History of the Second Massachusetts Battery (Nims' Battery) of Light Artillery, 1861-1865 |
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1st Lieut 1st Sergt 23 Boston 24 Charlestown 2d Lieut 2d Massachusetts 4th Wisconsin 61 Sept 64 July 6th Bat arrived Baltimore Banks Baton Rouge BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY battle Bayou Boston Journal Brashear City Bridgewater Brigade camp Camp Hale Capt Captain Nims captured cavalry Charles Charlestown Chelsea Colonel Nims Colrain command Confederates Date of Muster diary disability Donaldsonville drill Drummondtown enemy engaged expiration of service fire force Fort Monroe front grand guns Hadley horses infantry J. S. Knowlton James John Joseph July 31 June 11 Marland Massachusetts Battery Merrimac miles morning Name and Rank O. F. Nims officers Orleans Ormand F pickets Place Credited Port Hudson Quincy re-enlistment rear regiment rejected recruit Residence or Date retreat river Russell Sabine Cross Roads SECOND BATTERY LIGHT Sergeant Service and Cause shell shot skirmish Taunton Termination of Service tery Transferred Dec troops Vicksburg wagon William wounded
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Page 57 - In pursuance to your orders, I have the honor to make the following report of the part taken in the action at this place on the...
Page 57 - Boots and Saddles," I began to harness up on my own responsibility, and was attacked in camp before I could get harnessed. The enemy being within 400 yards of me, I opened on them with canister and percussion shell, which checked their advance and drove them to the right. I limbered to the front, and advanced to the fork of the road, which is about 100 yards; went into battery, and fired a few shots until all my support had left me. Finding it too warm, I limbered to the rear, and moved about 300...
Page 38 - ... gentleman, the brave soldier, the accomplished officer, the pure patriot and victorious hero, and the devoted Christian. All and more went out when Williams died. By a singular felicity the manner of his death illustrated each of these generous qualities. The...
Page 34 - Clarke and his command discharge their duty here, as their list of killed and wounded show. This regiment did good service on more than one occasion this day.
Page 34 - Kentucky regiment, sheltered by a fence and corn field, where it remained, doing excellent service, until ordered to change position. Officers and men could not behave better. More coolness could not be expected from old veterans than the officers and men of this battery displayed. They changed position four times under my own observation, and on each occasion its gallant commander displayed his perfect competency for the prominent part he acted in this severest part of this well-contested field....
Page 58 - The bringing off of the section of Nimms's battery, commanded by Lieutenant Marland, after the regiment sent to its support had surrendered, extorted the admiration of every beholder. While the fight was proceeding, the Third division came up on a double-quick, but by the time they had reached the middle of the prairie, and one and a half miles from the scene of action, General Burbridge's command had been driven entirely out of the woods, while the rebel cavalry, in great force...
Page 7 - To all who have assisted in any way in the preparation of the work the writer wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness.
Page 37 - Here the buttle raged fiercely, and after the rebels' flank Movement was repulsed and driven back, not to return. Here it was that the gallant General fell at the head of the Indiana and Michigan regiments; but not before victory had lighted up that fine manly face with its glow of triumph. I am convinced that had Williams not fallen, he *tiul<l have destroyed the whole of the rebel forces.
Page 41 - ... evident that his force was entirely insufficient to assault the works at Port Hudson. He therefore turned his attention to the project of passing it or reducing it by other means. This post, as well as Vicksburg, drew its supplies mainly from Western Louisiana and Texas, by way of the Red River. If this river could be reached and held, these supplies could be cut off and communication opened with the troops under Grant near Vicksburg. At this time the Confederate forces in Louisiana consisted...
Page 69 - Corps, had been early notified of the condition of affairs, and directed to advance as rapidly as possible and form a line of battle in the strongest position he could select, to support the troops in retreat and check the advance of the enemy. The order to advance found him 7 miles to the rear of the first battle-ground.