Thirteenth Light Battery. — Capt., Richard R. Griffith; First
Lieuts., George L. Cross, Alfred E. Chaffee, William W. Perrine, William
M. Bristol; Second Lieuts., William W. Perrine, William M. Bristol,
Frank Fox, David Kinder. This battery was organized in the fall of 1863
at Milwaukee. One squad was mustered in Nov. 4 and the other Dec. 29.
The battery left the state Jan. 28, 1864, reached Memphis on Feb. 1, and
New Orleans on the 12th. It was ordered to Baton Rouge and assigned to
duty in Fort Williams, where it was placed in charge of 6 heavy guns. On
June 17 it was ordered to provost duty in the city of Baton Rouge, but
returned to Fort Williams on July 8, taking charge of 7 barbette guns,
and on the 10th was completely equipped as light artillery, taking the
entire equipment of the 1st Vt. battery, whose term of service had
expired. On the 15th it went into camp at Baton Rouge and remained there
until ordered home. It was mustered out at Milwaukee, July 20, 1865. Its
original strength was 156. Gain by recruits, 32; total, 188. Loss by
death, 14; missing, 1; desertion, 25; transfer, 3; discharge, 39;
mustered out, 106.
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