Daily Camp-life with the light artillery.
The three photographs on this page give bits of daily camp-life with the light artillery.
In the top photograph
Major Asa M. Cook, of the Eighth Massachusetts Light Battery, who also had temporary command of the First, sits his horse before his tent.
In the center the artillerymen of the First Massachusetts Light Battery are dining in Camp at their ease.
Below appear the simple accommodations that sufficed for
Lieutenant Josiah Jorker, of the same battery.
The First Massachusetts was mustered in August 27, 1861, and saw its full share of service.
It fought through the
Peninsula campaign, assisted in checking
Pope's rout at
Bull Run, August 30, 1862, and covered the retreat to Fairfax Court House, September 1st.
It served at
Antietam,
Fredericksburg, and
Gettysburg; at the
Wilderness and in the “Bloody angle” at
Spotsylvania the following year.
It fought at Cold Harbor, and went to
Petersburg, but returned to
Washington with the veteran Sixth Army Corps to defend the city from
Early's attack.
It then accompanied
Sheridan on his
Shenandoah Valley Campaign and fought at the battle of
Opequon.
It was mustered out, October 19, 1864, at the expiration of its term.
The Eighth Battery of Massachusetts Light Artillery was organized for six months service June 24, 1862.
It fought at the
second battle of Bull Run, at
South Mountain, and
Antietam.
The regiment was mustered out November 29, 1862.
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Dinner time first Massachusetts light battery in camp |
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