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e Boston Journal:— Marching orders. [Saturday, Oct. 4, 1862.] The 10th Massachusetts Battery in camp at Boxford have received marching orders for Monday, Oct. 6, and will probably reach this city about 1 o'clock. The following is a list of the officers:—Capt., J. Henry Sleeper; Senior 1st Lieut., Henry H. Granger; Junior 1st Lieut., J. Webb Adams; Senior 2nd Lieut., Asa Smith; Junior 2nd Lieut. Thomas R. Armitage; First Sergeant, Otis N. Harrington; Quartermaster Sergeant, S. Augustus Alden; chiefs of Pieces with rank of sergeants, George H. Putnam; Philip T. Woodfin; Charles E. Pierce; Samuel J. Bradlee; Chandler Gould; George F. Gould. Gunners with the rank of Corporals; Andrew B. Shattuck. Charles W. Doe, John H. Stevens, George M. Townsend, Joseph H. Currant, Benjamin F. Parker; Guidon, William H. Fitzpatrick; Artificer. Amasa D. Bacon; Buglers, Joshua T. Reed, John E. Mugford; Company Clerk, Benjamin E. Corlew. The departure of Sleeper's Battery. [Monday Oct. 13
Jan. 4. George H. Innis returned to duty. Serg't. Geo. H. Putnam sick. Jan. 5. William Rawson sick in quarters. Serg't. Alden sick in quarters. Jan. 6. Wm. Rawson returned to duty. Joseph Brooks and John Norton * * * Jan. 7. Francis Loham sick in Camp Hospital. Serg'ts Alden and Putnam returned to duty. Jan. 8. Harmon Newton returned to duty. C. N. Barker sick in quarters. Jan.9. S. J. Bradlee and Joseph Brooks returned to duty. Jan. 10. Joseph Cross and W. S. Roundnotice of the discharge of John Norton on the 11th inst. for disability. Frost and Beal sick in quarters. May 21. Sergeant Alden started yesterday on 48 hours leave of absence for Washington. Beal reported for duty and Corp'l Shattuck to quarter. George H. Nichols reported sick and in hospital. May 23. Moses G. Critchett absent without leave. May 24. Serg't Alden returned from Washington yesterday. May 27. Dropped Critchett from the rolls as a deserter. Received notice of Samue
orted to quarters. July 7. Privates Clark (?), Orcutt (?) and Nowell returned to duty. Two sections of this Battery returned to Frederick City. July 8. The sections at Frederick Junction joined the Battery. The Battery started for South Mountain to join the Third Army Corps at 2 o'clock. July 9. On the march Alvah F. Southworth and S. G. Richardson appointed teamsters vice Abbott and Chase reduced. July 10. Camped on Antietam battleground. July 12. Quartermaster Serg't S. A. Alden and Corp'l W. W. Starkweather reduced to the ranks. Private W. G. Rollins appointed Q. M. Sergt. in place of Alden reduced to the ranks. Private B. C. Clark appointed corporal in place of Starkweather. July 13. Two horses shot. Disease glanders. Three horses abandoned as worthless and worn out. July 18. Crossed the Potomac river from Maryland to Virginia. July 19. Serg't Allard and privates Alden, Chase and Abbott sent to Berlin for horses and mules with four horses mounted
s Ring, Newton and Chase reported to quarters. Two horses died; disease nasal gleet and glanders. August 22. Albert N. A. Maxwell reported to quarters. Four horses dropped from the rolls that were sent with Serg't Allard and Privates Abbott, Alden and Chase July 19, 1863. August 24. Harmon Newton reported for duty. Two horses died; disease, glanders. August 25. William Allen reported to quarters. One horse died that was condemned; disease, glanders. August 26. Three horses sh. W. H. Trefry reported to quarters. Oct. 8. Frank A. Chase returned from Camp of Parole and reported for duty. W. H. Trefry reported for duty. N. H. Butterfield and F. A. Chase reported to quarters. Oct. 9. Privates Franklin Ward, S. Augustus Alden, Geo. W. Parks, Benj. E. Corlew and Corp'l Andrew B. Shattuck have been dropped from the rolls, having been absent some time and their return extremely doubtful. Private Richard Horrigan sent to general hospital Washington, D. C. Private N
riend detached to report to Art'y Headquarters, 2nd Corps, on Orderly duty. John F. Baxter sent to hospital. One horse shot, by order Capt. Miller. Glanders. July 14. One horse in caisson train shot by order Capt. Miller. Glanders. Lieut. Smith, Corp. Stevens, (?) Smith, Holbrook, Trefry, excused from duty. July 15. Corp. Benj. F. Parker promoted to Lance Sergeant in command of Fourth Detachment. Lieut. Smith, Corp. Stevens, Holbrook, Thayer, Thos. Smith excused from duty. Private S. A. Alden formerly dropped from the rolls by Gen. Order No. 3, Hdqrs. Art'y A. of P. taken up by order of War Dep't and now at Camp Parole, Md., on detached service. July 16. Lieut. Smith, Spooner, Holbrook, Trefry, Thos. Smith excused from duty. One horse died. July 17. Corp. Stevens, Trefry, Spooner, Rawson, Thos. Smith, excused from duty. Holbrook sent to hospital. July 18. One horse shot—glanders. July 19. Corp. Stevens, Trefry, Thos. Smith and Spooner excused from duty.
Appendix. An account of the capture, Imprisonment, and Release of Privates S. Augustus Alden, Lewis R. Allard, Alvin Abbott, and Frank A. Chase, substantially as related by Mr. Alden. We were with the Battery until July 19, 1863, when I received orders to select three good men, and with them return to Berlin, Md., for mules and harnesses. We were then some twenty miles into Virginia. Having selected comrades Allard, Abbott, and Chase, in the latter part of the afternoon we took Mr. Alden. We were with the Battery until July 19, 1863, when I received orders to select three good men, and with them return to Berlin, Md., for mules and harnesses. We were then some twenty miles into Virginia. Having selected comrades Allard, Abbott, and Chase, in the latter part of the afternoon we took our departure, mounted, for Berlin, all feeling in good spirits. On our arrival at Harper's Ferry we dismounted, fed our horses, ate our rations, and bivouacked. On the following morning early, after feeding once more and eating another frugal meal of hard-tack and coffee, we started for our destination, reaching it about the middle of the forenoon of the 20th. We could get the mules, but could obtain no harnesses; and as we could not procure both, agreeably with instructions, left the mules
gler,20Boston,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, expiration of service. Bacon, Amasa D., Artificer,26Boston,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, Gross, Willard Y., Artificer,32Brookline,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, Abbott, Alvin,29Boston,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, expiration of service. Abell, Samuel,39Boston,Sept. 9, 1862,Oct. 25, 1862, disability. Adams, Daniel D.28Brookline,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, expiration of service. Adams, Lyman W., 31Barre,Jan. 5, 1864.June 9, 1865, expiration of service. Alden, S. Augustus,27Cambridge,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, Allard, Lewis R.,26Boston,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, expiration of service. Allen, Joseph P.,27Boston,Sept. 7, 1864,June 9, 1865, expiration of service. Allen, William.21Marblehead,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, expiration of service. Amsden, Charles W.,18Barre,Aug. 29, 1864,June 9, 1865, Apthorp, John P.,23N. Bridgewater,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, expiration of service. Ashcroft, Elias,29Boston,Sept. 9, 1862,June 9, 1865, Atkinson,
Index A. Abbott, Alvin, 42, 48, 109, 116, 117, 148, 203, 272. Abell, Samuel, 29, 47, 86. Adams, D. D., 302, 303, 349. Adams, Lieut., J. Webb, 18, 31, 42, 82, 83, 84, 86, 137, 201, 202, 323, 348, 352, 359, 380, 382, 385, 386, 387, 395, 400, 403, 405, 407, 409. Adams, Capt., Zzz. Webb, 410, 413, 435, 436. Adams, L. W., 205, 207, 208, 326, 339, 398. Alden, S. Augustus, 31, 80, 86, 109, 116, 117, 148, 151, 303. Allard, L. R., 39, 82, 87, 109, 117, 148, 203, 272, 397, 404. Allen, J. P., 351, 406. Allen, William, 148, 149, 304, 398. Amsden, Charles W., 350. Anderson, Gen. R. H., 225, 228. Andrew, Gov. John A, 17, 196, 197. Antietam, 104, 107, 108, 116. Apthorp, John P., 152, 162, 365. Armitage, Lieut. T. R., 31, 84, 154, 163. Armstrong's Farm, 388, 406. Ashby's Gap, 110. Ashcroft, Elias, 83, 84, 149, 150, 151, 163. Atkinson, D. W., 149, 150, 298, 360, 414. Atwood, E. T., 80, 81, 82, 87. Atwood, S. A., 402. Auburn, 133, 138, 139, 141, 142. B. Bacon,