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The History of Battery H First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the War to Preserve the Union 1861-1865

Chapter 62: Roll of Men Temporarily Attached to Battery.
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The narrative recounts the origin, training, and wartime service of a Rhode Island light artillery battery, tracing recruitment, camp life, artillery drill, and movements from organization through major campaigns. It describes the unit's participation in field operations, siege and trench service, repulsing enemy assaults, and the final pursuit and surrender events, interweaving daily memoranda, official reports, and personal memoirs. The volume concludes with rosters, a mortuary record, and portraits of officers and men, providing a detailed administrative and human account of the battery's experiences during the conflict.

Roll of Men Temporarily Attached to Battery.

[This roll is not complete, but we have inserted the names and records of the attached men so far as obtainable.]

Clifford, Thomas, Twelfth Vermont Infantry, from March 16, 1863; absent sick in hospital at Alexandria, Va., as per regimental return, April 14, 1863.

Ormsbee, William H., Thirteenth Infantry, from March 16, 1863; absent sick in hospital at Alexandria, Va., since April 24, 1863; still in hospital June, 1863, as per regimental return.

White, Lucian, Thirteenth Vermont Infantry, from March 16, 1863; reported absent without leave since April 26, 1863; still absent without leave May 26, 1863, as per regimental return.

Connelly, J. C., Fourteenth Vermont Infantry, from March 16, 1863; absent without leave since May 28, 1863; no further account of him as per regimental return June, 1863.

Clark, I. T., Fifteenth Vermont Infantry, from March 16, 1863; reported sick on regimental return April 14, 1863.

Davis, Charles, Fifteenth Vermont Infantry, from March 16, 1863, to July 10, 1863.

White, John D., Sixteenth Vermont Infantry, from March 16, 1863; badly hurt while on field drill at Chantilly, Va., June 12, 1863, being thrown on the pommel of his saddle, causing him to be ruptured. On the return of the battery to Camp Barry, June 26, 1863, he was sent to post hospital, remaining there until his regiment was mustered out of service, July 10, 1863.

Abbott, James M., Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Arnold, James, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Avery, Palmer, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864; reported sick in hospital since Aug. 15, 1864, when he reported to battery, no date given; reported as a deserter while on the march April 2, 1865.

Bacon, Charles D., Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Curtis, Frederick, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864; absent sick in hospital at Alexandria, Va., until June, 1864, when he returned to battery; returned to his regiment for muster-out Aug. 18, 1864.

Decker, Alonzo, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Degrane, Theodore, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Derby, Edwin B., Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864; absent sick in Emory Square Hospital since July 31, 1864; still in hospital September, 1864; reported to battery February, 1865; reported as a deserter while battery was on the march to Burkeville Junction, Va., April 17, 1865. The record reads, went to hospital at City Point, Va., May 6, 1865, and died there.

Gardner, Peter, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Hart, Thomas E., Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864; absent sick in hospital at Alexandria, Va., May 16, 1864.

Hill, Gerritt S., Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864; killed on Telegraph Road, in front of Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865, while the battery was under a very severe fire.

Hill, Seeley F., Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Mettler, Charles, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864; detailed as stretcher bearer at Artillery Brigade Headquarters, Sixth Army Corps, March 9, 1865.

Moss, Giles S., Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Murphy, John, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Murphy, John B., Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

O’Connor, John, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Rafflesbanner, Christian, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Slocum, John E., Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Slocum, Northrop, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864; absent sick in hospital since June, 1864; no further record of him; supposed to be discharged.

Starks, John, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Swartwout, James, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Tanney, Duane, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Tenney, Amos, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.

Vroman, William, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, from May 3, 1864, to Aug. 18, 1864.