. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . rtillery, consisting of the same number ofbatteries and guns as Franklins. This made a grand total ofsixty field-batt3ries of three hundred and forty-three guns withtlie Federal forces. The instruction of a great many of these batteries wasnecessarily defective at first, but the volunteers evinced suchzeal and intelligence, and availed themselves so industriouslyof the services of regular officers, that they made rapid prog-ress and attained a high degree of efficiency. The Confederates having taken a position at Yorktownand erecte
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . rtillery, consisting of the same number ofbatteries and guns as Franklins. This made a grand total ofsixty field-batt3ries of three hundred and forty-three guns withtlie Federal forces. The instruction of a great many of these batteries wasnecessarily defective at first, but the volunteers evinced suchzeal and intelligence, and availed themselves so industriouslyof the services of regular officers, that they made rapid prog-ress and attained a high degree of efficiency. The Confederates having taken a position at Yorktownand erected strong Avorks, a regular siege of the place wasordered. Reconnaissances were made by the artillery and en-gineer officers to locate the works. A siege-train of one hun-dred and one pieces was sent down from Washington, and field-batteries of 12-pounders Mere also used as guns of First Connecticut Pleavy and the Fifth Xew York HeavyArtillery were in charge of the siege-train, and had for its oper-ation a total of twenty-two hundred men. [26] m-. MAJOK ASA M. COOK The three i)hotogTa]) on I his page give hits of (hul\camp-hfe with the Hglit artillery. In the top photo-graph Major Asa M. Cook, of tlie Eighth Massadiu-setts Light Hattery, who also had temporary eommandof tlie First, sits his horse before his tent. In the centertlic artillerymen of the First Massachusetts Light Uat-tery are dining in cam]) at flu ir ease. Below simple aeeonnnoilations tliat sufficed for LieutenantJosiah Jorker, of the same battery. The First Massa-chusetts was mustered in August 17, 186L and saw itsfull share of ser\ice. It fought through the Peninsulacanpaign, assisted in checking Po]jes rout at Bull Run,August ;i(), \H(V2, and cowirtl the retreat to F^airfax(curt House, September 1st. It served at Antictam,
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