History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time (1901) (14760436174)

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Title: History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Beecher, Herbert W De Morgan, John, ed
Subjects: United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Battery, 1st (1861-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: New York, A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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the Army of the James would be power-less to move. Along this line of intrenchments was a series of forts named bat-teries and bearing consecutive numbers. The First Connecticut Light Bat-tery was assigned to Battery No. i. General Butler, by Special Order, dated May 17, placed Colonel HenryL. Abbot, ist Connecticut Artillery, in command of all the siege artillery ofthe Army of the James, except Battery M, 3d Pennsylvania Artillery, sta-tioned at City Point. Colonel Abbot was to be entirely independent of thedivision commanders and ordered to report direct to General Butler, onlyconsulting with the commanders of the loth and iSth Army Corps, as topositions of the siege guns within their lines. The ist Connecticut Heavy Artillery reported with 1,700 men, but 349 ofthem were honorably discharged, a few days later, on account of expirationof term of service, but was reinforced by a battery of the 3d PennsylvaniaArtillery, eight light batteries in Terrys division and six light batteries.
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o H(-O mw HQ < «2 Q ^;<d a!w o wz p^ FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, lSGI-1865 457 with eight mounted howitzers in addition, in Turners division, making atotal of eighty-two hght guns and 17 heavy guns. A reserve depot of ammunition consisting of 100 rounds per gun, wasestablished near Hatchers house, and a regular system of supplies for thebatteries was organized. No sooner was the Battery settled in the intrenchments than orderscame for all to be set at work strengthening the defenses. Gen. Butler de-claring that the work must be pressed with the utmost diligence, andhalf an hour after the order had been received. General Gillm<;re replied : Gillmores May 17, 1864.General Butler: I have ordered fatigue parties to work on the intrenchmentsto-night along my whole front. Q. A. GiLLMORE, Major- Genera/. Similar orders were sent to General Smith, commanding the i8ihCorps and on that night the two army corps were at work all along the line. The line of works at Bermuda Hundred was exceedin