CHAPTER IV._Reminiscences of the Cleveland Light Artillery

The public reception of the First Regiment Ohio Light Artillery

(3 months) at their home as before related practically closed the

military career of that command; however, a large number of the

men enlisted in other commands, notably into the First Ohio Light

Artillery (3 years) the term being for three years or during the

war. It was soon found that through the emergency of affairs at the

opening of trouble and the improper muster in and muster out as state

troops that the men had no proper standing on the rolls of the Army

of the United States. This error was called to the attention of Hon.

Amos Townsend, then our member of Congress, who made many earnest

attempts to rectify the mistake through the Honorable Secretary

of War; those efforts were however unsuccessful, it being decided

as the muster roll showed that they were state troops, so the

matter ran along for years and until Mr. T. E. Burton was elected

to Congress. Upon representation of the case to Mr. Burton he was

at once impressed with the fact that fairness and justice to the

command required action of Congress, whereupon he introduced a bill

substantially the same as the one finally passed in January 1903, and

given herewith as well as the report of the Military Committee of

which General Dick was chairman.

The command was very fortunate in having in Congress two such good

friends as Mr. Burton and Gen. Dick, men who have looked so closely

and faithfully that justice might be obtained. The members of the

First Ohio Light Artillery (3 months) owe these two men a debt of

gratitude which they can never pay but which is not forgotten.

FIRST REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER LIGHT ARTILLERY.

May 1, 1902.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and

ordered to be printed.

Mr. Dick, from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the

following

REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 619.]

The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was reported the bill

(H. R. 619) providing for the recognition of the military services

of the officers and enlisted men of the First Regiment Ohio

Volunteer Light Artillery, report the same back to the House with

the recommendation that it do pass with the following amendment:

Add, after the word “organization,” in line 4, page 2, of the

bill, the following: “_Provided_, That no pay, bounty, or other

emoluments shall become due or payable by virtue of the passage of

this act.”

A bill similar to the one under consideration was reported

favorably by the Committee on Military Affairs of the Fifty-fourth,

Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-sixth Congresses, which bill, with the

accompanying reports, are hereby adopted and made a part of this

report.

It appears that this regiment was the first body of artillery to

engage in the service of the United States in the late civil war.

They were hastened to the front on the 21st of April, 1861, and

rendered valuable service in the campaign in West Virginia. By an

omission, due to the haste with which they were sent to the front,

they were never formally mustered into the service by any military

officer of the United States. On or about the 30th of May, 1861,

while the command was being embarked at Marietta, Ohio, a United

States officer reported to muster them into the service, but the

commanding officer, General Barnett, stated to him that as his

orders were imperative to move with the least possible delay, he

could not wait the formality of a muster. They served until the

27th day of July, 1861, and there appears to be no sufficient

reason why their services should not be recognized and the officers

and men considered to have been in the military service of the

United States.

Reference is made to the affidavit of Gen. James Barnett, with

exhibits, and to the memorandum of Col. Henry B. Carrington for more

complete history of their service and the reasons why they were not

formally mustered.

STATE OF OHIO, _Cuyahoga County, ss_:

James Barnett being duly sworn, deposes and says as follows: That

for some time before the 20th of April, 1861, and at that date I

was the commanding officer of what was known as the First Ohio

Light Artillery, organized under the laws of the State as then

existing as a part of the militia force of the State. On the 20th

of April, 1861, my command was ordered to report for duty, and

immediately thereafter, namely, on the 22d day of April, 1861, left

Cleveland for Marietta, Ohio, where the command was on duty until

May 29 of the same year, upon which date a portion of the command

moved into Virginia. On the 30th of May, 1861, the remaining

portion of the command went by boat to Benwood and thence to

Grafton, Va., from which time until the date of their muster out

they actively participated in the campaign in Western Virginia.

On or about the 30th of May, 1861, while the command was being

embarked at Marietta, an officer reported to muster the command

into the service of the United States. This officer, if I am

correct in my recollection, was Colonel Sill. I am not very

positive as to the name of the officer, but it was either Colonel

Sill or Captain Cram, who said to me that he was sent for the

purpose of mustering my command. We were at the time busily

embarking. A portion of the command had already been sent down the

river to Parkersburg, and I stated to the officer that it would be

impossible to get the men together for muster, and that our orders

were imperative to move with the least possible delay, so it was

concluded to defer the muster until some proper time after we had

got into Virginia. The command went through the campaign without

muster, and soon after the expiration of their term of service

were ordered back to Ohio for muster out by orders from the War

Department. Upon arriving at Columbus the command was mustered in

and mustered out upon the same day, dating back their muster into

the date of taking the field. This muster was made by George S.

Mygatt, aid-de-camp to governor of Ohio, mustering officer. The

muster rolls were changed from the printed forms, erasing the

words “United States” and inserting “State of Ohio.”

I append hereto as Exhibit A, and make part of this affidavit, a

sketch regarding the movements of the command, which consisted of

about 120 men, and is a correct statement of its movements. This

sketch embraces pages 711 to 714 of the official register of Ohio

troops, known as the “Ohio Roster,” and published by the State.

It will be seen from the copy of a letter from the

Adjutant-General, United States Army, to Governor Dennison, of

Ohio, dated July 27, 1861, which appears upon page 713 of said

record, that the command was recognized by the War Department and

under its orders during its service in Virginia.

The telegraphic orders from General McClellan, commanding the

troops in western Virginia, set forth on page 712 of said record,

and others, were received by me and executed by me as the

commanding officer therein referred to.

I also append pages 715 to 718 of said record, which contain the

muster roll of the batteries constituting said command.

JAMES BARNETT.

Signed in my presence by the said James Barnett and by him sworn to

before me this 9th day of February, A. D. 1895.

[SEAL.] M. P. MOONEY,

_Notary Public within and for said Cuyahoga County, O._

EXHIBIT A.

FIRST OHIO VOLUNTEER LIGHT ARTILLERY.

[Three months’ service.]

Six days after the fall of Fort Sumter the following telegram was

wired to Colonel Barnett:

COLUMBUS, OHIO, _April 20, 1861_.

COL. JAMES BARNETT, _Cleveland, Ohio_:

Report your six pieces, caissons and full battery, including

Geneva company, at Columbus forthwith. Monday if possible. You can

hire horses for the guns here or at your point of service. Bring

harness and everything else, and twenty men to each gun. You retain

colonel rank.

By order: H. B. CARRINGTON, _Adjutant-General_.

The news spread through the city of Cleveland (four of the batteries

were from the city of Cleveland, the other two being from Brooklyn

and Geneva) as though borne upon the wings Of the wind. Early Sunday

morning Colonel Barnett issued the following order to captains of the

companies:

You will report your command of twenty men, ready to march to

Columbus, tomorrow at 12 o’clock noon at the public square. You

will have your piece, caissons and harness complete, at the depot

between Superior street and Vineyard lane, with a detail of ten

men to attend to their embarkation, at 9 o’clock a. m., under the

command of a sergeant, and when embarked report to your superior

officers.

By order adjutant-general of Ohio:

JAMES BARNETT, _Colonel 1st Regt. Artillery_.

S. B. STURGES, _Lieutenant-Colonel_.

Word having been sent in the meantime to the Brooklyn and Geneva

companies.

Another dispatch was received on Sunday by Colonel Barnett, as

follows:

COLUMBUS, OHIO, _April 21, 1861_.

COL. JAMES BARNETT:

Can you bring your command here to-night instead of waiting till

tomorrow? If so, come armed.

WILLIAM DENNISON, _Governor_.

It was found impracticable to assemble the regiment on Sunday in

time to get away on that day. The governor was informed by telegraph

that it would leave early Monday morning. The two outside companies

responded promptly, and at noon of Monday the regiment left Cleveland

for Columbus, at which place it was ordered to Marietta via Loveland.

Marietta was reached next morning, when it went into camp on the fair

ground placing the guns in position to guard the city against any

invasion of the enemy.

About the middle of May General McClellan sent Captain O. M. Poe, of

the U. S. A. Engineers, to inspect the regiment, with a view to its

being ready for service at a moment’s notice. He was greatly pleased

with the command and the drill, discipline and soldierly bearing

of its members. A few days later clothing and camp equipage were

received, all of which were heartily welcomed. Colonel Barnett also

received a telegram from Columbus to purchase seventy-six horses for

his battery upon the best terms possible; ten thousand dollars having

been placed by the State authorities in a Marietta bank to the credit

of Colonel Barnett, out of which the horses were to be paid for.

On May 26, 1861, Colonel Barnett received the following telegram

from General McClellan at Cincinnati: “Expedite the mounting of your

batteries and report to me when ready for service.” Within two days

the required number of horses were purchased and all hands were busy

breaking them into their new sphere of usefulness and arranging to

move on a moment’s notice. The artillery was re-enforced by the

arrival of the 14th O. V. I. on the 24th day of May and the 18th O.

V. I. on the next day; the 14th being armed and equipped.

On May 27 General McClellan sent the following dispatch to Colonel

Barnett: “Upon the requisition of Colonel Steadman, you will supply

him with a detachment of two guns, with the proper officers and men.”

On May 29, 1861, Batteries D and F, under command of Lieut.-Colonel

Sturges, left Camp Putnam, Marietta, by boat, for Parkersburg, W.

Va., with orders to report to Colonel Steadman, 14th O. V. I. They

moved rapidly along the line of the B. & O. Railroad, repairing

bridges destroyed by the enemy, so that on May 31st they had arrived

at Clarksburg, eighty miles east of Parkersburg. The rebels retreated

from Clarksburg to Philippi. From Clarksburg they moved to Webster,

and after a tedious night march arrived before Philippi at 4 a.

m., making short work of the rebel force. The roar of the artillery

frightened them so that they fled in dismay, heedless of their

officers, leaving large quantities of supplies and war materials

behind them. (This was the first Light artillery fired by the

national forces in the war of the rebellion. In this engagement only

a few men were wounded.)

On May 30, 1861, the four companies at Camp Putnam with Colonel

Barnett moved by boat to Benwood, reporting to General Morris, who

ordered Colonel Barnett to proceed to Grafton, and from there marched

to Philippi, arriving too late to take part in that engagement.

During June the headquarters of the 1st Regiment Light Artillery was

at Philippi. The companies, however, were scattered; some with their

guns did duty as bridge guards.

July 6th orders were received by General Morris to advance early

the following day, occupy Belington, and menace the enemy, who were

holding a strong position at Laurel Hill. At daylight the skirmishers

struck the rebel pickets near Belington. The artillery was ordered

to the front and shelled the enemy’s outposts with demoralizing

effect. It was in this skirmish that the artillery suffered its first

casualty—George W. Tillotson, of Company D, was wounded in the groin

by a musket ball, from the effect of which he died a few years later.

July 12th the rebels retreated from Belington and Laurel Hill,

being pursued by the Union forces to Carrick’s Ford, where the 1st

Artillery opened fire on the enemy (who were holding a position on a

high bank on the opposite side of the river) with excellent effect.

The enemy fled once more in dismay. The rebel general Robert S.

Garnett was killed in this battle. A fine rifled piece was captured

and presented to the artillery, and this trophy is now in the public

square in the city of Cleveland.

Its term of service having expired, the regiment moved back to

Belington, and remained there until ordered to Columbus to be

mustered out. Up to this time, like the nine regiments of infantry,

it was serving as a State organization, and while all other Ohio

three-months troops were mustered out by United States officers

and recognized as United States troops, this regiment, for some

reason, was mustered out by a member of the governor’s staff and is

recognized by the War Department as only a _State organization_. The

following letter, however, will show that it was the intention of the

General Government to place this regiment of artillery on the same

footing as other Ohio organizations that did service at the same time

in West Virginia.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE,

_Washington, July 27, 1861_.

SIR: The nine regiments of Ohio State troops and Colonel Barnett’s

artillery of six guns and one hundred and twenty men, which have

been serving in West Virginia, will be sent back to Ohio, to be

there mustered out of the service. They, or such of them as may

be presented by you, will there be accepted and mustered into the

United States service for three years as regiments, companies of

cavalry, and batteries of artillery. The two sections of artillery

from Ohio (other than Barnett’s Battery) and the two companies of

cavalry from the State, all of which have been serving in Virginia,

will also be sent home at the expiration of their three months’

service, to be there mustered out. They, or such of them as may

be presented by you, will then be accepted as specified for three

years, and will be mustered into the service of the United States

for that period. The same will be done in regard to the battery of

artillery and the two companies of cavalry at Camp Chase.

In short, all three-months men are to be sent home to be mustered

out of the service. They, or such of them as may be presented by

you, will there be accepted for three years and sworn into the

service for that period as regiments, companies of cavalry, and

batteries of artillery.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

L. THOMAS, _Adjutant-General_.

His Excellency Governor DENNISON, _Columbus, Ohio_.

This regiment was mustered out at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, July

27, 1861, by George S. Mygatt, aid-de-camp to governor of Ohio,

mustering officer.

_Memorandum of Col. Henry B. Carrington (U. S. A., retired), late

colonel Eighteenth United States Infantry. Brigadier-general

United States Volunteers, adjutant-general of Ohio before and at

commencement of the war of 1861-1865._

In re House bill No. 2400, Fifty-fifth Congress, first session,

“The muster of the First Ohio Light Artillery.”

The peculiar conditions of the Ohio militia organization at the

outbreak of hostilities in 1861 explain the delay in properly

adjusting the record of this pioneer artillery corps of the United

States volunteer service.

Unlike any other State west of Pennsylvania, Ohio had been for

several years engaged in perfecting a militia system by regiments,

brigades, and divisions. State encampments had been held, and several

of its general and field officers made immediate records after war

began. A single company furnished Major-Generals Walcutt and Jones to

the service.

The artillery was represented by skeleton companies with one or two

guns each. Three companies, each making technically a “gun section,”

were organized at Cleveland, Brooklyn, and Geneva, with headquarters

at Cleveland. James Barnett, of Cleveland, was commissioned as

colonel, it being the purpose of the adjutant-general to organize

other companies in the State at large. These three companies or

sections, really composing but one battery proper, was the basis of

Colonel Barnett’s command when ordered to the field April 20, 1861.

This battery had previously been inspected by Gen. Winfield Scott

at Niagara Falls while on an experimental march, and was well

disciplined and equipped. As early as January, 1861, the previous

governor, Salmon P. Chase, had urged the necessity of having the Ohio

militia ready for sudden summons, and within sixty hours from receipt

of President Lincoln’s first call twenty disciplined companies (two

regiments) were dispatched to Washington. The incomplete record of

the First Light Artillery grew out of the fact that artillery had not

been called for in the first instance, and the fact that troops were

needed upon the State border before any had been mustered into the

United States service.

By act of Congress, 1789, militia, when called into the service of

the United States, retained their officers. The governor of Ohio did

not deem it wise thus to designate the general officer to command

the troops called for by the President. A special legislative act

promptly provided that the major-general might be taken from citizens

at large. George B. McClellan was then appointed and commissioned.

The President also appointed him major-general. But while thousands

of the militia and of volunteers went into camp, none had been

mustered into the United States service when their services were

instantly demanded in West Virginia. A demand came from Marietta,

Ohio, for artillery, as hostile demonstrations had commenced,

tending to the control of southern Ohio. A telegram received at the

Adjutant-General’s Office on the morning of April 20 to that effect

was followed by an order to Colonel Barnett to report with his

battery forthwith. On the following day, Sunday, Ambos foundry was

fired up and round shot were cast for use of the battery. A car was

sent to Xenia for powder; flannel was procured, and cartridges were

made for service, as the State had no fixed ammunition for artillery

in its arsenal. On Monday, April 22, Barnett, having been assured

that he would retain his rank as colonel, reported with his battery

in good condition. The citizens’ committee from Marietta arrived at

the same hour from Loveland, and with the battery at once returned

to Marietta. The only possible “muster” was to administer the State

obligation and make up the roll as the company was organized. The

battery therefore moved to the border to await orders, but in a

position for defensive duty.

Meanwhile, General Wool, at Watervliet Arsenal, forwarded arms, so

that nine regiments were immediately organized and armed as State

militia, while no volunteers had as yet been mustered into the United

States service. General Morris, of Indiana (a graduate of West

Point), had been appointed a brigadier-general from that State, and

the regiments of Colonels Dumont and Milroy had moved to support the

regiment of Colonel Kelley, of the First West Virginia, but they had

no artillery. Governor Dennison, doubtful as to his authority to push

militia across the State boundary, authorized the adjutant-general

to visit General McClellan and submit a plan, which General Wool had

approved, and also to act for the State, as the conference might

agree upon a plan. As the result, all of the regiments in the various

camps were put in motion, with no regard for a United States muster.

Governor Dennison visited Indiana to consult its governor, and during

his absence General McClellan called for the battery. The following

telegram was sent: “Barnett, borrow money and buy horses instanter.”

Also, to each and all commanders, “Obey promptly all orders of

Major-General McClellan; Governor Dennison puts him in command of all

State troops.”

Neither Colonel Sumner nor Major Cram were then accessible, and,

in fact, no troops were fully ready for muster; but the battery,

supported by the Fourteenth Ohio, occupied the heights back of

Parkersburg, moved to Grafton, opened the battle of Philippi, and

with its associated Ohio militia regiments and the regiments of

Indiana, saved western Virginia. It rendered United States service,

under United States officers, in brigade with regularly mustered

United States troops. It had the same claim to full recognition and a

muster, nunc pro tunc, corresponding with the facts.

The Secretary of War, as well as Generals Scott and Wool, at once

recognized the service, and the adjutant-general, without his

solicitation or knowledge in advance, was appointed colonel of the

Eighteenth United States Infantry, shortly afterwards created by law.

The emergency admitted no delay as to questions of State boundary,

and the battery did as good service as if it had been that of Captain

Bragg, whose precedent it sought to emulate.

Respectfully submitted.

HENRY B. CARRINGTON,

_Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Late Colonel Eighteenth Infantry and

Brigadier-General Volunteers. Formerly Adjutant-General of Ohio._

The movements of this regiment show a service which was distinctly

national in character. On May 29, 1861, a part of the command moved

into Virginia.

On the 30th of May, 1861, the remaining portion of the command

went by boat to Benwood and thence to Grafton, Va., from which time

until the date of their muster out they actively participated in the

campaign in western Virginia.

The command of the troops, after they left Marietta, Ohio, and

embarked for Virginia, passed completely from the officers of

the State of Ohio to the Federal officers. In May, 1861, General

McClellan sent an officer of the United States Army Engineers to

inspect the regiment “with a view to its being ready for service at a

moment’s notice” for service with the United States. And the evidence

shows that the Federal officer found the regiment in excellent

condition as respects drill, discipline, and soldierly bearing.

Clothing and camp equipage were also furnished to the regiment by the

United States.

On May 26, 1861, Colonel Barnett, commander of the regiment, received

from General McClellan the following telegram from Cincinnati:

“Expedite the mounting of your batteries and report to me when ready

for service.” On May 27 General McClellan wired Colonel Barnett:

“Upon requisition of Colonel Steadman you will supply him with a

detachment of two guns, with proper officers and men.”

On May 29, 1861, Batteries D and F of the regiment left Marietta,

Ohio, for Parkersburg, Va., with orders to report to Colonel

Steadman, Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which were serving

under Federal authority. They performed important service under such

orders, and were engaged in the battle of Philippi. On May 30, 1861,

four companies of the regiment, with Colonel Barnett, proceeded

by boat to Benwood, and received orders to proceed to Grafton.

They proceeded thence to Grafton, but too late to take part in the

engagement. July 6, 1861, the regiment was ordered to Belington,

where it was engaged with the enemy. On July 12 the First Ohio

Artillery opened fire upon the enemy at Carrick’s Ford with excellent

effect.

The record clearly shows that the Ohio Light Artillery regiment was

taken into Virginia under authority of and for service with the

United States Government. Such was the understanding of the soldiers

and of the Federal officers under whom they served, and the character

of their service was distinctly national.

The regiment was not called into the service of the State of Ohio

alone, but of other States. Every State is an integral part of the

Union which the Federal Government is, under the Constitution, bound

to protect against invasion. The evidence shows that the regiment was

employed in general service with and as a part of the Federal forces,

under orders from the Federal Government, and in the execution of

a duty which was distinctly national in character. The regiment

not only protected Ohio but also Virginia from the attacks of the

enemy, and stayed the advance of the enemy. “It rendered United

States service under United States officers in brigade with regularly

mustered United States troops.”

And when the term of three months’ enlistment expired, the regiment,

which had been “serving in Virginia,” was, by order of the War

Department dated July 27, 1861, sent back to Ohio, to be there

mustered out of the service of the United States. And the same order

directed that any of such troops or soldiers as should be tendered

should be mustered into the service of the United States for three

years’ service. Owing, no doubt to an oversight, or to ignorance of

the fact that the regiment had been actually in the service of the

United States, the regiment was mustered out as an organization of

the State of Ohio.

The records of the War Department fail to show facts upon which

justice can be done to this regiment, and Congress is asked to afford

such relief by a special act. Upon the evidence in the case it is

submitted that the First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery

is entitled to proper recognition as having been in the service

of the United States, and its officers and soldiers should receive

certificates of honorable discharge as such.

Following is the muster roll:

_First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery._

FIELD AND STAFF.

[Mustered in April 21, 1861, at Columbus, Ohio, by George S. Mygatt,

aid-de-camp to Governor of Ohio, mustering officer. Mustered out July

27, 1861, at Camp Chase, Ohio, by George S. Mygatt, aid-de-camp to

Governor of Ohio, mustering officer.]

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| | | the | of |

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James Barnett |Colonel. | 39|April 21, | 3 |Apr. 21,

| | | 1861 | |1861;

| | | | |1861.

| colonel. | 34| do. | 3 | Do.

Clark S. Gates |Major. | 48| do. | 3 | Do.

Amos Townsend |Quartermaster. | 32| do. | 3 | Do.

Elisha Sterling |Surgeon. | 39| do. | 3 | Do.

William E. Standart|Adjutant. | 34| do. | 3 | Do.

| sergeant. | 32| do. | 3 | Do.

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BATTERY A.

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| | | the | of |

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| | | 1861 | | 1861:

| | | | | 1861.

John A. Bennett |First sergeant | 29| do. | 3 | Do.

Samuel M. Cowdery |Sergeant | 33| do. | 3 | Do.

Thomas J. Thompson |Corporal | 22| do. | 3 | Do.

M. Eugene Cornell | do | 19| do. | 3 | Do.

James Willis |Trumpeter | 23| do. | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861.

Anson, Edward P. |Private | 24| do. | 3 | Do.

Bailey, Amasa | do | 42|May 14, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Benjamin, John A. | do | 30|April 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Blair, John H. | do | 31| do. | 3 | Do.

Brewster, George | do | 26| do. | 3 | Do.

Camp, William M. | do | 23| do. | 3 | Do.

Clark, George W. | do | 29| do. | 3 | Do.

Cramer, Isaac C. | do | 31|May 14, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Dunn, Joseph | do | 32|April 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Dunn, Richard | do | 26| do. | 3 | Do.

Kelley, John J. | do | 22| do. | 3 | Do.

Milton, John R. | do | 20| do. | 3 | Do.

Moats, Henry | do | 22| do. | 3 | Do.

New, Henry | do | 37| do. | 3 | Do.

Rebbeck, Henry H. | do | 21| do. | 3 | Do.

Reynolds, Daniel | do | 35| do. | 3 | Do.

Sypher, J. Hale | do | 22| do. | 3 | Do.

Throup, David H. | do | 19| do. | 3 | Do.

Throup, Roger D. | do | 26| do. | 3 | Do.

Worley, John G. | do | 19|June 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

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BATTERY B.

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| | | the | of |

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| | | 1861 | 3 | 1861;

| | | | | 1861.

| lieutenant | 31| do | 3 | Do.

Gruninger |First sergeant | 35| do | 3 | Do.

Mathew Adams |Corporal | 26| do | 3 | Do.

Charles B. Rodder | do | 31| do | 3 | Do.

Beachal, Frederick |Private | 27| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861.

Chapin, George | do | 25| do | 3 | Do.

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Ebert, William | do | 22|April 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Erhart, Alexander | do | 39| do | 3 | Do.

Fabrian, Louis | do | 20| do | 3 | Do.

Fenfil, Christian | do | 22| do | 3 | Do.

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Fredericks, Abraham| do | 39|April 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Galleger, John | do | 26| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861;

| | | 1861 | 3 |out with

| | | | | 1861.

Kustner, George | do | | do | 3 | Do.

Lucas, Michael | do | 32|April 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Mangelmann, Adolph | do | 22| do | 3 | Do.

Nerritta, Leonhard | do | 35| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861;

Nickel, Lorenze | do | 19| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861;

Reidenbach, Peter | do | 26| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | |1861.

Schener, Daniel | do | 27| do | 3 | Do.

Schoemer, Michael | do | 29| do | 3 | Do.

Nicholas | do | 19| do | 3 | Do.

Wouley, Andrew | do | 22| do | 3 | Do.

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BATTERY C.

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| | | the | of |

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| | | 1861 | 3 | 1861;

| | | | | 1861.

| lieutenant | 34| do. | 3 | Do.

Francis S. Pelton |First sergeant | 28| do. | 3 | Do.

Peter C. Schneider |Corporal | 25| do. | 3 | Do.

John C. Brainard | do | 34| do. | 3 | Do.

Allen, Edward S. |Private | 33| do. | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861.

Boyen, John H. | do | 29| do. | 3 | Do.

Brainard, Edward S.| do | |May 13, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Davis, George R. | do | 29|April 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Dean, Charles M. | do | 22| do. | 3 | Do.

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Fish, Abel | do | 29|April 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Fish, Henry | do | 24| do. | 3 | Do.

Fish, Levi | do | 37| do. | 3 | Do.

Fish, William | do | 26| do. | 3 | Do.

Grotzinger, William| do | 26| do. | 3 | Do.

Hand, James L. | do | 29| do. | 3 | Do.

Hone, Alexander | do | 26| do. | 3 | Do.

Llewhellen, William| do | 22| do. | 3 | Do.

Lyon, George | do | 23| do. | 3 | Do.

Charles E. | do | 21| do. | 3 | Do.

Roberts, Henry | do | | do. | 3 | Do.

Schmehl, George | do | | do. | 3 | Do.

Storrer, Frank S. | do | 20|April 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Worth, Frederick W.| do | 26| do. | 3 | Do.

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BATTERY D.

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| | | the | of |

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| | | 1861 | 3 |1861;

| | | | | 1861.

| lieutenant | 26| do | 3 | Do.

Edwin F. Reeve |First sergeant | 31| do | 3 | Do.

William H. Hilliard|Corporal | 23| do | 3 | Do.

Norman A. Baldwin | do | 25| do | 3 | Do.

William A. |Private | 38| do | 3 |Absent in

| | | | |at

| | | | |May 21,

| | | | | 1861;

| | | | | 1861.

Crawford, George W.| do | 23| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861.

Davis, Daniel S. | do | 26| do | 3 | Do.

Edgarton, Warren P.| do | 25| do | 3 | Do.

Gardner, Orlando D.| do | 21| do | 3 | Do.

Harbeck, John S. | do | 25| do | 3 | Do.

Kidd, William | do | 33| do | 3 | Do.

Killam, Simon W. | do | 27| do | 3 | Do.

Alexander, Jr. | do | 25| do | 3 | Do.

Murray, George E. | do | 24| do | 3 | Do.

Orland, Henry | do | 30| do | 3 | Do.

Rice, Charles H. | do | 23| do | 3 | Do.

Shields, Joseph C. | do | 33| do | 3 | Do.

Smith, Robertson | do | 23| do | 3 | Do.

Sterling, James A. | do | 22| do | 3 | Do.

Lorenzo W. | do | 26| do | 3 | Do.

George W. | do | 44| do | 3 |Wounded

| | | | | 1861.

| | | | |1861.

Vincent, Henry G. | do | 29| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861.

Wilson, Frank | do | 25| do | 3 | Do.

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BATTERY E.

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| | | the | of |

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| | | 1861 | 3 | 1861:

| | | | | 1861.

| lieutenant | 28| do | 3 | Do.

Henry Roth |First sergeant | 30| do | 3 | Do.

Valentine Heckman |Corporal | 29| do | 3 | Do.

Louis Smithnight | do | 27| do | 3 | Do.

Bommhardt, Jacob |Private | 24| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861.

Breuhler, George | do | 23| do | 3 | Do.

George | do | 39| do | 3 | Do.

Hartman, Hermann | do | 21| do | 3 | Do.

Herig, Charles | do | 19| do | 3 | Do.

Kuglen, George | do | 26| do | 3 | Do.

Payson, George W. | do | 28| do | 3 | Do.

Riegler, Albert | do | 19| do | 3 | Do.

Schmidt, Gerhard | do | 27| do | 3 | Do.

Schwendner, Conrad | do | 30| do | 3 | Do.

Sehrt, Wilhelm | do | 25| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861;

Smith, Jacob | do | 21| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861;

Thaller, Frantz | do | 28| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861.

Trumpy, Henry | do | 23| do | 3 | Do.

Wetzel, Frederick | do | 40| do | 3 | Do.

Wolf, George | do | 31| do | 3 | Do.

Zeller, John A. | do | 38| do | 3 | Do.

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BATTERY F.

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| | | the | of |

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| | | 1861 | 3 | 1861;

| | | | | 1861.

| lieutenant | 37| do | 3 | Do.

Jerome B. Burrows |First sergeant | 26| do | 3 | Do.

James H. Coller |Corporal | 28| do | 3 | Do.

Charles D. Lane | do | 27| do | 3 | Do.

Bartholomew, Myron |Private | 21| do | 3 |Mustered

| | | | | 1861.

Bruner, William | do | 25|May 14, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Burrows, Adrian A. | do | 29|Apr. 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

William H. H. | do | 20| do | 3 | Do.

Dorman, Dennis W. | do | 43| do | 3 | Do.

Fitch, Martin L. | do | 46| do | 3 | Do.

Gage, Henry W. | do | 19| do | 3 | Do.

Gary, Marco B. | do | 26|June 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Myers, Addison D. | do | 25|Apr. 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Paddock, Asher R. | do | 37| do | 3 | Do.

Proctor, William E.| do | 24| do | 3 | Do.

Ransom, Moses Y. | do | 23|May 14, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Smith, Albert D. | do | 21| do | 3 | Do.

Stoughton, Theodore| do | 21|Apr. 21, | |

| | | 1861 | 3 | Do.

Stowe, Melvin D. | do | 26| do | 3 | Do.

Thorp, Arthur B. | do | 23| do | 3 | Do.

Thorp, Henry H. | do | 24| do | 3 | Do.

Turner, Erastus D. | do | 24| do | 3 | Do.

Viets, Frank | do | 21| do | 3 | Do.

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57TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION.

H. R. 619.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

June 23, 1902.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

AN ACT

Providing for the recognition of the military service of the

officers and enlisted men of the First Regiment Ohio Volunteer

Light Artillery.

_Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled_, That the officers

and enlisted men of the First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery

(three months’ service), furnished by the State of Ohio under the

call of the President of the United States issued on the fifteenth

day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and which rendered

actual military service under the command of officers of the United

States and in co-operation with the regularly organized military

forces of the United States, shall be held and considered to have

been in the military service of and to have formed a part of the

military establishment of the United States during the period for

which said organization was enlisted and was in active service,

and that the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, authorized and

directed to issue certificates of discharge, upon due application and

satisfactory proof of identity, for all honorably discharged members

of the said organization: _Provided,_ That no pay, bounty, or other

emoluments shall become due or payable by virtue of the passage of

this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 1902.

Attest: A. MCDOWELL, _Clerk_.

House Bill 619 passed the Senate and became a law in January, 1903.

Transcriber’s Notes

pg 13 Removed period after: Pickersgill, William

pg 22 Changed period to comma after: To Colonel James Barnett

pg 30 Changed There were no shells or cannister to: canister

pg 33 Changed period to comma after: Headquarters Dep’t of the Ohio

pg 45 Added closing ) after: sought a safe place far in the rear.

pg 57 Changed march to Laurel Hill,” and anounces to: announces

pg 59 Changed shell or a solid shot would he to: be

pg 73 Changed battles at Philippi, Bealington to: Belington

pg 82 Changed he could not wait the fomality to: formality

pg 85 Changed instead of waiting till to-morrow to: tomorrow

pg 85 Changed to march to Columbus, to-morrow to tomorrow

pg 94 Added period after: Elisha Sterling Surgeon

pg 95 Added period after: Benjamin, John A

pg 95 Added period after: Cramer, Isaac C

pg 95 Added period after: Kelley, John J

pg 95 Added period after: Rebbeck, Henry H

pg 95 Added period after: Throup, Roger D

pg 95 Added period after: Worley, John G

pg 97 Changed comma to period after: Do (for Grotzinger, William)

Many hyphenated and non-hyphenated word combinations left as written.

The table of contents was written by the transcriber.