I'm trying to nail down my wife's gg grandfather's service in the Union Army, and some of the comments on the Muster Rolls (attached) escape me. Here are the questions I'd appreciate some help with:
1. His Muster Out date is Oct. 6, 1863. I'm trying to figure out why he was discharged in the middle of the war.
2. "Discharged for the good of the service and not entitled to Bounty." I don't know what that means, but it sounds ominous.
3. March & April, 1863 "In arrest Fort No. 8, St. Louis". Am I reading that correctly? Was he arrested?
4. I have not been able to locate a "Fort No. 8, St. Louis"
5. If he was under arrest, where might I go to find out what the charges were?
This is sort of a grab bag of questions and I apologize for just throwing it out there. I'd appreciate any help you can offer.
Chuck
Probably no answers to your questions, but some history on his unit :
Second Artillery
MISSOURI
(3-YEARS)
Second Artillery. -- Col., Henry Almstedt; Lieut.-Col., Joseph
Weydemeyer, Majs., Theodore Wilkins, Dominick Urban.
This regiment was organized in the fall of 1861 and was on
service within the state until it was reorganized in Feb.
1864. The officers under the reorganization were as follows:
Col., Nelson Cole; Lieut.- Col., G. W. Schofield, Majs., Frank
Backof, C. Landgraeber, John W. Robb, Gustave Stange, John J.
Sutter.
In June, 1864, it was equipped and mounted as a regiment of
light artillery, and the different batteries were soon
afterward scattered over the country.
Battery A was at Cape Girardeau until June 11, when it was
ordered to St. Louis and remained there until October, when it
took part in Price's raid, after which it was attached to the
1st division 16th corps, and with Gen. A. J. Smith proceeded
to Nashville, where it assisted in the defeat and pursuit of
Gen. Hood's army.
Battery B acted as garrison at New Madrid until the latter
part of April, when it was ordered to Springfield, Mo. In
June it was moved to Rolla, thence to St. Louis, and
participated in the pursuit of Price. It went into winter
quarters at Franklin on Nov. 21, 1864.
Battery C left Cape Girardeau on May 8 and went to St. Louis,
where it received new equipments and from that time until the
close of the year was on duty in various parts of the state.
It also participated in the work of driving Price from
Missouri.
Battery D spent the year in the vicinity of Rolla, Pilot Knob,
Batesville, Ark., Jacksonport and Devall's Bluff, and was
engaged with the Confederates under Gen. Jo. Shelby at several
points.
Battery E was stationed at Little Rock, and formed part of the
forces of Gen. Steele's Camden expedition.
Battery F was assigned to the 1st division, 15th corps, about
May 1, and remained with that command during the Atlanta
campaign, being in the engagements at Resaca, Kennesaw
Mountain, Dallas, and about Atlanta. In October it marched
back to Resaca, engaging the enemy at several points on the
way, and was later ordered to Nashville, where it was attached
to the artillery reserve.
Battery G left Cape Girardeau in August and went to Memphis,
Tenn., where it was attached to the 1st brigade and
participated in the repulse and pursuit of the Confederates
under Gen. Forrest. It was then with an expedition, up the
Tennessee River, after which it returned to Memphis, where it
remained for the rest of the year.
Battery H was on duty in Missouri and was one of the artillery
organizations that was engaged in the pursuit of Price.
During the raid it consumed 1,700 rounds of ammunition, which
shows that it was not idle.
Battery I was on duty at Rolla, New Madrid, St. Louis and
Franklin until in November, when it was ordered to Paducah,
Ky., where it was attached to Gen. A. J. Smith's command and
moved to Nashville, where it fought with the 16th corps in the
defeat of Hood's army.
Battery K was on duty all the year in Missouri and was not in
any serious engagements with the enemy.
Battery L remained about Sedalia and Warrensburg until Sept.
24, when it was ordered to Jefferson City, and participated on
the campaign against Price.
Battery M was stationed at Camp Gamble, near St. Louis, until
Aug. 16, when it was ordered to Springfield, and remained on
duty in that part of the state until Nov. 13, when it went
into winter quarters at Franklin.
During the year 1865, Batteries B, C, D, E, H, K, L and M
formed part of the Powder River expedition against the
Indians, which left Omaha, Neb. July 2.
Batteries A, F and I were on duty at Johnsonville, Tenn.,
until ordered to St. Louis for muster out in the latter part
of August.
The several batteries were mustered out at different times and
places, M being the last to be discharged at St. Louis, Dec.
20, 1865.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 280
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Report of Capt. Edward S. Rowland, Battery K, Second
Missouri Light Artillery, of skirmish September 1.
HDQRS. BATTERY K, SECOND MISSOURI LIGHT ARTY.,
In the Field, Mont. Ter., September 2, 1865.
SIR: I have the honor to report that on the 1st day of September, 1865,
my camp was attacked by Indians, and in compliance with orders from
headquarters Eastern Division, Indian Expedition, I at once proceeded
to repel the attack with all of the mounted men then in my camp, seven
in number. On arriving at the point of attack found that the Indians had
succeeded in driving off a number of horses. I immediately pushed on
after them, and on arriving at a point seven miles from camp discovered
a strong party of Indians, about fifty in number, in a ravine. I at once
attacked them. In the skirmish I lost 3 men killed and 2 wounded. A
much larger number of the Indians were killed and wounded. Lieut.
Ferran of my command followed with a small number of men and by a
different route; came upon the Indians that were driving the horses and
killed two and wounded several others.
I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. S. ROWLAND,
Capt., 2d Mo. Light Arty., Cmdg. Batty. K, Mounted as Cav.
Col. N. COLE,
Cmdg. Eastern Division, Indian Expedition.
Below I have the honor to report the names of killed and wounded;
Sergt. L. L. Holt, Privates Jesse Easter and Abner Garrison, Company
K, killed; Sergt. J. L. Duckett and Private Robert W. Walker, Company
K, wounded.
E. S. ROWLAND,
Capt., Second Missouri Light Arty., Cmdg. Company K.
Source: Official Records
PAGE 387-101 LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI. [CHAP. LX.
[Series I. Vol. 48. Part I, Reports, Correspondence, Etc. Serial No. 101.]
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