 375-383; description of battlefield, 382-383.
Brown, Charles: wounded at Weldon Railroad, 472; 555.
Buell, Melville (Mellville): 31, missing, 172; writes from prison, 196; returns to battery, 224; describes Belle Isle prison, 225; 301; 555.
Burdick, Charles H.: 497, 555.
Burnside, Gen. Ambrose: appointed commander of Army of Potomac, 223; has confidence of soldiers, 223; (photo 224); delayed by pontoons at Falmouth, 226-227; relieved of command, 265.
Butler, Gen. Benjamin: refuses to return slaves, coins “contraband,” 34; role in securing Maryland for the Union, 72 (photo 72).
Butterfield, Gen. Daniel: credited with improvements in army, 266, 288 (photo 288); 296.
Butts, Isaac: 6 (footnote).
C
Camp Barry (Washington, D.C.): 21, 27-28.
Camp Hill (Harpers Ferry): 99.
camp scenes at night: 116, 228.
Campbell, John George: 301, 555.
Campbell, Capt. Joseph: 154, 311.
candlelight procession (V Corps): 532.
Canfield, Michael: 490, 556.
canister: 55 (footnote), 156, 172, 381, 542.
Canute, George S.: 497, 556.
Carpenter, Charles E.: prisoner at Richmond, 196; returns to battery, 224; mortally wounded during Chancellorsville campaign, 315; 556.
Castle Thunder: 524 (photo 525).
Castleman, Joseph J.: death by disease, 30; 556.
Cattle raid: 476.
Cedar Creek, Va.: 110.
Cedar Mountain, battle of: 141, 145-148 (illus 147, photo 148); description of battlefield, 402-403.
Chancellorsville, campaign and battle of: 305-325 (maps 310, 318); Battery L’s official battle report, 539-540.
Chapman, William J.: 31, 556.
Chappel, Alonzo: drawing by, 236.
Charlestown, Va.: 96, 104.
Chase, Winfield S.: 31; 301; wounded during Chancellorsville campaign, 314-315; 556.
Christian Commission: 412, 419-420, 466 (photo 420).
Christmas Day: celebrated like July 4 at Washington, D.C., 250.
Clare, Sgt.: in hospital, 328.
Cold Harbor, battles of: 447-448, 450 (illus. 450).
Collins, Peter J.: deserter, 80; 556.
commutation fee: 290.
Confederate deserters: 24, 402.
Confederate prisoners: 70-71, 82, 85, 105, 312, 319, 355-356 (photo 356), 517-518.
confiscation: 133; impact on southern families, 104-105, 112, 129, 218-219.
Confiscation Bill: 135-136.
Conn, John P.: 31; mortally wounded at Gettysburg 351, 360; 556.
Connor (Conner), William: 31; prisoner at Richmond, 196; returns to battery, 224; 301; 556.
Conscription Bill: 281, 330.
Contrabands: adopted by battery, 33-34 (photo 33); 123; (illus. 247); 251; 253-254; soldiers take advantage of, 254.
Cooper, Capt. James H.: 360, 463.
Cooper, Gen. James: 59; 74; 77; 86; 97; Breck expresses doubts about, 106 (footnote) (photo 106); addresses officers, 115.
Copperheads: 6, 268 (footnote).
corduroy roads: 230 (illus 230).
Costello, Edward: killed at Gettysburg, 351; 556.
Cothran, Capt. George W.: 20, 31, 93.
Cox, Charles: 562.
Crampton’s Gap, Md.: view from, 215.
Crater, battle of the: 468-471 (illus 469).
Cronoble, William: wounded at Gettysburg, 351.
Cronshaw, John: wounded at Gettysburg, 351.
Crounse, Capt. Lorenzo: 15.
D
Dahlgren, Ulric: 115-116; 145; killed in raid, 412 (footnote).
Daily Democrat (Rochester daily newspaper): 6 (footnote).
Davis, Jefferson: “hyenas” speech, 255-256 (photo 255).
Deits (Deitz), Frederick: wounded at Antietam, 191; 301; wounded at Spotsylvania, 437; promoted 2nd lieutenant, 495; commands section, 497; final assault on Petersburg, 510-511; 547; 556.
Delaware infantry regiments: 3rd, 100.
De Mott, Charles: 31; at Fredericksburg, 240; description of his duties, mannerisms, 301-302; promoted 2nd lieutenant and assigned to Battery D, 397; killed in action, 449; 556.
Desertion: 80; 172; 254; 269; 276; presidential amnesty, 292; executions of deserters, 371.
Dickinson, Capt. John W.: 93.
Diets (Deits), John F.: wounded at Sulphur Springs, 163; 556.
Disease: 23; deaths by disease in Battery L, 30, 49-50, 51-52, 126, 136-137, 285, 397.
Dix, Gen. John A.: 43 (photo 43), 54, 62, 81.
Doane (Doan), A. Monroe (Monroe A.): 497, 556.
Doubleday, Gen. Abner: 159 (photo 159), 251.
draft: 257 (footnote); 290; 330; unfit conscripts, 365.
Druid Hill Park (Baltimore): 60-62 (photos 61), 82.
Duryee, Gen. Abram: 44, 53, 55, 59, 154, 190.
E
Eaton, Webster: gives up Rebel battleflag, 195; on recruiting trip, 290; 301; 556.
Eichorn, George: 497, 557.
Elmira, N.Y.: 7; (illus of barracks, 9); recruit depot, 10; conditions at, 11, 13; review of troops, 12.
Elringer, Michael: wounded at Gettysburg, 351.
Emancipation: soldiers’ views of, 5-6, 258; Breck’s opposition to, 5, 259 (footnote); 176; 247; 251.
Evening Express (Rochester daily newspaper): 6 (footnote).
Ewell, Gen. Richard: as prisoner, 517.
Executions of soldiers: 52, 340-341, 367, 371-373 (illus 372), 476.
F
Fairchild, Harrison S.: 12-13.
Falmouth, Va.: description of camps, 279.
Fenn, Capt. Charles H.: 103.
Fitzhugh, Maj. R. H.: 470, 492.
Flora Temple (race horse): 78.
Forbes, Edwin: drawings 45, 79, 130, 140, 141, 147, 167, 171, 173, 205, 247, 269, 289, 292, 319, 329, 339, 372, 375, 381, 386, 411, 413, 452, 455, 461, 509.
Ford, Peter H.: 562.
Ford, William: 562.
Forsyth, George: 30, (photo 39), 237, 279, 321.
Fort Conahey: 481.
Fort Donelson, capture of: 36.
Fort Federal Hill: 72-73 (photo 72).
Fort Fisher: 498 (photos 498).
Fort Keene: 481.
Fort McHenry: 52, 67.
Fort Monroe: 471.
Fort Morton: 547.
Fort Urmston: 481.
Fort Warren: 546.
Fort Washington: 284 (illus 284).
Foster: 240.
Foster, Edward: wounded at Gettysburg, 351; 557.
Fraley, William: dies of disease, 397; 557.
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper: 399.
fraternizing with enemy: 241-242, 243.
Fredericksburg, battle of: 234-246 (map 239); Battery L’s official battle report, 538-539.
Fredendall, Jacob: 20.
Fremont, Gen. John C.: 91; 111-112 (photo 111); 115; 122; condition of his soldiers, 124-125.
friendly fire incidents: 95, 100, 145, 169.
Fuller, Benjamin F.: 398; 557.
furloughs: 275, 282, 291, 398, 414, 418, 499-500, 501.
G
Ganyard, Abner O.: 31; wounded at Second Bull Run, 172; 557.
Ganyard, Erastus C.: 31, 557.
Garnett Mountain: description of, 401-402.
Gavitt, George B.: wounded at Gettysburg, 351; 557.
Geary, Gen. John: 138, 145 (photo 143).
Gerrish, Capt. George: 221, 241.
Gettysburg, campaign: 339-357; battle of, 348-353, (maps 349, 352); Battery L’s official battle report, 541-543; Breck’s account at dedication of monument, 548-550; list of casualties, 351, 550.
Gibbs, Amos: 31; 301; wounded and praised during Chancellorsville campaign, 315, 540; wounded at Gettysburg, 351; 557.
Gideon’s Band (Baltimore Unionists): 62-63.
Goodrich, Adolphus S.: 497; promoted and assigned to Battery G, 518; 557.
Gragan (Gragon), John: wounded during Chancellorsville campaign, 315; 557.
Grand Army of the Republic: 535.
Grand review: 528 (photo 531).
Granniss, Tom: 73.
Grant, Gen. U.S.: takes command of Union forces, 417 (photo 416); reviews army, 417; reaction of soldiers, 418; strategy, 423 (map 424); gets jump on Lee with crossing of James river, 451, 456.
Gray, Patrick: wounded at Gettysburg, 351.
“ greenbacks”: 104, 131 (footnote).
Green Mount Cemetery (Baltimore): 77 (photo 77).
Greene, Gen. George: 142-143 (photo 143).
Gregory, Charles W.: 562.
Gretter, Victor: wounded at Gettysburg, 351, 497; 557.
guerrillas: 344, 374, 388, 391-393.
Guype, William: wounded during Chancellorsville campaign, 315.
H
Hale, Charles W.: 301, 557.
Harpers Ferry, Va.: Battery L at, 92-101 (map 90) (photos 91, 99); desolation, 98.
Harper’s Weekly: 399; cover illustrations, 58, 183.
Hart, Capt. Patrick: 478.
Hartney, James: 562.
Hatcher’s Run: “reconnaissance in force,” 482-483; battle at, 502-504.
Hays, William: 31; mourns death of comrade, 126; foraging expedition, 210; 301; description of duties and mannerisms, 302-303; 557.
Hazelton, James: 458.
health of battery: “better when we are on the go,” 174; now acclimated, 258; never better, 285.
Hibbard, Ashley A.: 562.
Hickey, Michael: 562.
Hillhouse, (N.Y. adjutant general) Thomas: 18.
Hoeckstra (Hoekstra), Egbert: 301, 415, 557.
Holcombe (Holcomb), Andrus H.: 31, 301.
Hooker, Gen. Joseph: takes command of Army of Potomac, 265 (photo 266); institutes reforms, 266-267, 276; praised by soldiers, 268; cracks down on desertions, 273; puts army in “tip top” condition, 285; corps insignia, 286; reviews troops, 291.
Hopkins, Morganzy: 403.
Horses: importance to artillery battery, 28 (footnote); (illus 29); losses, 173; replacements, 199; poor condition after Antietam, 209-210; epidemic among, 225; deficiency of, 230; want of forage, 232; 60 hours without grain, 395.
hospitals: 178 (footnote); Christmas at hospital in Washington, 250.
Hubbardston, Mass.: 535.
Hughes, William P.: 497, 557.
Hunt, Gen. Henry: 323.
Husted, Charles: wounded during Chancellorsville campaign, 315; in hospital, 328.
I
Illinois cavalry units: 8th Illinois Cavalry, 30, 185, 207, 254, 279, 321.
Indiana artillery batteries: 16th, 154, 158.
Indiana infantry regiments: 27th Indiana, 138.
“ Iron Brigade”: flag presentation, 369-370.
J
Jackson, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall,”: 91, 149, 160, (photo 314).
Jackway, Jesse S.: 562.
Jones, Charles T.: 497, 558.
Jones, Oliver M.: prisoner at Richmond, 196; died of disease, 558.
Jones, William E.: close call during Chancellorsville campaign, 315; 558.
K
Keate, Thomas: 497.
Kellogg, Milo C.: 562.
Kennedy, James: 562.
Kenly, Col. John R.: 88 (footnote).
Kieffer, Major L.: 119, 142-145, 153.
Kiggan, James: 497, 558.
Kilpatrick, Gen. Judson: 411 (photo 411).
Kilpatrick raid on Richmond: 411-412 (illus. 411).
King, Maurice (Morris, Horace): 414, 497, 558.
King, Gen. Rufus: 154.
Kinne, Lt.: 510.
Koch, Charles H.: 497, 558.
Kuhn, Joseph: executed for murder, 52.
L
Lake, Frank: 497, 558.
Langenberg, Lewis: dies of disease, 285.
Lee, Gen. Robert E.: 91; strategy vs. Pope, 151 (map 152); divides army to flank Pope, 160 (map 162); invades Maryland, 175; brilliant victory but misleading results at Chancellorsville, 324-325; convinces Davis’ cabinet to invade second time, 334.
Lee’s surrender: celebrations, 514.
Libby Prison: 225 (footnote), 524 (photo 525).
Library of Congress: 8.
Lincoln, Abraham: reasons for emancipation proclamation, 175-176; reviews army, 204, 294-296 (illus 295); assassination, 515-517 (illus 516).
liquor: 37.
Loder, Edwin A.: acting commander, 11, 12, 104; obtains uniforms, 13; 21; 55; commands section, 77; leads section on reconnaissance to Charlestown, 95-96; at Harpers Ferry, 98, 99; tenders resignation, 137; leaves battery, 146, 149; 558
Loder, Mrs. Edwin: donates books, 30.
Lord Abinger: 332 (photo 332).
Loudon Park Cemetery (Baltimore): 50.
Louis Napoleon: 361.
Lumley, Arthur: drawings 188, 245.
M
Macadam roads: 77 (footnote).
McClellan, Gen. George B.: 20 (footnote); 38 (photo 39); squanders intelligence break during Antietam campaign, 181; how he wins soldiers’ hearts, 186; relieved of command, 222; soldiers react, 223; bids farewell, 224; candidate for president, 473 (footnote); Breck defends, 6, 69, 186, 294, 417-418, 451-453.
McDonald, William: residence of near Baltimore, 78.
McDonald, Oliver L.: 563.
McDowell, Gen. Irvin: 91.
McGilvery, Capt. Freeman: 149.
McIntyre, Joseph: 497, 558.
McMahon, John: 462.
Maine artillery batteries: 4th, 109; 6th, 109, 149.
Maryland: significance as border state, 41; Union efforts to seize control, 41.
Maryland artillery batteries:1st, 405.
Maryland cavalry regiments:1st, 74, 86.
Maryland Heights (Harpers Ferry): 98 (photo 91).
Maryland infantry regiments: 1st, 88; 2nd, 52, 62; 3rd, 74, 106, 155.
Massachusetts artillery batteries: 2nd, 44; 3rd, 544; 5th, 459, 513, 544, 550; 9th: 463, 503, 546.
Massachusetts infantry regiments: 2nd, 138; 17th, 50-51, 55, 59.
Matthews, Myron H.: 301; mortally wounded at Spotsylvania, 429, 432, 435, 558.
Matthewson, Lt. Angell: 442.
Meade, Gen. George: appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac, 348 (photo 348).
Medals of honor: 475 (footnote).
Merrimack (C.S.S. Virginia, confederate ironclad warship): 75 (footnote), 82.
Michigan infantry regiments: 24th, 307.
Middleton, Md.: description of, 345.
Military Railroad (Petersburg): 474 (footnote), (illus. 475), 490.
Militia: 6-7.
Mine Run campaign: 390-395; description of terrain, 393 (map 392, illus 394).
Mink, Capt. Charles: 442, 491.
Minnamon, Garry: 414.
Minnamon, John G.: mortally wounded at Spotsylvania, 437, 453; 558.
Monocacy Bridge: 182-184.
Moore, Caleb: 403.
Moore, John W.: died of disease, 51-52; 558.
Morgan, (N.Y. Gov.) Edwin: 17, 18.
Morris, George: wounded at Gettysburg, 351.
Morrison, David J.: mortally wounded at Fredericksburg, 240, 246, 259; 558.
Morse, Asahel (Arabel) B.: 414, 497, 558.
Morton’s Ford, demonstration at: 404-406 (illus 406).
Mozier, Augustus: 196, 558.
Mud: at Washington, D.C., 27-28, 35; 270; 404; 507.
Mud March: 260-265 (illus. 260).
Murrell, William J.: 563.
N
National Archives and Records Administration: 8; page from Breck’s Pension Application file, 534.
Neil, Patrick: 563.
Nelson, William H.: 563.
New Hampshire artillery batteries: 1st, 221; “A,” 1st, 544.
New Jersey infantry regiments: 30th, 274.
newspaper correspondents: run-ins with military authorities, 293 (footnote); 333; disclose army plans, 390-391.
newspapers, welcomed by soldiers: 84-85.
Newton, Gen. John: visits camp, 403-404 (photo 403).
New York artillery units:1st New York Light Artillery Regiment: 10-11, 12, 17, 18; Battery C, 513; Battery D, 442, 445, 449, 478, 503; Battery G, 513; Battery H, 442, 491; Battery I (Wiedrich’s), 20, 370, 533, 550; Battery K (Crounse’s), 15, 97, 99, 118-119, 134; Battery L (Reynolds’ Battery): organizes at Rochester, 7; stay at Elmira, 10-15; attempts to be independent battery, 10-11; recruiting, 11, 15, 18, 19, 22 (newspaper advertisement), 24, 54, 68, 199, 290, 403, 419; uniforms, 13, 14; trip to Albany, 15-16; stay at Albany, 17-19, 21; attached to 1st New York Light Artillery Regiment, 17-18; departure for Washington, 19-20; election of officers, 21; stay at Washington, 21-40; description of camp, 21-22, 28; struggles with mud, 27-28, 35; first deaths by disease, 30; list of noncomissioned officers, 31; receives guns, 32; adopts two contrabands, 33-34; ordered to Baltimore, 37; occupies Steuart Mansion, 42-43; comfort of accomodations, 45-47; reviewed by Gen. Dix, 62; vacates Steuart mansion to camp in tents, 68; description of camp, 72; march to Tousantown, 77-80; efforts to be assigned to active duty, 80-81; visits Druid Hill Park, 82-83; march to Pikesville, 86-87; encounter at water well with “secesh” woman, 86; ordered to Harpers Ferry, 88; trip to Harpers Ferry, 92; at Bolivar Heights, 94; first shots fired on reconnaissance to Charlestown, 95-96; two sections to Maryland Heights, 98; advance to Kernstown, 103; march to Cedar Creek, 107-110; accidental shelling of own troops during target practice, 115-116; sickness from water, 116; assigned to Slough’s brigade, 118-119; more target practice, 119; march to Front Royal, 124; march to Warrenton, 127-132; difficulty obtaining medical care, 127-129, 134-135; march to Washington village, 134; feast of blackberries, 137; improved health of battery, 139; at battle of Cedar Mountain, 141-145; retreat to Rappahannock, 153-154; assigned to King’s division, 154; first significant action: skirmish at Beverly Ford, 155-156; artillery duels, Aug. 23, 158-159; engaged at Sulphur Springs, 161-163; battle of Groveton (Brawner’s Farm) 165-166 (map 164); in action at Second Bull Run (Aug. 30), 169-172 (map 170); retreat to Upton’s Hill, 172-173; down to 76 privates, 173; pursuit into Maryland, 176-179 (map 180), 182-185; in action at Antietam, 188-191 (map 189); receives 30 men from Patrick’s brigade, 199; advance into Virginia, 213-220; march to Fredericksburg, 227-229; reduced to four guns, 230; battle of Fredericksburg, 237-240, 538-539; winter camp at Waugh Point, 250-300, description of huts, 250; participates in Mud March, 260-265; restored to six guns, 274; high marks from Wainwright, 274; complimented by Hunt, 282; noncommissioned officers, 300-303; supports crossing below Fredericksburg during Chancellorsville campaign, 307; horrific artillery duel in Wadsworth’s bridgehead, 314-316 (see also official report on Chancellorsville campaign, 539-540); helps cover retreat of Hooker, 324; camps at White Oak Church, 327; John Reynolds promoted, Gilbert Reynolds takes command, 330; pursuit to Gettysburg, 340-347; engaged 1st day at Gettysburg, 348-350; loses gun, 350; duel on Cemetery Hill, 351-353 (see also official report on Gettysburg, 541-543; Breck’s address, 548-550); list of casualties, 350-351, 550; pursuit after Gettysburg, 354, 357; back to the Rappahannock, 358-360; dig wells for water, 364; advance to Culpeper, 368-369; movements during and after Bristoe Campaign, 376-385; Mine Run campaign, 391-395; preparation of winter quarters, 397; relocation to new winter quarters, 398; demonstration at Morton’s Ford, 404-406; sham battle, 410; painting carriages and caissons, 414; battle of the Wilderness, 427-429, 543-544; at Spotsylvania, 429-439 (map 431), 544-545; reduced to four guns, 435; in action at North Anna, 439-442 (map 440), 545; engaged at Bethesda Church, 445, 545; near Cold Harbor, 447-448 (map 446), 545; assigned to V Corps reserve, 449; crosses James River, 456, 545; assaults on Petersburg, 457-458, 546; men assigned to mortars, 458, 546; various positions during siege of Petersburg: 462, 466, 471, 478, 481, 484, 494, 497, 507, 510 (map 467); dig more wells, 464; in action at Weldon Railroad, 471-472; 24 members of battery head for home, 479-480; casualties since battery formed, 480; back to six guns, 480; shortage of commissioned officers, 484, 490; new list of noncommissioned officers, 497; battle at Hatcher’s Run, 502-504; final assault on Petersburg, 510-511, 547; assigned to artillery reserve, 513; march to Washington, 521-527 (map 522); orders to muster out, 531; at Elmira, 532; reunion, 535; where it served, 537 (map 536); official battle reports (Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Overland campaign, Appomattox), 538-547; brief history of, 550-553; recapitulation of recruitment, losses, 553; Battery M (Cothran’s), 31, 93, 370, 533; 15th Independent Battery, 478.
New York cavalry regiments: 8th, 93, 97, 102, 255, 279-280, 361, 369, 398, 403.
New York Heavy Artillery Regiments: 4th, 421.
New York infantry regiments: 3rd, 73, 81; 5th, 62, 72; 13th, 9, 11, 167, 169-170, 297; 20th, 178; 21st, 178, 193; 22nd, 178; 23rd, 178; 27th, 329; 28th, 103; 31st, 311; 33rd, 325, 329; 35th, 178; 54th Militia, 6; 60th, 118, 125; 64th, 12, 15; 76th, 415; 78th, 96, 126; 79th, 118; 94th, 374, 462; 102nd, 105, 112; 104th, 188, 482; 105th, 188, 190; 108th, 185, 264, 297, 321 (footnote); 111th, 343, 533; 140th, 528; 141st, 315; 147th, 274; 185th, 479; 189th, 533.
Nims, Capt. Ormand F.: 44.
noncommissioned officers: duties of, 300-303; trained to be officers of black regiments, 422.
North Anna, battle of: 439-442 (map 440); Battery L’s official report, 545.
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Olvill, George: 563.
Orange and Alexandria Railroad: destroyed by Lee during Bristoe campaign, 378; repairs, 383, 388, 390; schedule from Washington to Culpeper, 401 (photos 151, 379, 384, 400).
Oswego, N.Y.: 555.
Ouston, Jonathan: 563.
Overland campaign: Battery L’s official report on, 543-545.
oysters: harvesting of at Baltimore, 73-74.
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Palmer, Oliver: 11 (footnote).
Palmyra, N.Y.: 11, 19, 21, 24, 166, 190, 196, 315, 445; contributions to Battery L, 561.
Parker, Thomas J.: 12.
Patrick, Gen. Marsena: 155-158; 161; 168 (photo 168); background, 193 (footnote); sermon on profanity, 194; sermon on Tribe of Benjamin, 201-202; sermon on good habits, 231-232; 296.
Paul, Gen. Gabriel: 210.
Pay: 15 (footnote); delays in Battery L receiving, 51, 68, 74, 202, 229-230, 286; hardship on families, 230; receive pay, 133, 248, 309, 336, 373, 391.
Penfield, N.Y.: 191.
Penn Central Railroad: complaints about, 399.
Pennsylvania artillery batteries: “B”, 360, 374, 463, 543-546; “C”, 190 (footnote).
Pennsylvania infantry regiments: 28th, 138; 67th, 62; 109th, 94, 105; 111th, 74, 95, 105; 150th, (photo of camp, 277).
Perine, Dewitt M.: 492, 497, 547.
Perry, Nathan B.: 563.
Petersburg: assaults on, 453-458 (map 454) also Battery L’s official report, 546; siege at, 460; degree of starvation during, 472 (footnote); evacuation of, 508; description of, 512.
Phoenix Shot Tower (Baltimore): 66.
pickets: fraternize, 241, 461 (illus. 461).
Pinckney, Peter: 563.
Pony Mountain: description, 412 (illus 413).
Pope, Gen. John: takes command Army of Virginia, 117 (photo 117); general orders, 139 (footnote).
Potomac River: boat trip from Washington to Aquia Creek, 284.
Presidential campaign of 1864: 473 (footnote), 477, 479, 481-482.
Prince de Joinville: 229 (footnote).
Profanity: 3, 194.
Proseus, Peter Jr.: 31; wounded at Antietam, 190; 559.
Punishment: 37, drumming out, 55; (see also execution).
Puttkammer, Capt. Albert Von: 20.
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quartermaster sergeant: duties of, 302-303.
Quinby, Isaac: 11(footnote).
Quinlan, William: wounded during Chancellorsville campaign, 315.
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Railroad trips: Rochester to Washington, 399; Washington to Culpeper, 401; 533.
Ransom, Capt. Dunbar: 311.
Rappahannock Station, battle of: 385-387 (illus 386).
Rathbone, Gen. John F.: 17, 19, 21, 25-26.
Recruitment policies: 25; 121; 257; veterans reenlist, 374 (footnote); 401.
Relay House, Md.: 71 (footnote) (illus 71).
religious services: 193.
reorganization of the army: of artillery corps, 74 (footnote), 211, 329; of infantry into three corps, 410 (footnote), 418.
reviews of troops: long delays after Antietam, 204; much quicker under Hooker, 291.
Rew, Francis: 30.
Reynolds, Gilbert H.: recruiting, 11, 54, 68; elected 2nd lieutenant, 15; elected 1st lieutenant, 21; fires salute, 75; at Beverly Ford, 156; at Groveton, 165; acts as gunner at Second Bull Run, 172; acting commander of battery, 207; promoted to captain and command of battery, 330; wounded at Gettysburg, 348, 350; returns to battery, 368; trip to Cedar Mountain, 401; resigns, 423, 433; praised during Chancellorsville, 540; 559.
Reynolds, James: 559.
Reynolds, Capt. John A.: asked to organize battery, 7; refuses promotion in order to keep battery intact, 10; recruiting, 11, 15; 12; attempts to remain independent battery, 17; wins respect of men, 31; chief of artillery for Dix, 55; efforts to get battery transferred to active duty, 80-81; chief of artillery for Sigel, 102,104; 122; under arrest, 142-143; directs battery at Beverly Ford, 155; at Groveton, 165; at Second Bull Run, 172; appointed division chief of artillery, 207; promoted to major, 330; bids farewell to battery, and treats to meal, 331; commands XII Corps artillery, 363; goes west with XII Corps, 370; chief of artillery XI and XII Corps, 398; 530; official report on Fredericksburg, 538-539; official report on Chancellorsville campaign, 539-540; 559.
Reynolds, Gen. John F.: compliments battery’s coolness under fire during Chancellorsville campaign, 315-316.
Reynolds’ Battery: see New York artillery units.
Richardson, Capt. Lester I.: 478.
Risley, William M.: 563.
Rittenhouse, Lt. Benjamin F.: 544.
Roanoke Island, capture of: 36 (footnote).
Rochester, N.Y.: description of, 2; Civil War newspapers, 6 (footnote).
Rochester City Hospital: 535.
Rochester Public Library: 8.
Roda, Cornelius: wounded at Antietam, 190; 559.
Rooney, Charles A.: 31; 301; wounded at Gettysburg, 351; promoted 2nd lieutenant, 495; 544; 559.
Rumors: origins of, 333; examples of, 333, 500.
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Sanitary commission: 420-421 (footnote), 466.
Saxton, Gen. Rufus: 92, 97 (photo 97).
Schaffner, George F.: 31, 559.
Schlaudecker, Col. Matthew: 95.
Scott, Gen. Winfield: 39 (footnote); discussion of portrait, 39.
Scottsville, N.Y.: 191, 240, 259, 437.
Secesh sympathizers: conversations with, 104, 109, 119-120, 407-408; bartering with, 131-132, 133.
Second Bull Run, campaign and battle of: skirmish at Beverly Ford, 155-156 (map 157); artillery duels along Rappahannock, 158-159, 161-163; battle of Groveton, or Brawner’s Farm, 163-165 (map 164); battle of Second Bull Run, 166-172 (map 170); battlefield revisited, 380-382.
Seelye, John Edwin: deserter, 80; 559.
Seneca Lake: 15.
Seven Days, battles of: 118.
Seymour, Horatio: 219 (footnote).
Sharp (Shark), Levi: wounded at Antietam, 191; 559.
shells: 55 (footnote).
Shelton, William Henry: 31; 301; background, 303; recruiting trip, 403, 419; promoted, assigned to Battery D, 422; captured at the Wilderness, 428 (footnote); promoted and transferred back to Battery L, though still in Confederate hands, 495; returns to Battery L, 518; praised for coolness under fire, 540; 559
Shenandoah Valley: 104 (map 108).
Sheridan, Gen. Philip: described, 520 (photo 520).
Sherman, Henry W.: 301; wounded at Weldon Railroad, 472; 559.
Sherman, Gen. William Tecumseh: 520 (photo 520).
Shields, Gen. James: 91, 111, 114.
shinplasters: 131.
shrapnel: 55 (footnote).
Shults, Alexander: 497, 559.
Sigel, Gen. Franz: 101 (photo 101), 102, 106-107, 110-111, 122.
Slough, Gen. John Potts: 97, 119 (footnote) (photo 119), 132.
Smith, John A.: killed at Groveton, 165-166; 559.
Smith, R. (Robert) M. (Mastin): 31; praised at Gettysburg, 543, 561; 559.
South Mountain, battle of: 184.
spherical case shot: 55 (footnote).
Spoor, James H.: 31, 173 (footnote), 560.
Spotsylvania, battles of: 429-439 (map 431); Battery L’s official report, 544-545.
Sprague, Jerome B.: death by disease, 30; 560.
Steenstra, Thomas: 31, 301, 560.
Steuart, Gen. George Hume “Maryland”: 42 (footnote).
Stewart, David: wounded during Chancellorsville campaign, 315; 497; 560.
Stewart, Lt. James: 311, 360, 543.
Straggling: 204-205 (footnote) (illus 205).
Stringfellow, Ben: 407 (footnote).
Stringfellow, John: 407 (footnote).
Stuart, Gen. Jeb: raid on Chambersburg, 208-209 (photo 208).
Stutterd (Stottard), Jabez A.: dies of disease, 49-50; 560.
Supple, John: 563.
sutlers: 122-123 (photo 122); prices of, 123.
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Taylor, Robert F.: 240, 325.
Thanksgiving dinner: 232, 489-490.
Thompson, James: 190.
Thoroughfare Gap: description of, 382.
Tillotson, George F.: 301, wounded during Chancellorsville campaign, 315; 560.
Troye, E.: 39.
Turley, Andrew: 301, 560.
Turley, William: wounded during Chancellorsville campaign, 315; in hospital, 328; 560.
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Ullman, Col. Daniel: 95, 96, 132.
Union and Advertiser (Rochester daily newspaper): 6 (footnote).
Union Grays: 6; organize battery, 7.
Union League (Baltimore): 48, 62.
Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon (Philadelphia): 26, 27 (footnote) (illus 27).
United States (Regular Army) artillery units: 1st Regiment, Battery “D”, 545; 2nd Regiment, Battery “A”, 549 (footnote); 4th Regiment, Battery “B”, 154, 210, 311, 341, 360, 405, 410, 543, 550; 5th Regiment, Battery “C”, 311; Battery “D”, 459, 544, 545.
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Valley campaign: 91.
Vallier, John: wounded at Gettysburg, 351.
Van Valkenburgh, Gen. Robert: 10, 12.
Van Zandt, John: mortally wounded at Groveton, 166; 560.
Veteran Reserve Corps (Invalid Corps): 384 (footnote).
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Wadsworth, Gen. James: gubernatorial candidate, 219 (footnote); 251 (footnote); gives hands-on instruction to ox drivers, 289-290 (photo 290); 340; 341.
Wainwright, Charles: becomes corps artillery chief, 195 (footnote); gives Battery L high marks, 274; confuses “Seminary” and “Cemetery” hills at Gettysburg, 350, 549; directs artillery at Weldon Railroad, 472; breveted brigadier general, 492.
Warren, Gen. Gouverneur K.: hosts officers, 496 (photo 496); foul temper, 497 (footnote).
Warrenton, Va.: 219-220 (photo 220), 360.
Washington, D.C.: 21.
Washington Monument (Baltimore): 64-65 (photo 65).
Washington’s Birthday celebration: at nation’s capitol, 38.
Waud, Alfred: drawings 87, 135, 181, 183, 221, 222, 243, 260, 263, 284, 305, 308, 313, 317, 347, 353, 367, 386, 394, 406, 425, 433, 449, 450, 458, 465, 469, 505, 508, 511.
Waud, William: drawings 452, 475, 477, 488.
Waugh Point: description of, 277.
Weather: impact on soldiers, 1, 35, 54, 70, 103, 133-134, 214, 227, 344, 419; “sublime thunderstorm,” 134; Mud March, 260-265; changeable nature, 287-288.
Weidrich, Capt. Michael: 20 (footnote).
Weinberg (Weinburg), Isaac: captured at Gettysburg, 351; 560.
Weldon Railroad: battle of, 471-472; Warren’s raid on, 491 (illus 491), 492-493.
Wells, Judah S.: 415, 497, 560.
Whitson, J. Davis: murdered, 52.
Whitworth gun: 244 (footnote) (photo 244).
Wiggins, Lt.: 395.
Wilber (Wilbur), Benjamin W.: 31; recruiting trip, 199; back from sick leave, 250; at Gettysburg, 348-350, 541-542, 549; assigned to Battery K, 419; 560.
Wilderness, Battle of the: 425, 427-429 (illus 425); Battery L’s official report, 543-544.
Winans, Ross: 47 (footnote).
Winans, Thomas: 47.
Wisconsin infantry regiments: 6th, 307.
Wood, Alfred: killed at Weldon Railroad, 472; 560.
Wood, William: wounded at Gettysburg, 351.
Wounded soldiers: stripped of shoes and clothing, 147-148; scene in field hospital, 149-150; transported by boat to Washington, 249.
XYZ
Yorktown, evacuation of: 74-75.
Zouaves: 16, 17 (footnote) (photo 16), 53, 297.
Transcribed And Donated By Bob MarcotteTranscribed And Donated By Bob Marcotte
Robert E. Marcotte
Rochester, N.Y.
February 2005