18th Indiana Light Artillery -- Grand Gulf Reburial Feb. 2003
Posted on 06/12/2004 7:52:58 PM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4
18th Indiana Light Artillery -- Grand Gulf Reburial Feb. 2003
Reilly's Battery, Sailor's Creek, April, 2000
Were you a member of a battery? I'm in Howell's Ga. Battery. I'm almost retired from it, myself, but not quite.
Sorry about getting to this late.
My old unit never had ot do the 21 salute either.
We did, however, get to do the 1812 Overture for a few years at Thomas Bull Memorial Park here in NY.
Grandpa Dent was mentioned in dispatches a couple of times, and wounded four times, including at Shiloh and Nashville. He was one of those "death or glory" boys, a real fire-eater. My other gg grandfather was a more practical man. Their letters home are a study in contrasts - Grandpa Dent's flowery and gung-ho, Grandpa Long's more along the lines of "my horse is lame, thanks for your package, Chap Murrell has the measles but isn't dangerous, how's my little boy?"
Both saw a great deal of action but survived the war and had bushels of children. Between the two of them they made a major contribution towards populating Northeast Alabama and NW GA. :-D
Very pretty light draft horses, in any event, and matched nicely, wheelers a little taller than the leaders. A Morgan is a great dual-purpose horse, would be quite comfortable for the riders and still be able to haul quite a load.
The majority of our horses are registered Morgans provided by primarily one supplier, The Meunier Farm in Tanneytown, Maryland. They are owned by several of our members and primarily boarded in Calverton, Virginia and Catawba, North Carolina.
Traveler - Our 10-year-old black stallion. Sire of Dixie, Rebel, Ramius, and Early. An even tempered animal capable of throwing gorgeous offspring. There is none better to promote the Morgan type into the next generation of horses.
You guys won the Cold War.
Very handsome. I went to the website and looked over the horses. They look like the "old style" Lippitt Morgans, too, not the Irish-Setter-like show bloodlines.
Mrs. Springman got mad at me, when I tried to count the the rounds fired. She asked a some question, don't even know what is was, LOL!!
At about 5:15 p.m., Federals from Samuel Beatty's Third Brigade, of Wood's division, poured into the empty breastworks, which doomed the 28th Alabama, and resulted in the capture of two guns from Captain S.H. Dent's Alabama battery. Manigault now turned his attention to trying to save the four guns of Dent's battery on his right, where his 10th and 19th South Carolina, and Deas' left regiment were still holding firm against Federals from John Turchin's First Brigade, of Baird's division.
The Federals continued to roll up the left flank of Anderson's division using Dent's two captured guns to cover their advance. Turchin's Federals, inspired by the success of Beatty's men on their flank, steeled themselves for a final push to the crest. Manigault's 10th and 19th South Carolina and Deas left regiment began to buckle under the weight of Turchin's renewed attack. Dent tried to withdraw his four remaining guns up the Shallow Ford Road, but only one escaped. Again, the Federals turned the captured guns on Deas'left flank, enfilading his line. Deas, convinced his position was lost, gave the order to fall back. As pressure on Turchin's Federals eased, they reached the crest and wheeled north, continuing to pour a merciless flanking fire into Deas' right regiments, who were trying to break contact with Federals of Ferdinand Van Derveer's Second Brigade to their front and escape.
I'm not sure we won it, but were sure were in the middle of it. If you ever get to Houston I'll buy your lunch and tell you how the 1/81 FA, Pershing almost started WWIII in the fall of 73.
Thanks for the link. I served in D Btry. 1/81 FA from 3/72 until 12/73. In all that time my wife and I took thousands of pictures all over western Europe but it never occurred to me to take any of the base! ;-)
When did you serve? I served in 1/33 FA, 1st IDF, for the greatest Commander in Chief. (1982-1984) Even though times were scary, serving in Germany, I look back and I thank God for Ronald Reagan, for he made me proud to serve in the army and especially in Field Artillery.
Paulson Brothers have your gun, now?
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