12th Massachusetts Battery
| 12th Massachusetts Battery | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | December 8, 1862 – July 25, 1865 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Part of | In 1863: Artillery Reserve, XIX Corps |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Captain Jacob Miller |
The 12th Massachusetts Battery (or 12th Battery Massachusetts Light Artillery) was an
Major General Nathaniel P. Banks and departed Massachusetts by steamship on January 3, 1863.[2]
After a difficult voyage due to storms, the battery arrived in
Confederates surrendered Port Hudson on July 9, the sections returned to New Orleans and the battery was reunited. On October 15, the 12th Massachusetts battery moved to Port Hudson and would remain there on garrison duty until the end of their service. Their duty in Port Hudson and the vicinity during 1864 and 1865 was light, consisting mostly of foraging expeditions and reconnaissances.[1]
After the close of the war, the unit returned to Massachusetts in July 1865 and was mustered out on July 25. The unit lost 25 men due to disease.[2]
See also
- Massachusetts in the Civil War
- List of Massachusetts Civil War units
Notes
- ^ a b Massachusetts Adjutant General (1932), p. 495.
- ^ a b Dyer (1908), p. 1254.
- ^ Higginson (1896), p. 191.
- ^ a b Bowen (1889), p. 847.
- ^ Bowen (1889), p. 848.
References
- Bowen, James L (1889). Massachusetts in the War 1861–1865. Springfield, MA: Clark W Bryer & Co. OCLC 1986476.
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines: Dyer Publishing Co. OCLC 247098372.
- Headley, Phineas Camp (1866). Massachusetts in the Rebellion : a Record of the Historical Position of the Commonwealth, and the Services of the Leading Statesmen, the Military, the Colleges, and the People, in the Civil War of 1861-65. Boston, MA: Walker, Fuller & Co. OCLC 8406829.
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (State Historian (1896). Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65, 8 Volumes. Vol. 1. Boston, MA: Wright and Potter Printing Co, State Printers. OCLC 1049652105.
- OCLC 34938610.
