. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . Hardtack and Cor&e. by permUsion. 212 NINTH NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY. ant Stone had but recently received Lis commission, and hadjust been detailed as an aid on the staff of Major GeneralWright, and was to report the next morning for duty. He hadbeen out all day on duty and had come to his quarters at night,and was seated at his camp-table eating his supper. Duringthe day a deserter had been returned to
. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . Hardtack and Cor&e. by permUsion. 212 NINTH NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY. ant Stone had but recently received Lis commission, and hadjust been detailed as an aid on the staff of Major GeneralWright, and was to report the next morning for duty. He hadbeen out all day on duty and had come to his quarters at night,and was seated at his camp-table eating his supper. Duringthe day a deserter had been returned to the company, and Bigelow, then 1st sergeant of the company, had taken arevolver from the returned prisoner; the revolver was of un-usual pattern, and Bigelow was exhibiting it to LieutenantStone, and explaining its mechanism, when in handling it, itwas discharged, and the bullet entered the body of the lieu-. From Hardtack and Coffee, by permission. WINTER QUARTERS. OUTSIDE. tenant, producing a fatal wound. He was taken at once tothe field hospital, and died during the night. This was in frontof Petersburg. Lieutenant David Stone was one of Gods noble-men, a Christian, a gentleman, and every inch a brave, noblesoldier. His memory is cherished and held sacred by everymember of the company, and many of the men in Company Fowe much of their success in life to the noble and pure influ-ence of the life of David Stone. He left a true, loyal-heartedwife, and a sweet baby daughter, in the city of Auburn. X. 17th 100 guns for General Terrys victory at Wil- PETERSBURG THROUGH MARCH, 1865. 213 niington, N. C; capture of Fort Fisher. January 18th at 5 100 Company I men with Lieutenant Yard made new abatisin front of works; have to carry brush a mile through a swampsometimes knee-deep. Some fear General Seymour will runthe Ninth into the ground. By the end of the month, the menwere in co
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