The Civil War in the East

Pennsylvania Independent Battery H

 

Battery H lost 7 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

September 30

Organized at Pittsburg

October 21

Mustered in under Captain John I. Nevin, First Lieutenants Edwin H. Nevin and Thedore M. Finlay and Second Lieutenants John Brown and John C. Klett.

October

Ordered to Hagerstown, Maryland and assigned to General Morrell's command.

December

To Camp Barry Defenses of Washington, D.C. for Garrison duty in the Defenses of Washington

1863

February 14

Captain Nevin and Lieutenants Klett and Brown resign.

March

Assigned to Slough's Command, Garrison of Alexandria, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington. Employed in provost duty and against Confederate partisans

April 7

William Borrowe of the Second United States Artillery is commissioned Captain and given command of the battery.

October 10

First Sergeant A. J. B. Baumstarck promoted to Second Lieutenant

1864

May 29

Second Lieutenant A. J. B. Baumstarck discharged

July 14

First Sergeant William H. Askine, Jr. promoted to Second Lieutenant

July 22

First Sergeant Morris W. Gibbs promoted to promoted to Second Lieutenant

1865

January

To Camp Barry, 22nd Corps

March 8

Captain Borrowe dismissed

April 3

First Lieutenant Edward H. Nevin promoted to captain, Second Lieutenant Askine to First Lieutenant

April 17

First Sergeant William F. Hoagpromoted to promoted to Second Lieutenant

June 18

Mustered out at Pittsburg under Captain Edward Nevin, First Lieutenants Finlay and Askine and Second Lieutenants Gibbs and Hoag