State County KyArchives Military Records.....History And Roster Of Hewitt's Battery Civilwar - Rosters Hewitt's Battery (Battery B) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 31, 2006, 5:41 pm History And Roster Of Hewitt's Battery Battery B. Company D, of the 3d Ky. Infantry, when that regiment was first recruited by Col. Bramlette at Camp Dick Robinson, was used for the artillery service, and came to be known as Battery B, or Hewitt's battery. The men were recruited by Capt. Hewitt for infantry service, but as an artillery company was needed, it was drilled for that service, and was mustered as such by Gen. Thomas October 8, 1861. At that early period of the war it was under Gen. Thomas, and was used in the parts of the state about Somerset, Columbia and toward Cumberland river. November 7th Gen. Thomas says, in a report, that the enemy had returned to Monticello, he supposes, because he had withdrawn from thence Capt. Hewitt's battery, and that he had directed it to return. In December it was at Campbellsville; in January, 1862, at Birch Grove; in February it was taken to Louisville, and immediately sent to Nashville, where it was continuously from March to November, 1862, being used there for the defense of that place and the surrounding country. In April it was at Murfreesboro, and in June it accompanied a cavalry expedition across the mountains to the front of Chattanooga. July 13th, while at Murfreesboro, the place was attacked by Forrest, and a part of the Federal force there, under Gen. T. T. Crittenden, was captured. At this time Battery B lost two guns. When Buell's army marched to Kentucky, Battery B was retained in Tennessee, it being Gen. Buell's policy to keep there a considerable force for the protection of Nashville. When Buell was superseded by Rosecrans, Battery B went with the Federal army from Nashville to Murfreesboro, and participated in that battle, December 31, 1862. In that battle it was in Negley's division, and was posted to the right of Crittenden's corps and left of McCook's corps. Its losses were severe, and the horses were greatly injured. The battery fired four hundred and ninety-three rounds on December 31st. After the battle the battery remained at Murfreesboro and vicinity, until June, 1863, when it engaged in an expedition, under Gen. Negley, from Murfreesboro through Hoover's Gap, Manchester, Hillsboro, Bobo's Crossroads to Elk river, engaging the enemy frequently on the way, once severely at University. In July it was still in Negley's command at Decherd Station, and from August, 1863, to February, 1864, it was stationed at Elk river bridge, being used from that point on various moves. In March it was again at Decherd Station. From April to October, 1864, it was used to guard the railroad over which supplies went from Nashville to Sherman's army in Georgia, Its post was Tullahoma, and much of the time it was in charge of Lieut. G. W. Nell, though sometimes under Lieut. Ellsworth. This battery did not enter the veteran organization as a whole, but some of its members did so, and they were transferred to Battery A. The battery, as an organization, however, was ordered to Louisville in November, 1864, and on November 16th was mustered out of service. The career of this battery was most useful and honorable, beginning with Gen. Thomas, when he was contending with Zollicoffer's forces in Eastern Kentucky, it faithfully obeyed every order and bravely discharged every duty it was called upon to perform for full three years of active field service. Roster. CAPTAIN- Jno. M. Hewett. 1st LIEUTS.- Geo. W. Nell, Albion A. Ellsworth. 2d LIEUTS.- William H. Spence, William N. Snail, Mathew H. Turner. SERGTS.- Geo. J. Henderson, Samuel F. Tucker, John M. Reed, Robert Dhome, Thos. E. Pyle, William T. Carter, James M. Garland, James H. Kemp, James Dudley, Benjamin F. Fishback, James Hudson, George C. Tuttle, Beverly Freels, White Eidson. CORPLS.- John Reynolds, Iren T. Keltner, James K. Nell, David Finn. Cicero Hamcock, David J. Fleming, Wm. Y. Stewart, George T. Herrard, James C. Tillman. BUGLERS- Henry H. Dohoney, George W. Collins, ARTIFICERS- Samuel Harmon, Abram S. Heartupel. PRIVATES- Jno. C. Acre, Junius C. Acre, Thos. J. Bailey, Robert Burris, David Brister, James P. Ball, James Cunningham, James M. Chadd, John Crawhorn, Milton Crawhorn, George Campbell, Joseph A. Clements, Wm. T. Clinger, Isaac N. Dudley, Alhunacius Elmore, Daniel B. Elkin, Isaac Emshimer, Jno. S. England, Marion Finn, James Gifford, John Gifford, Samuel A. Gilleland, Isaac N. Henderson, Russell Harvey, Joel Hurt, Alfred E. Johnson, Asa Jones, David Jones, Andrew J. Jones, Watson Jones, Jno. M. Kemp, Jno. R. Kinny, Lewis M. Lawrence, Reuben H. Morris, James E. McKinney, James McGlasson, John C. McGinnis, Chesley Nell, Wm. C. Orr, Robert A. Orr, William Oller, Richard Pecan, Wesley Rutherford, Riley Stinson, Harrison Stephens, John G. Sublett, James C. Tucker, Henry L. Tucker, Squire Vertrees, Mathew Wooten, Samuel A. Wilson, Ira H. Williamson, Wm. P. Aker, Wm. R. Dooley, Francis Elmore, Demascus Elmore, Lewis Fletcher, George Garrison, Joel Hope, Thomas Hill, Benjamin L. Hardin, James H. Leftwick, Benjamin F. Martin, Thomas Turner, John W. Wall, William Brister, William W. Caldwell, John Connelly, Wm. H. Dooley, Daniel C. Freels, Henry Gibbs, Wm. T. Gibson, William Harvey, Moses R. Hancock, Charles Henderson, Charles Hite, Andrew Housewell, Josiah Hudnal, Willaim [sic] Johnson, William Jones, Jesse D. Little, Ernest Lambert, William Martin, Hugh Magee, James McCabe, Bailey McKinney, Michael Rity, Charles Rodgers, James H. Street, Greenup Sparks, Thomas B. Severe, Charles Stephens, George H. Traverse, James Vertrees, William C. Acre, Jeremiah Buckner, Presley Caldwell, Michael Corbett, George Fields. James K. Finn, William L. Hancock, Asa Pile, Samuel Street, George G. Smiddy, John Thompson, John C. Rodgers, Geo. S. Rodgers, James Watt, James H. Stump, Thos. E. Dickerson, Jesse Elmore, George Holmes, Albert M. Kay. Ayle C. Miller, John Main, George T. Saunders, James A. Weatherington, Nathaniel B. Wade, Henry Anderson, William Davis, Charles Magill. Additional Comments: Extracted from: THE UNION REGIMENTS OF KENTUCKY. Published Under the Auspices of the Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association. The Regimental Histories and Sketch of Military Campaigns, By CAPT. THOS. SPEED. Political Conditions During the War. By COL. R. M. KELLY. Biographical Sketches, By MAJ. ALFRED PIRTLE. LOUISVILLE, KY.: COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING COMPANY. 1897. 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