Identifier: historyofdurells00cuff (find matches)
Title: History of Durell's Battery in the Civil War (Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery.) A narrative of the campaigns and battles of Berks and Bucks counties' artillerists in the War of the Rebellion ..
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Cuffel, Charles A
Subjects: United States. Army. Pennsylvania Independent Artillery Battery D (1861-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: (Philadelphia, Craig, Finley & Co., Printers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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on a re((uisition for other articles needed for the better-ment of the battery. The Presidential election occurred on November 8th, when apolling place was estabUshed in a wall tent, and the polls wereopened to receive the cjualified votes of the batterymen. Thefollowing election officers were appointed : Judge, LieutenantJames (,. Mast, of Berks ; Inspectors, Lieutenant Charles A.Cuffel, of Bucks, and pri\ate Henry Parton, of Schuylkill County;Clerks, privates John Schrader, of Berks, and William Bracefield.of Schuylkill. Of about one hundred and fifty men then com-j)rising the number of members of the battery, eighty-five voted.A large portion of the remaining number had not reached the ageto entitle them to a vote. Fifty-eight votes were cast for AbrahamLincoln, and twenty-seven for Ceorge B. McClellan. Orders to build winter cpiarters were received on the 12th,which command the men cheerfully complied with by proceedingat once to work. They logged up to the height of four feet and
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Hatchers Run. 223 roofed with new tarpaulins, each hut being provided with a fire-place. This structure made very comfortable cpiarters for eightmen. Drills took place every pleasant day, the new officers beingdesirous of bringing the battery up to the degree of proficiencywhich it held before the three years men went home, a few ofwhom had predicted that it would go down after they left it. Butthe veterans who had now served with the battery for more thanthree years were pleased with the new officers and the energeticmanner in which they assumed their duties, and were confidentthat they were quahfied to lead them to battle and care for theirneeds. The mihtary railroad had been extended three miles, from itslate terminus at the Yellow House to Peebles Farm, on whichtrains were now carrying supplies and troops, the road runningwithin a few hundred yards from the caisson park. A storm set inon the 18th, accompanied by cold weather and heavy rain falls,which continued until the morning o

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