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Signed Cdv of 1st Ohio Light Artillery Colonel (Gen.) James Barnett. Boldly signed on lower front mount.
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First Light Artillery. - (Three Years' Service.) Cols.,
James Barnett, Charles S.Cotter; Lieut.-Cols., William H. Hay-
ward, Walter E. Lawrence; Majs., Seymour Race, William P. Is-
rael, Andrew J. Konkle, Warren P. Edgarton, Daniel T. Cocker-
ill, Frederick Schultz, Wilbur F. Goodspeed. This regiment was
organized at Ravenna, Cincinnati, Camp Dennison, Cleveland,
Columbus and Camp Chase from Aug. 6, 1861, to June 4, 1862, to
serve for three years. Battery A left in Sept., 1861, for Lou-
isville, Ky., receiving its equipment at Cincinnati while on
the march. It made several laborious marches during its first
year of service, but it did not participate in actual hostili-
ties until the fall of 1862, when at Dog Walk, Ky., a portion
of the battery was engaged. It performed effective service
throughout the entire battle at Stone's river until the last
gun was disabled by a shot from the enemy, and then the offi-
cers and men aided in working other batteries on the field. It
participated in the movement on Tullahoma, fought at Hoover's
and Liberty gaps, and accompanied Gen. McCook over Sand moun-
tain. It took part in the battle of Chickamauga and did some
of its best fighting on those eventful days, but not without
the loss of 17 men killed and wounded. It entered Chattanooga
with the army and aided in the defense of that place. It re-
enlisted, and after the 30-days' veteran furlough returned and
participated in the whole of the Atlanta campaign. From At-
lanta it went back to Chattanooga and thence to Columbia, at
which point it was engaged with the Confederates under Gen.
Hood. Battery B was mustered into the service Oct. 8, 1861
with an aggregate strength of 147 men. By order of Gen. O. M.
Mitchel it left Cincinnati to report to Gen. George H. Thomas,
then in command at Camp Dick Robinson, Ky. The first experi-
ence it had in the field was a brisk little affair at Camp Wild
Cat, in which it fired 12 rounds and silenced one of the en-
emy's guns. It took part in the battle of Mill Springs and
performed very effective service. At the battle of Perryville
it had a position on the right wing of the army, but was not
engaged. On Dec. 26 it moved with its brigade and division
toward Murfreesboro, skirmishing heavily with the enemy in and
around La Vergne. It bore its part throughout the battle of
Stone's river, losing 17 men, killed, wounded and missing, and
21 horses killed. It remained near Murfreesboro up to June 24
and then joined in the advance of the Federal forces on Tulla-
homa, marching with the left in Gen. Crittenden's corps. On
the second day of the battle of Chickamauga the battery was
charged by a large body of the enemy, but succeeded at first in
beating them off; but a second charge overwhelmed the battery
and it was compelled to leave 2 of its guns in the hands of the
foe. In this charge several members of the battery were wound-
ed and captured. The battery was cooped up with the rest of
the army in Chattanooga, suffering all the privations of that
siege, and participated in the battle at that place. Battery C
was organized and mustered into the U. S. service on Oct. 8,
1861, and left camp under orders to report to Gen. George H.
Thomas at Camp Dick Robinson Ky. It joined the expedition
which resulted in the battle of Mill Springs and the defeat of
the Confederate Gen. Zollicoffer, there doing some effective
firing. In the advance of the army on Corinth the battery was
almost incessantly engaged, performing some of the most arduous
duty of the campaign. At Chickamauga it fought under the imme-
diate eye of Gen. Thomas and received a verbal compliment from
that officer on the field of battle, its loss there being 13
men, 30 horses, and 1 gun dismounted. It fell back with the
army into Chattanooga and was thereafter engaged in the battle
of Missionary ridge. At the close of this campaign it re-
enlisted, was furloughed home, and in March, 1864, again re-
ported for duty. It started with the army on the Atlanta cam-
paign, and was engaged in the battles of Resaca, Cassville,
Peachtree creek and siege of Atlanta, losing in this campaign
20 men killed and wounded. In November it started with Sher-
man's army on the Savannah campaign, and encamped in the city
of Savannah on Dec. 22. In Jan., 1865 it started on the cam-
paign through the Carolinas and was engaged at Averasboro and
Bentonville. Battery D was mustered into the U. S. service
Oct. 17, 1861, with an aggregate of 150 men. It reported to
Brig.-Gen. William Nelson at Mount Sterling Ky. In Sept.,
1862, at Munfordville, it was so unfortunate as to be over-
whelmed by the enemy and its entire force and material were
captured. The men were paroled and sent home to Ohio, where
they remained until exchanged, in Jan., 1863. It was then
engaged throughout the entire siege of Knoxville, and immedi-
ately after the siege was raised the battery re-enlisted, the
men being sent to Ohio on 30 days' veteran furlough. When the
march on Atlanta commenced it moved with Sherman's forces and
was in all the engagements of that arduous and eventful cam-
paign. It was engaged in the battles of Franklin and Nashville
and after the army of Hood was driven across the Tennessee
river the battery returned to Nashville and was sent with the
23d corps to Wilmington, N. C. Battery E was mustered into
service Oct. 7, 1861, and in December following joined the old
3d division then under command of Gen. O. M. Mitchel, at Bacon
Creek, Ky. It was engaged in nearly all the exploits of that
officer through Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. In Nov.,
1862, it had a severe artillery duel with Capt. Morgan's 1st
La. battery at La Vergne, Tenn., and drove the enemy from his works.
It silenced Robison's Texas battery on the left wing of
Bragg's army and repulsed repeated charges of infantry and cav-
alry at Stone's river on Dec. 30, but on the morning of the
31st the battery was overwhelmed in an exposed position on the
extreme right of McCook's wing and after a brief though stub-
born resistance was captured. It had 3 men killed, 20 wounded
and 25 taken prisoners. At the battle of Missionary ridge it
held an important point, and in the decisive battle of Nash-
ville it acted with conspicuous gallantry. Battery F was
mustered into service on Dec. 2, 1861, and the next day was
ordered to Louisville, where it was added to Gen. Nelson's
command. It moved on to Corinth, where during the siege it
made its maiden effort of throwing shells at the enemy.
Falling back toward Louisville, it was attached to Hazen's
brigade, then proceeded to Perryville, where it participated in
the fight without the loss of a man. It then moved on to Wild
Cat mountain, and thence to Pitman's cross-roads, skirmishing
with the enemy all the way. It participated in the battle of
Stone's river, losing 2 men killed and 12 wounded. It was in
the thickest of the battle at Chickamauga, losing 1 killed and
10 wounded. Battery G was mustered into service on Dec. 17,
1861, and soon thereafter became a part of the forces in Ten-
nessee. It was the only volunteer battery of Buell's army en-
gaged in the battle of Shiloh and the official records of com-
manding officers show that it did good service. It served with
Gen. Crittenden's division through the siege of Corinth, during
which it was ordered into the artillery reserve and moved for
Athens, Ala. In September it reported to Gen. Negley, command-
ing 8th division, Army of the Cumberland, and moved into camp
on the Franklin pike, 2 miles from the city, taking part during
the blockade. It took part in the engagement at Stone's river,
was active in skirmishing while lying at Murfreesboro and on
the march to Tullahoma; took part in the engagement at Dug gap,
covering the rear in retiring. It was also engaged at Chicka-
mauga, whence it fell back with the army to Chattanooga, taking
position on the Rossville road, where it was continually under
fire until after the battle of Missionary ridge. In Oct.,
1864, it received orders to report to the chief of artillery of
the 4th army corps, at Pulaski, Tenn., where for some two weeks
it was employed in building fortifications. It checked Hood's
advance into Franklin, covered the retreat of the Federal
column moving out, and reached Nashville on the night of Dec.
1, the loss of the battery in killed and wounded at the battle
of Franklin being 23. It also took part m the battle of Nash-
ville. Battery H was mustered into service on Nov. 7, 1861,
and in Jan., 1862, proceeded by river to Parkersburg, W. Va.,
thence on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad to Patterson's creek.
It was at Winchester in March, where on the 22nd it engaged the
enemy and performed in a very creditable manner. It was en-
gaged in the battle of Port Republic and, although it left 3
guns upon the battle-field to fall into the hands of the enemy,
Gen. Shields complimented the battery on its gallantry and ef-
ficient service. It marched with the army back to Fredericks-
burg and took part in the bombardment of that place by Gen.
Burnside's army, throwing nearly 1,000 shells into the town.
It participated in the battle of Chancellorsville, where, as-
sisted by the 11th and 4th N. Y., the men stood to the guns at
a critical moment and without doubt saved the Federal army from
destruction. In June the battery was placed in the artillery
reserve of the Army of the Potomac and acted with it during the
remainder of the war. Battery 1 was mustered into service on
Dec. 3, 1861, and in January left for West Virginia. In April
it moved over Cheat mountain to Monterey and took part in the
battle of Dinwiddie's gap. It was then taken to McDowell and
aided in the fighting near that place, losing 1 man killed. It
took part in the battle of Cedar mountain, and upon reaching
Freeman's ford on the Rappahannock was again engaged. It then
moved with Gen. Pope's forces and took part in the second Bull
Run battle, losing 12 men killed and wounded and 2 horses. It
took part in the bombardment of Fredericksburg and then falling
back with the army went into winter quarters at Brooks' sta-
tion. On the opening of the spring campaign of 1863, the
battery joined Gen. Hooker's army and took part in the battle
of Chancellorsville, losing 5 men killed, 6 wounded, 1 gun and
16 horses. In the battle of Gettysburg it had 4 men killed and
15 wounded, and lost nearly all of its horses. In Oct., 1863,
it was transferred with the 11th and 12th corps, Gen. Hooker
commanding, to the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga, and
Lookout valley was the scene of its first engagement in the
west. It was also engaged at Missionary ridge and was then
sent with Gen. Sherman's forces to the relief of Knoxville.
Returning, it went into camp at Chattanooga and early in the
spring of 1864 joined in the Atlanta campaign. It was engaged
with the enemy in almost every battle of that campaign and its
losses summed up 40 men killed and wounded. Battery K was
mustered into service from Sept. 1 to Dec. 28, 1861. In Febru-
ary it joined Gen. Schenck's command at Cumberland, Md., and
moved with it to Romney, Va. After remaining in camp some days
it marched to Petersburg and Bull Pasture mountain, and took
part in the battle of McDowell. From McDowell it went to
Franklin, thence to Strasburg, Cross Keys and Port Republic,
taking part in the battle of Cross Keys. It was at Cedar moun-
tain and other affairs in which Gen. Pope's forces were en-
gaged, including the second Bull Run battle. The next battle
in which it was engaged was that of Chancellorsville, where it
shared in the vicissitudes and mistakes of that strange engage-
ment. In the battle of Gettysburg it was so closely engaged as
to lose 5 men killed and 27 wounded. In October it was taken
with the 11th and 12th corps to Chattanooga, Tenn., to aid in
raising the siege of that place, and was engaged in the night
fight at Wauhatchie valley, in which the Confederates were
badly defeated. It was also engaged at Lookout mountain and
Missionary ridge. Battery L was mustered into service from
Oct. 8, 1861, to Jan. 20, 1862, and joined Gen. Lander's com-
mand at Patterson's creek, W. Va., arriving at that point on
Jan. 27, 1863. It was in several positions during the battle
of Winchester on March 23, the last one being on the right
wing, which the Confederates attempted to turn, but failing to
do so took shelter behind a stone wall, when a few solid shot
from the battery and a simultaneous charge of infantry closed
the battle, the battery losing in that engagement 1 man killed
and several wounded. In performance of further duty the bat-
tery, crossed Massanutten mountain and in May was engaged at
Front Royal, one section firing repeated rounds at the enemy.
One piece of artillery was lost by the battery at Port Republic
and then, after a few months' respite, it was ordered to the
front again in August and took part in the battle of Chantilly.
It marched with Gen. McClellan's forces on the Antietam cam-
paign, and in December crossed the Rappahannock into the city
of Fredericksburg, remaining in its streets under fire until
the morning of the 16th, when It re-crossed the river. It
became actively engaged on the morning of May 3, 1863, at Chan-
cellorsville and continued until the end of the engagement. At
Gettysburg it took position on the right hand slope and foot of
"Little Round Top," where it became warmly engaged with Long-
street's corps, which was making desperate efforts to turn the
left. So close was the work here that the guns were double---
shotted with canister and worked so rapidly that the men could
not lay hands upon them. It afterward marched to Culpeper
Court House, and in October entered with the army on the
celebrated race between Gens. Meade and Lee for Manassas
Junction just missing the fight at Bristoe Station. It
thereafter followed the fortunes of the army and took part in
the battle at Rappahannock ford. In November the battery
crossed the Rapidan at Gold Mine ford and became warmly engaged
at Mine run, where it lost 1 man and several horses killed and
a number of men wounded. After the fight at Fort Stevens, in
July, 1864, the battery was attached to Dwight's division, 19th
corps, with which it marched into Maryland, then back to Vir-
ginia, and participated in the Snicker's ferry fight. In
September it reported to Gen. Sheridan at Summit Point, Va.,
and moved with his army up the Shenandoah Valley, taking part
in the battles of Winchester and Fisher's hill. The battery
had twelve different positions during the fight at Cedar creek
and behaved handsomely, firing the first and last artillery
shot in the battle. It covered the retreat and led in the
advance, having 1 man killed and l2 wounded, some very severely
by shell. During its term of service the battery lost 7 men
killed, 50 wounded and 15 taken prisoners. Battery M was mus-
tered into service Dec. 3, 1861, and in January with Battery F,
it proceeded to Louisvi!le, Ky., and reported to Maj.-Gen.
Buell, who was at that time organizing the Army of the Ohio.
It moved with the army to Nashville and was there attached to
the artillery reserve, Col. Barnett commanding, with which it
operated during the march to and the battle of Shiloh. It also
took an active part in all the movements before Corinth and af-
ter the evacuation of that place by the Confederates moved to
Huntsville and Stevenson, Ala. It greatly distinguished itself
in the engagement at Stone's river and when Rosecrans' army
moved from Murfreesboro toward Tullahoma and Chattanooga the
battery accompanied it and took part in all the skirmishes of
that march. It also fought through the battle of Chickamauga
and the subsequent victory of Missionary ridge. In the spring
of 1864 it was assigned to the command of Maj.-Gen. D. S. Stan-
ley, and in July was placed in the trenches before Atlanta,
where it remained until the flanking movement against Jones-
boro. From that time to the battle of Jonesboro the battery
was attached to the 1st division, 4th corps, and took part in
all its marches and skirmishes. Pushing on with the army from
Jonesboro to Lovejoy's Station, the battery took part in the
hot work at the last-named place. Battery M was consolidated
with Battery 1 March 13, 1865. The regimental organization was
mustered out by batteries at different dates, from June 15, to
July 31, 1865, in accordance with orders from the war depart-
ment.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 2