Maine di Gettysburg [risorsa elettronica] . ery era officered come segue : Freeman McGilvery, Stockton, capitano ; George H. Smith,Hodgdon, Edwin B. Dow, Portland, primo luogotenenti; FredA. Morton, Augusta, William H. Rogers, Stockton, SecondLieutenants. La batteria i laici di camp a Augusta fino a marzo, quando itreceived ordini a procedere a Portland e di occupare il campo barrackscalled Berry, gli ordini sono stati ricevuti dal 30 marzo per tuttele batterie di luce nel Maine per segnalare a Washington, D. C,e 1 aprile le sei batterie ha preso le vetture per quella città;arrivarono a Washington Aprile 3d e andò nel campo a

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Maine at Gettysburg [electronic resource] . ery was officered as follows : Freeman McGilvery, Stockton, Captain ; George H. Smith, Hodgdon, Edwin B. Dow, Portland, First Lieutenants; FredA. Morton, Augusta, William H. Rogers, Stockton, SecondLieutenants. The battery lay in camp at Augusta until March, when itreceived orders to proceed to Portland and occupy the barrackscalled Camp Berry, Orders were received March 30th for allthe light batteries in Maine to report at Washington, D. C, and April 1st the six batteries took the cars for that city;arrived in Washington April 3d, and went into camp at EastCapitol Hill. The Sixth battery remained in camp about a month, whenit was ordered to march to Fort Buffalo and garrison that out-post. Fort Buffalo was a small redoubt, mounting four lightguns, situate near the village of Falls Church, Va., about sevenmiles from the Potomac. A portion of the company was armedwith muskets, while the remainder acted as artillery-men. Mat-ters becoming quiet in the neighborhood of Washington the °;uns. DOWS BATTERY HISTORICAL SKETCH. 335 in the fort were sent to Fort Ramsay, and the Sixth battery wasordered to relieve the Fourth Maine battery at that post. A few days afterwards orders came to dismantle Fort Ram-say, which mounted several heavy guns en barbette and had alarge stock of ammunition. After several days the fort wasvacated and the battery ordered to occupy the village of FallsChurch, Captain McGrilvery being appointed commander of thepost. At this time the rebel general Stonewall Jackson madehis advance down the valley, driving General Banks into Mary-land, and great fears were entertained that an attack might bemade on Washington. The Sixth battery held the extreme out-post and picketed as far south as Fairfax Court House. Com-municating with the headquarters at Arlington Heights by asystem of signals, Captain McGilvery received very compli-mentary notices for his energy and watchfulness on this occasion.Shortly after, the batt

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