Buglers at Gettysburg

[Tom Elmore]

Part 1:

Bugler James Barrett, 1st Vermont Cavalry. Born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, he was working as a mechanic, age 22, at the time of his enlistment at Burlington, Vermont on November 19, 1861. He was then described as 5'11" tall, with black eyes and dark brown hair, and with a fair/florid complexion. By year's end, he was identified as a regimental bugler. On May 24, 1862, Barrett was captured during a charge at Middletown, Virginia. Exchanged in the final weeks of 1862, he rejoined his unit and was marked present on every roll through the end of 1863, when he reenlisted. He remained a bugler until November 15, 1864, when promoted to 1st (Orderly) Sergeant. On May 25, 1865, he was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant and the following month mustered out of the service. As of March 1908, he was engaged in farming near Clarendon, Vermont. He died at the age of 79. (Civil War Service Record of James Barrett, Fold 3; National Tribune, March 4, 1908, p. 5)

Bugler Isaac Sykes (variant Sikes), Company E, Phillips' Legion Cavalry (Georgia). Born on November 4, 1837, he enlisted as a private on May 12, 1862 at Macon, Georgia. On the third day at Gettysburg, he sustained a gunshot wound in his left arm below the shoulder joint. His horse was killed at the same time. Taken captive at Cashtown on July 5 immediately after the battle, Sykes was soon sent on to the U.S. General Hospital in Chester, Pennsylvania; surgeons removed seven inches of his upper humerus. Forwarded to Point Lookout on October 2, he was paroled in early 1864, admitted to Jackson Hospital in Richmond on March 7, and furloughed on March 18 for further treatment in a Macon hospital. In 1887, Sykes applied for – and was granted – a pension, which records show extended into 1892. (Compiled service records of Isaac Sykes, Fold3: Georgia Virtual Vault, Confederate Pension Applications, Isaac Sikes, Bibb County)

Bugler William L. Warnick, Batteries F and G, 1st Pennsylvania. Born December 18, 1843, Warnick enlisted with Battery F. He was present during the July 2 evening attack by two of Early's brigade on Cemetery Hill, as reported by a comrade in the battery: "Our Bugler, Warnick, who was sent by Capt. [R. Bruce] Ricketts to the rear for ammunition, says that while Rickett's men were fighting hand-to-hand, the Baltimore pike was full of Eleventh Corps men, all pell-mell." Warnick died on December 1, 1911 and was interred at Nisky Hill Cemetery in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (Justice to Carroll's Brigade, by Oney F. Sweet, National Tribune, December 1, 1892, p. 4; https://ranger95.com/civil_war_us/penna/artillery/1pa_lite_art/william_l_warnick_f_1pa_lite_art.htm)

Bugler Frank Williams, Captain John Milledge Jr.'s [Georgia] battery. He enlisted on March 1, 1863 and remained present on the rolls through at least October 1864, with no recorded absences for any reason. His participation at Gettysburg may have been uneventful, since Milledge's battery was only lightly engaged. On July 8, 1863, Capt. Milledge informed Col. David Lang that he "did not lose a horse or a man" during the battle. (Compiled service records of Frank Williams, Fold3; July 9, 1863 letter of Col. David Lang to his cousin, The Civil War Letters of Colonel David Lang, by Bertram H. Groene, The Florida Historical Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 3, January 1976)

Bugler William Jenvey, Battery C, 1st West Virginia Artillery. A native of Hampshire, England, Jenvey resided in Marietta, Ohio when he enlisted on January 25, 1862, at the age of 17. He was described as 5'4" in height, with blue eyes, dark hair, with a florid complexion. He mustered out of the service on March 30, 1865. Returning to Marietta, he became an Episcopalian minister, serving in Nevada, California and Hoboken, New Jersey, until his retirement in 1913. Jenvey authored some interesting accounts of battles in which he participated, including Gettysburg. (Civil War Service Records of William Jenvey, Fold3; Account of William Jenvey, History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, ed. by Martin A. Andrews, Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1902, p. 625; Letter from William Jenvey, Legacy Library, Marietta College; https://dan-masters-civil-war.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-scene-of-terrible-carnage-artillery.html)

 

[Kurtlg]

I have a friend who had an ancestor who was a bugler with the First Michigan infantry at Gettysburg. I'll post further information in the next day or so .

 

[Kurtlg]

Bugler George Washington Cornford. Enlisted in the 1st Michigan Infantry July 10 ,1861. Served in company B. George was born in Bergen County , New Jersey April 22 , 1838. His family moved to Birch Run , Michigan when he was 16. He was hospitalized with the measles at Annapolis Junction in the Fall of 1861. He believed that the illness weakened him and he sometimes found it hard to blow his bugle later in the war . He mustered out in January 1864 and re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer. He was mustered out of service July 9, 1865 .
George had 9 children between the years 1866 and 1886. Four sons served in the military. He died on June 27 , 1916 after being struck by an automobile while he walked down a road in Birch Run , Michigan .

 

[Tom Elmore]

Part 2:

Chief Bugler Daniel Collins, 4th Texas Infantry. A native of Ireland, Collins was employed as a farmer when he enlisted on July 9, 1861 in Grimes County, Texas, as a private in Company G. He was soon detailed as a musician and joined the regimental staff, being described as 45 years old, 5'6" tall, with hazel eyes and a dark complexion. On October 1, 1861, he was given the lofty title of chief bugler, which he held through at least 1864, perhaps in recognition of his dual role as leader of a brigade band. But apparently Collins retained his duties as a field musician, since it was his bugle's crisp notes that stirred the weary Texans at dawn's early light on July 1, 1863, as they resumed their march toward Gettysburg. (Compiled service records of Daniel Collins, Fold3; Soldier's Letters to Charming Nellie, by Joseph B. Polley, NY and Waco, TX: The Neale Publishing Company, 1908, p. 128)

Bugler Joseph A. Campbell, Battery C, 4th U.S. Artillery. Born 1839 in Knox County, Indiana, he enlisted with the U.S. Regulars at Bolivar, (West) Virginia. At Gettysburg, Private Campbell was wounded in the right shoulder, reportedly on July 3. He wound up at Camp Letterman General Hospital, but died there on July 20 and was buried in the hospital's makeshift graveyard. The following day, his brother, John T. Campbell, arrived and arranged to have Joseph reinterred in Gettysburg's Evergreen Cemetery, where he remains to this day. It is from John that we learn that Joseph was the battery's bugler. His family obligations complete, John toured the battlefield, passing the Sherfy home on the Emmitsburg road and going up Big Round Top. (National Tribune, September 17, 1908; Union Casualties at Gettysburg, by Travis W. Busey and John W. Busey, 2:1077; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18313047/joseph-a-campbell)

Bugler Cornelius J. Hagan, Company A, 12th Virginia Cavalry. Private Hagan enlisted in August 1861 at Charlestown, Virginia, and before long was identified as the regimental bugler. He was taken prisoner at Poolesville, Maryland on September 2, 1862, and three months later was sent to Fortress Monroe for exchange (on December 8). Records reflect that he embarked on the Gettysburg campaign, but at one point was marked "absent without leave." An interesting sidebar is that Hagan was briefly mentioned in the diary of Corporal John Farrell, a Confederate artilleryman, who encountered him in Hagerstown, Maryland on July 7. For some unknown reason, Hagan ended up at the Seminary Hospital in Hagerstown, where he was captured, likely on or about July 14, 1863, and presented himself to Federal authorities as an acting hospital steward. Eventually arriving at the Point Lookout prison camp on September 15, 1863, he remained confined into early 1864. He was transferred to City Point for exchange on March 16 or 17, 1864. A few weeks later, on May 6, he drew clothing from the regimental quartermaster as a bugler. (Compiled service records of Cornelius J. Hagan, Fold3; Diary of Corporal John O. Farrell, Crenshaw battery, Museum of the Confederacy, Brockenbrough Library, Richmond, Virginia – now the Museum of the Confederacy)

Bugler Thomas Whiteford, Batteries F and K, 3rd U.S. Artillery. Like so many of the U.S. Regulars, not much is known about Whiteford, other than he was originally with Battery F. His unit fought along the Emmitsburg road on the late afternoon of July 2. Long after the war, Charles Hulin, a former member of the battery, recalled: "We were Regulars, and all of our dead save one (Bugler Whiteford) fill unknown graves." Whiteford, a corporal at the time of his death, lies buried in the United States plot in Gettysburg's National Cemetery (B-1). (Gettysburg, Batteries That Did Fight at the Peach Orchard, by Charles Hulin, Kalkaska, Mich., National Tribune, January 29, 1891; Union Casualties at Gettysburg, by Travis W. Busey and John W. Busey, 2:1074)

Bugler Asa C. Rodgers, Company G, 2nd North Carolina Cavalry. Identified as a bugler from the time of his enlistment in Hertford County on October 1, 1862, he was subsequently marked present on extant muster rolls until being reported captured in the vicinity of Williamsport, Maryland on July 6, 1863. On that date and location, an action known as the "Wagoner's Fight" occurred, when some 700 Confederate teamsters and other support personnel attached to the wagon train were organized to assist General Imboden in repelling a Federal cavalry foray. Later that same day, Rodger's cavalry brigade, under Colonel Chambliss, arrived in Hagerstown, where they clashed with their Federal counterparts while on their way to assist Imboden. Rodgers was held at Fort Delaware until exchanged on Christmas Day, 1863, and joined his unit a few days later. (Compiled service records of Asa Rodgers, Fold3; National Archives, Microfilm Roll 42)

 

[Tom Elmore]

Part 3:

Bugler Frank de P. Villasana, First Company, Washington Artillery (Louisiana) Battalion. Born in Mexico, Villasana was working as a clerk in New Orleans when the war began. From the date of his enlistment on May 26, 1861, he was designated as bugler for his battery. Marked present on subsequent rolls, he participated in every battle with his unit, including Gettysburg. On September 27, 1863, he was accorded the title of Chief Bugler and joined the staff of the Washington Artillery Battalion. He held that post for the rest of the war, always listed as present, until his honorable retirement to the Invalid Corps on March 7, 1865, one month before the surrender of Lee's army. In the last days of the war, he was assigned to light duty under the Commandant of the Florida Reserves. A form completed March 7, 1865 noted that he was then 29 years old, stood 5'2" tall, and had hazel eyes and brown hair. In September 1885, Villasana represented the Scottish Rite at the interment of Col. James B. Walton, Sr. (Longstreet's former artillery chief) in New Orleans. In 1913, during the 75th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Washington Artillery, Villasana was scheduled to "sound taps upon his old copper bugle, used by him years before in Mexico." (Compiled service records of Frank P. Villasana, Fold3; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125543411/james-burdge-walton; "Hero Tributes from the Fields Where They Bled, Washington Artillery to do Honor to Youth Who Fell in the Civil War," newspaper article, https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/eshleman/id/34/rec/1, University of South Carolina, South Caroliniana Library)

Chief Bugler Lewis Bernhart, Company H, 11th Pennsylvania. When the fighting was winding down for the day on July 1, drummer William T. "Billy" Simpson of the 28th Pennsylvania [Twelfth Corps] decided to visit his uncle, Captain William H. Simpson, of the 11th Pennsylvania [First Corps]. When he found the regiment safely posted behind a stone wall, the first person he encountered was "the chief bugler, Louis [Bernhart], who was an old pal of mine. He greeted me with: 'Hello, Billy! Sit down quick, or you'll get a buttonhole in you.'" Bernhart had been wounded the previous autumn, at Antietam. On May 10, 1865, he was promoted to "Principal Musician." (The Drummer Boys of Gettysburg, by William T. Simpson, Principal Musician, Co. A, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry Volunteers, http://www.keltaskavern.fom/28th/BillySimpson.html; Pennsylvania Memorial, plaque to 11th Regiment; http://genealogytrails.com/penn/carbon/military/3yr_vol.html)

Bugler Nathaniel A. Terrell, Captain James M. Carrington's Charlottesville (Virginia) Artillery. Known as "Nat," he enlisted March 15, 1861 at Charlottesville and was detailed as the battery's bugler on May 1, 1862. He held that title and duty for the remainder of the war, until paroled at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Nat was marked present at Gettysburg; in fact, nothing in his records indicate he was ever absent from his command, for any reason. (Compiled service records of Nathaniel A. Terrell, Fold3)

Bugler Frederick S. White, Company A, 146th New York. At the age of 18 he enlisted as a musician, on September 13, 1862, at Utica, New York. He mustered out with his company on July 16, 1865, near Washington D.C. White described himself as a bugler in a post-war newspaper article, in which he inferred that he was present at Gettysburg, by describing the involvement of the 140th New York from his brigade. (What the Musicians Did, by F. S. White, National Tribune, May 30, 1907, p. 6; Roster of the One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Infantry, https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/application/files/6515/5310/3992/146th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf)

Bugler Alfred L. Peeler, Captain James Reilly's Rowan Artillery, Company D, 10th Regiment North Carolina Troops. Enlisting as a private at Salisbury, North Carolina, on June 15, 1861, he was appointed bugler on September 9 of that year and held the position until the end of the war. He was listed as present on June 30, 1863, confirming his presence at Gettysburg. Peeler surrendered at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, and the following day signed the oath of allegiance to the United States at Salisbury, where he had enlisted nearly four years earlier. (Compiled service records of Alfred L. Peeler, Fold3)

 

[Tom Elmore]

Part 4:

Chief Bugler Charles Wellington Reed, 9th Massachusetts Battery. In August 1862, at the age of 21, Reed was enrolled by the battery as a bugler and soon bore the title of chief bugler. On the afternoon of July 2, 1863, when the 21st Mississippi attacked the battery opposite the Trostle house, Captain John Bigelow was badly wounded and directed his men to leave him behind. Instead, Reed and Orderly John H. Kelly put the captain on Kelly' horse, then Reed guided his own horse slowly toward the rear alongside the captain's mount, ensuring he stayed on. All the while, the Mississippians fired at them from behind, and they faced similar danger ahead from "friendly" fire. Finally passing through the ranks of Federal reinforcements, the soldiers in the ranks began to cheer. Reed did not realize they were cheering his brave deed, for which he was awarded a Medal of Honor on August 16, 1895. He was mustered out of the service on June 5, 1865. (A Boy's Daring at Gettysburg, Boston Herald, reprinted in The Morning News, Savannah, Ga., August 29, 1895, p. 5; Compiled service records of Charles W. Reed, Fold3; "We Saved the Line from Being Broken, by Eric A. Campbell, as cited in https://corpora.tika.apache.org/base/docs/govdocs1/234/234490.html)

Bugler John J. F. Watt, Company C, Jeff Davis Legion (Mississippi cavalry, with companies from Alabama and Georgia). Watt enlisted as a private at Iuka, Mississippi on March 25, 1861, and was soon listed as bugler. Absent on sick furlough for nearly four months in early 1862, he was subsequently marked present on the rolls, including for the Gettysburg campaign. Allowed leave in late December 1863 to procure a fresh horse, he returned on March 24, 1864. He was wounded three months later, on June 20, at White House, Virginia, which put him in a hospital for a few months, at which point his records end. He was paroled at Macon, Mississippi on May 28, 1865. (Compiled service records of J. J. Watt, Fold3; Horsemen of the Jeff Davis Legion, by Donald A. Hopkins, Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Books, 1999, p. 49)

Bugler William H. Collins, 4th North Carolina Cavalry. Born in Anson County, North Carolina in 1828, he obtained a practical education in the public schools while growing up on a farm. Leaving school in 1854, he taught for two years before being appointed as a surveyor in Union County. In 1861, he married Parmelia Doster, and on May 10, 1862 he was enrolled as a private in the army, joining Company A at Camp Collins, North Carolina on July 16. He became a band musician as of December 25, 1862, but by September 1863 bore the title of Chief Bugler of the regiment. He served at Gettysburg and in several other engagements until war's end. As of October 31, 1863, he was in possession of a cavalry bugle valued at $16. In 1867, he took his family to Mississippi and farmed for five years in De Soto County, then moved to Booneville in Prentiss County, where he achieved success in the grocery business. Four of his six children lived to adulthood. (Compiled service records of William H. Collins, Fold3; Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, 1891, vol. 1, pp. 576-578)

Bugler James Winters, 5th Massachusetts Battery. Born in Hampshire, England, he resided in New Bedford, Massachusetts when he joined the unit on September 21, 1861. Winters was considered "much older than most of the members of the battery," and indeed he was, at the age of 43. At Gettysburg, he was with the battery when it was posted along the Wheatfield Road on the afternoon of July 2. During the action, the right wheel horse on the first piece was struck and its harness was taken off and placed on Winters' horse as an intended replacement, but his horse subsequently was struck twice and left loose. That night, the horse found its way to the camp far to the rear, still bearing the harness. Winters himself emerged from the battle (and the entire war) without a recorded injury. A few weeks after the battle, he was tapped to teach some comrades to play new brass instruments bought by subscription, but they never achieved a high level of proficiency. Winters reenlisted as a veteran volunteer in December 1863 and served until the end of the war, mustering out on June 12, 1865. (History of the Fifth Massachusetts Battery, by Luther E. Cowles, Boston, MA: 1902, pp. 638, 693, 848; Compiled service records of James Winters, Fold3)

Bugler John C. Tucker, 5th Massachusetts Battery. Tucker was mustered into service at Boston in late October 1861, at the age of 25. For the next three years, he served with James Winters, sharing the duties of the battery bugler, sounding a variety of calls throughout the day in camp, on the march and in battle, that broadcast various evolutions and events. Tucker was always marked present on the rolls, including during the Gettysburg campaign. Either Tucker or Winters blew "Reveille" at daybreak on July 3, and the men arose and hastily cooked a morning meal. Very soon came the call, "Boots and Saddles," and the battery departed for the front at the double-quick, taking position on south Cemetery Ridge. (Compiled service records of John C. Tucker, Fold3; History of the Fifth Massachusetts Battery, by Luther E. Cowles, Boston, MA: 1902, pp. 87, 530, 616; Reminiscences of the Rebellion, by William Archibald Waugh, http://www.pompano.net/~rwaugh/CivilWar.htm, 01/30/2002)

 

[Coonewah Creek]

I don't have any direct evidence of who, or even if, the 2nd Mississippi had a bugler at Gettysburg. Most of the "musicians" or "bugler" individuals were earlier transferred to the band of the 11th Mississippi. I assumed the 11th Mississippi had the only band in Davis's Brigade but could be wrong. However, when the regiment was surrounded and captured at Hatcher's Run on April 2nd, 1865, there was one individual still "on the books" listed as "Musician (bugler)." That was Charles W. Williams, Jr., Company A (the Tishomingo Riflemen) of Tishomingo County, Mississippi. He stated he was 18 when he enlisted so that would make him about 21-22 on that date.

 

[Tom Elmore]

Part 5:

Bugler "Mike," 44th New York (probably Michael Hoskins of Company K, the only Michael listed as a musician on the muster rolls). On the night of June 30, Sergeant Charles E. Sprague of Company E, 44th New York recalled that "Mike, the bugler, was finishing his go-to-bed call of tattoo … ." Two days later, soon after the regiment arrived and formed a line of battle on Little Round Top, they opened fire upon approaching Confederates. "There was no order to do so – there seldom is; on the contrary, I heard the colonel yelling 'Cease firing!' and Mike repeating it with his bugle." But the men did not obey the order. (Greensboro North State, Greensboro, N.C., July 1, 1886, p.5; Muster rolls and roster of the 44th New York, https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/application/files/5515/5067/6253/44thInf_NYSV_MusterRoll.pdf

Bugler David Reuben Roys, Company G, 5th New Hampshire. Born in March 1843 in Claremont, New Hampshire, Roys participated in nearly all the battles fought by his regiment. At Antietam, his belt plate and two pieces of leather were pierced by a ball that somewhat injured him internally without leaving a scratch. At Gettysburg, he served as the brigade bugler under Colonel Edward Cross. After the war, he held two terms in his state's lower legislative house and was a member of the state senate in 1907. He died on March 26, 1926, around his 83rd birthday. (New Hampshire Farmer and Weekly Union, Manchester, N.H., April 30, 1913, p. 7; Civil War Service Index, Fold3; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50317764/david_r-roys)

Bugler John M. Reddick, Company E, 2nd Florida. Enlisting on July 13, 1861, Private Reddick joined the regimental band on November 1 of that year. He remained a musician when the regimental band was consolidated into a brigade band and was marked present on the rolls covering the period of the Gettysburg campaign. As of summer 1864, he carried the title of chief bugler, for which he drew extra pay, which continued until the surrender at Appomattox, where it was noted that he possessed two "brass instruments." (Compiled service records, John M. Reddick, Fold3)

Bugler Nicholas Falter, Knap's Pennsylvania Battery E. On July 2, Sergeant David Nichol wrote in his diary: "Our left section was ordered to the front. They had a hot time of it." This section was commanded by 2nd Lieutenant Edward R. Geary, son of Twelfth Corps division commander, Brigadier General John W. Geary. While posted near the summit of Culp's Hill on the afternoon of July 2, Private Henry G. Gibson was severely wounded, and Private James C. Davis and Bugler Nicholas Falter received slight wounds. (Hurrah for the Artillery, Knap's Independent Battery "E," comp. by James P. Brady, Gettysburg, PA: Thomas Publications, 1992, p. 252; History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Samuel P. Bates, Harrisburg, PA: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1871, vol. V, p. 887)

Lieutenant Colonel John C. O. Redington, 60th New York. Lt. Col. Redington was not your typical bugler. He commanded the skirmishers of his brigade during the afternoon and early evening of July 2 at the eastern base of Culp's Hill. Deployed over a quarter of a mile in the woods, the entire skirmish line could be directed by orders conveyed by a bugle, with Redington "sounding the calls himself." The skirmishers held their ground so tenaciously that the advancing Confederate infantry considered them to represent the first line of defense on the hill. (At Gettysburg, Dedication of New York's Monument and Reunion of Greene's Brigade, The National Tribune, August 17, 1893; Official report of Lt. Col. John C. O. Redington)

 

[Scott Brown]

Charles W. Reed left us many wonderful sketches.

 

[tony_gunter]

Part 1:

Bugler James Barrett, 1st Vermont Cavalry. Born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, he was working as a mechanic, age 22, at the time of his enlistment at Burlington, Vermont on November 19, 1861. He was then described as 5'11" tall, with black eyes and dark brown hair, and with a fair/florid complexion. By year's end, he was identified as a regimental bugler. On May 24, 1862, Barrett was captured during a charge at Middletown, Virginia. Exchanged in the final weeks of 1862, he rejoined his unit and was marked present on every roll through the end of 1863, when he reenlisted. He remained a bugler until November 15, 1864, when promoted to 1st (Orderly) Sergeant. On May 25, 1865, he was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant and the following month mustered out of the service. As of March 1908, he was engaged in farming near Clarendon, Vermont. He died at the age of 79. (Civil War Service Record of James Barrett, Fold 3; National Tribune, March 4, 1908, p. 5)

Bugler Isaac Sykes (variant Sikes), Company E, Phillips' Legion Cavalry (Georgia). Born on November 4, 1837, he enlisted as a private on May 12, 1862 at Macon, Georgia. On the third day at Gettysburg, he sustained a gunshot wound in his left arm below the shoulder joint. His horse was killed at the same time. Taken captive at Cashtown on July 5 immediately after the battle, Sykes was soon sent on to the U.S. General Hospital in Chester, Pennsylvania; surgeons removed seven inches of his upper humerus. Forwarded to Point Lookout on October 2, he was paroled in early 1864, admitted to Jackson Hospital in Richmond on March 7, and furloughed on March 18 for further treatment in a Macon hospital. In 1887, Sykes applied for – and was granted – a pension, which records show extended into 1892. (Compiled service records of Isaac Sykes, Fold3: Georgia Virtual Vault, Confederate Pension Applications, Isaac Sikes, Bibb County)

Bugler William L. Warnick, Batteries F and G, 1st Pennsylvania. Born December 18, 1843, Warnick enlisted with Battery F. He was present during the July 2 evening attack by two of Early's brigade on Cemetery Hill, as reported by a comrade in the battery: "Our Bugler, Warnick, who was sent by Capt. [R. Bruce] Ricketts to the rear for ammunition, says that while Rickett's men were fighting hand-to-hand, the Baltimore pike was full of Eleventh Corps men, all pell-mell." Warnick died on December 1, 1911 and was interred at Nisky Hill Cemetery in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (Justice to Carroll's Brigade, by Oney F. Sweet, National Tribune, December 1, 1892, p. 4; https://ranger95.com/civil_war_us/penna/artillery/1pa_lite_art/william_l_warnick_f_1pa_lite_art.htm)

Bugler Frank Williams, Captain John Milledge Jr.'s [Georgia] battery. He enlisted on March 1, 1863 and remained present on the rolls through at least October 1864, with no recorded absences for any reason. His participation at Gettysburg may have been uneventful, since Milledge's battery was only lightly engaged. On July 8, 1863, Capt. Milledge informed Col. David Lang that he "did not lose a horse or a man" during the battle. (Compiled service records of Frank Williams, Fold3; July 9, 1863 letter of Col. David Lang to his cousin, The Civil War Letters of Colonel David Lang, by Bertram H. Groene, The Florida Historical Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 3, January 1976)

Bugler William Jenvey, Battery C, 1st West Virginia Artillery. A native of Hampshire, England, Jenvey resided in Marietta, Ohio when he enlisted on January 25, 1862, at the age of 17. He was described as 5'4" in height, with blue eyes, dark hair, with a florid complexion. He mustered out of the service on March 30, 1865. Returning to Marietta, he became an Episcopalian minister, serving in Nevada, California and Hoboken, New Jersey, until his retirement in 1913. Jenvey authored some interesting accounts of battles in which he participated, including Gettysburg. (Civil War Service Records of William Jenvey, Fold3; Account of William Jenvey, History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, ed. by Martin A. Andrews, Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1902, p. 625; Letter from William Jenvey, Legacy Library, Marietta College; https://dan-masters-civil-war.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-scene-of-terrible-carnage-artillery.html)

Why would you send the bugler back for ammunition? Wasn't the bugler necessary for command and control?

 

[Tom Elmore]

Why would you send the bugler back for ammunition? Wasn't the bugler necessary for command and control?

In this instance involving Bugler Warnick, the battery was in a firm position on Cemetery Hill, at which point the bugler's role was rather superfluous in a close combat situation, and I imagine he could be readily spared for other duties, in this case acting as a courier or aide to the battery commander.

 

[MRB1863]

In addition to the Buglers, the Drummers assisted in dispersing commands and instructions via their beat.

 

[rpkennedy]

Lieutenant Colonel John C. O. Redington, 60th New York. Lt. Col. Redington was not your typical bugler. He commanded the skirmishers of his brigade during the afternoon and early evening of July 2 at the eastern base of Culp's Hill. Deployed over a quarter of a mile in the woods, the entire skirmish line could be directed by orders conveyed by a bugle, with Redington "sounding the calls himself." The skirmishers held their ground so tenaciously that the advancing Confederate infantry considered them to represent the first line of defense on the hill. (At Gettysburg, Dedication of New York's Monument and Reunion of Greene's Brigade, The National Tribune, August 17, 1893; Official report of Lt. Col. John C. O. Redington)

According to Colonel Abel Godard (60th New York and Redington's CO), when the skirmishers fell back to the main line, they brought a dozen prisoners with them. That is REALLY close contact for a skirmish line. Redington was an excellent officer and performed very well at Gettysburg. Interestingly, he also commanded the brigade skirmish line at Antietam when he was captain of Co. C, 60th New York.

Ryan

 

[lelliott19]

Bugler Nathaniel A. Terrell, Captain James M. Carrington's Charlottesville (Virginia) Artillery. Known as "Nat," he enlisted March 15, 1861 at Charlottesville and was detailed as the battery's bugler on May 1, 1862. He held that title and duty for the remainder of the war, until paroled at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Nat was marked present at Gettysburg; in fact, nothing in his records indicate he was ever absent from his command, for any reason. (Compiled service records of Nathaniel A. Terrell, Fold3)

Nathaniel Abbott Terrell lived until March 13, 1935. He was 91 years old. Find-A-Grave Memorial. @gjpratt this may be of interest to you. Bugler for Carrington's Battery.

 

[neyankee61]

Bugler David Reuben Roys, Company G, 5th New Hampshire. Post war photo of his Senate picture

 

[gjpratt]

Nathaniel Abbott Terrell lived until March 13, 1935. He was 91 years old. Find-A-Grave Memorial. @gjpratt this may be of interest to you. Bugler for Carrington's Battery.
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Thank you @lelliott19 and @Tom Elmore . I missed this and it is new information for me. I know exactly where the cemetery is.

Filed away with my Carrington archive.

 

[Tom Elmore]

Part 6:

Bugler Moses P. Ross, 124th New York. Ross enlisted as a private in Company A on September 5, 1862, but was afterwards appointed a musician. He served in the thick of the fighting at Devil's Den on July 2, as recorded by Captain Charles H. Weygant of Company A, who assumed command of the regiment upon the death of Colonel A. Van Horne and Major James Cromwell, whose bodies lay close at hand: "Calling Lieutenant Ramsdell to me, I directed him to detail bugler Ross, and such other unarmed men as he could find [and] take charge of the bodies [and] have them carried to the rear … " Ross was promoted to principal musician of the regiment on October 31, 1863, and was mustered out of the service on June 3, 1865. (History of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment, N. Y. S. V., by Charles H. Weygant, Newburgh, NY: Journal Printing House, 1877, p. 180; Roster of the 124th New York, New York State Military Museum, online roster; https://www.loc.gov/item/2021636494/; https://www.chroniclenewspaper.com/...citizens-in-the-civil-war-the-bugler-HE600999

Bugler Dennis Wallace, Battery I, 5th U.S. Artillery. Born in Ireland in 1833, at Gettysburg he was struck twice in the legs, which necessitated amputation of both legs at the thighs. The day after the battle, he lay in a Fifth Corps field hospital when Lieutenant B. F. Rittenhouse from Battery D, 5th U.S. Artillery stopped by to visit the wounded men from his battery. Rittenhouse described Wallace as "a little Irish bugler," who said, "I have been trimmed down until I am not as long as a yardstick." Wallace was subsequently moved to Camp Letterman General Hospital, where he died on August 2, and the next day was buried in section 3, grave 18 of that hospital; he now rests in the U.S. plot (D-16) at Gettysburg National Cemetery. (The Battle of Gettysburg, as seen from Little Round Top, by Captain B. F. Rittenhouse, War Papers, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commander of the District of Columbia, read May 4, 1887, p. 13; Union Casualties at Gettysburg, by Travis W. Busey and John W. Busey, 2:1080-1081; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15025188/dennis-wallace)

Bugler Welding, Battery D, 5th U.S. Artillery. I am unable to further identify this individual, but 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Rittenhouse wrote that on July 2 he directed "Bugler Welding" to take 1st Lieutenant Charles E. Hazlett to a field hospital and remain with him after Hazlett sustained a mortal wound while conversing with the dying Brig. Gen. Stephen H. Weed on Little Round Top. (The Battle of Gettysburg, as seen from Little Round Top, by Captain B. F. Rittenhouse, War Papers, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commander of the District of Columbia, read May 4, 1887, p. 8)

Bugler Daniel B. Duke, Company E, 1st North Carolina Cavalry. Duke appears on the rolls as a bugler in July 1861, just after his enlistment, at the age of twenty. On June 30, 1863, he was marked present as "1st Bugler," a title he retained through at least the end of 1864. At the cavalry engagement of Jack's Shop on September 22, 1863, Duke caught a stray horse for Captain (afterwards Colonel) William H. Cheek to ride. (Compiled service records of Daniel B. Duke, Fold3; Death of General Cheek, Durham Daily Sun, Durham, North Carolina, March 25, 1901, p. 1)

Chief Bugler Henry Litaker, Company F, 1st North Carolina Cavalry. Litaker enlisted on June 15, 1861 from Cabarrus County, and by the end of the year was described as "1st Bugler." In February 1863, he became "Bugler Major" and thereafter was referred to as "Chief Bugler" through at least 1864. The rolls are not clear as to whether he was present or on detached service as of June 30, 1863. (Roster of the 1st North Carolina Cavalry, The Standard, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 8, 1888; Compiled service records, Fold3)