2nd Massachusetts Battery
| 2nd Massachusetts Battery | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | July 31, 1861 – August 11, 1865 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Part of | In 1863: Fourth Division (Grover), XIX Corps |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Captain Ormand F. Nims |
The 2nd Massachusetts Battery (or 2nd Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery) was an
artillery battery that served in the Union army during the American Civil War. The unit was initially known as "Cobb's Light Artillery" for its first commander, Major Moses Cobb. An experienced officer of the Massachusetts militia, Cobb was selected to organize and command the battery on April 20, 1861, however he did not go with the unit when it departed for the field.[1][2] The unit was later known as "Nim's Battery" after its subsequent commanding officer, Capt. Ormand F. Nims. It was one of the Massachusetts regiments organized in response to President Abraham Lincoln's call on May 2, 1861, for volunteer troops to serve a term of three-years. The 2nd Massachusetts Battery was the first unit of artillery to be recruited in Massachusetts for three-years service. The battery trained at Camp Adams in Quincy, Massachusetts, and was mustered into federal service on July 31, 1861.[1]
Departing the
Battle of Sabine Crossroads. They were resupplied with new guns in May 1864.[3]
The original volunteers were mustered out on August 16, 1864, having served their three-year term. Some of these chose to reenlist and, receiving new recruits, the unit went on to serve an additional year, seeing action during operations against Fort Blakeley, Alabama. The unit was mustered out on August 11, 1865.[3]
See also
- Massachusetts in the Civil War
- List of Massachusetts Civil War units
Notes
- ^ a b Bowen (1889), p. 790.
- ^ Whitcomb (1912), pp. 13–14.
- ^ a b c d Massachusetts Adjutant General (1932), p. 355.
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.
- OCLC 34938610.
- Whitcomb, Caroline E. (1912). History of the Second Massachusetts Battery (Nims' Battery) of Light Artillery, 1861-1865. Concord, NH: Rumford Press. OCLC 832987620.
