Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Quartermasters of the 4th U.S. Artillery

Officers of the 4^th U.S. Light Artillery

Quartermasters.
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These officers are listed in the order that they held this position in the 4^th U.S. Artillery.
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McCOWN, JOHN P.
[Born in Tennessee. Appointed from Tennessee.]

2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 1 July 1840. 1^st Lieutenant, 30 September 1843. Regimental Quartermaster, 29 March 1847 to 12 January 1849. Captain, 9 January 1851. Resigned, 17 May 1861. Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 18 April 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Cerro Gordo.

DeRUSSY, GUSTAVUS A.
(See record under head of Colonel.)

LEE, STEPHEN D.
[Born in South Carolina. Appointed from South Carolina.]

2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 1 July 1854. 1^st Artillery, 31 October 1856. Regimental Quartermaster, 18 September 1857 to 20 February 1861. Resigned, 20 February 1861.

DANA, JAMES J.
[Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from New York.]

2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 18 June 1855. 1^st Lieutenant, 16 January 1857. Regimental Quartermaster, 20 February 1861 to 24 August 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 3 August 1861. Vacated commission of 1^st Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 3 September 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster, (Acting from 17 July 1862) 1 January 1863 to 7 July 1863. Colonel, Quartermaster, (Acting from 4 July 1863) __ August 1864. Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war. Brevet Brigadier General, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious service in the Quartermaster's Department during the war. Relieved as Colonel, Quartermaster, (Acting from 4 July 1864) 1 January 1867. Major, Quartermaster, 18 January 1867.

WEEKS, GEORGE H.
(See record under head of Adjutant.)

MILLER, MARCUS P.
(See record under head of Adjutant.)

DRESSER, GEORGE W.
[Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Massachusetts.]

2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 6 May 1861. 1^st Lieutenant, 14 May 1861. Regimental Quartermaster, 1 August 1862 to 1 October 1862. Resigned, 13 October 1865. Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 18 August 1864 for gallant service during the operations on the Weldon Railroad, Virginia. Brevet Major, 13 March 1865 for good conduct and gallant service during the war.

SEELEY, FRANCIS W. [Born in Ohio. Appointed from the Army.]

Brevet 2^nd Lieutenant, 3^rd Artillery, 19 September 1860. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 4 February 1861. 1^st Lieutenant, 14 May 1861. Regimental Quartermaster, 1 October 1862 to 11 August 1864. Captain, 11 July 1864. Resigned, 31 August 1864.

MUHLENBERG, EDWARD D. [Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsylvania.]

1^st Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 22 October 1861. Regimental Quartermaster, 13 August 1864 to 17 January 1865. Resigned, 8 May 1869.

BANCROFT, EUGENE A. [Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massachusetts.]

Private, Steel's Company, Sturgis Rifles, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 15 June 1861. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 24 October 1861. Brevet 1^st Lieutenant, 25 June 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in action near Fair Oaks, Virginia. 1^st Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 13 December 1862. Brevet Captain, 3 July 1863 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Regimental Quartermaster, 28 July 1865 to 26 April 1873. Captain, 15^th Infantry, 22 January 1867, declined. Captain, 4^th Artillery, 26 April 1873. Retired, 17 June 1889. Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Modoc, 1873; Nez Perce, 1877; Bannock, 1878.

SIMPSON, JOHN. [Born in Ohio. Appointed from Ohio.]

Private, Company A, 5^th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, 27 September 1862. Mustered out, 28 May 1865. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 17 August 1867. 1^st Lieutenant, 28 March 1873. Regimental Quartermaster, 23 May 1873 to 17 July 1875. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 17 July 1875.

FUGER, FREDERICK. [Born in Germany. Appointed from the Army.]

Private, Battery A, 4^th Artillery, 21 August 1856. Corporal, 1 August 1859. Discharged, 21 July 1861. Corporal, Battery A, 4^th Artillery, 21 July 1861. Sergeant, 6 November 1861. First Sergeant, 16 July 1862. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 31 October 1863. Brevet 1^st Lieutenant, 11 May 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia. Brevet Captain, 31 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia. 1^st Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 21 December 1865. Regimental Quartermaster, 1 August 1875 to 30 March 1887. Captain, 4^th Artillery, 5 March 1887. [Editor's note: The following information was provided by a decedent of Lieutenant Colonel Fuger. It was not included in the book. Brevet Captain (2^nd), for gallant and meritorious service at Five Forks and Appomattox Court House, Virginia to rank from 9 April 1865. Letter WD, 13 November 1865 (no commission found). Major, 4^th Artillery, 13 February 1899. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for "most conspicuous gallantry in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 3 July 1863." Retired, 18 June 1900. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in 1904. Died, 13 October 1913.]

MILLER, CROSBY P. [Born in Vermont. Appointed from Vermont.]

Corporal, Company G, 16^th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 4 September 1862. Discharged, 12 March 1863. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 17 June 1867. 1^st Lieutenant, 1 December 1869. Regimental Quartermaster, 31 March 1887 to 9 December 1887. Captain, Quartermaster's Department, 21 November 1887.

JONES, SAMUEL R. [Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsylvania.]

2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 17 June 1867. 1^st Lieutenant, 22 August 1871. Regimental Quartermaster, 9 December 1887 to 24 January 1891. Captain, 24 January 1891. Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Campaign against the Arappahoes on the Solomon River, Kansas from June to October 1870. Sent with 23 men from Battery H, 4^th Artillery, to quell disturbance on Quin-ai-elt Indian Reservation, Washington Territory, 20 March 1873 to 15 October 1873. Nez Perce Campaign, 1877. Bannock Campaign, 1878.

TOWNSLEY, CLARENCE P.
[Born in New York. Appointed from Iowa.]

Additional 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 11 June 1881. 2^nd Lieutenant, 21 October 1881. 1^st Lieutenant, 16 January 1888. Appointed Regimental Quartermaster, 12 February 1891 and serving as such at present. Participated in the following Indian Wars: Apache, 1881.

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McCOWN, JOHN P.	[Born in Tennessee. Appointed from Tennessee.]
2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 1 July 1840. 1^st Lieutenant, 30 September 1843. Regimental Quartermaster, 29 March 1847 to 12 January 1849. Captain, 9 January 1851. Resigned, 17 May 1861. Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 18 April 1847 for gallant and meritorious conduct at Cerro Gordo.

DeRUSSY, GUSTAVUS A.	(See record under head of Colonel.)

LEE, STEPHEN D.	[Born in South Carolina. Appointed from South Carolina.]
2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 1 July 1854. 1^st Artillery, 31 October 1856. Regimental Quartermaster, 18 September 1857 to 20 February 1861. Resigned, 20 February 1861.

DANA, JAMES J.	[Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from New York.]
2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 18 June 1855. 1^st Lieutenant, 16 January 1857. Regimental Quartermaster, 20 February 1861 to 24 August 1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 3 August 1861. Vacated commission of 1^st Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 3 September 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster, (Acting from 17 July 1862) 1 January 1863 to 7 July 1863. Colonel, Quartermaster, (Acting from 4 July 1863) __ August 1864. Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war. Brevet Brigadier General, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious service in the Quartermaster's Department during the war. Relieved as Colonel, Quartermaster, (Acting from 4 July 1864) 1 January 1867. Major, Quartermaster, 18 January 1867.

WEEKS, GEORGE H.	(See record under head of Adjutant.)

MILLER, MARCUS P.	(See record under head of Adjutant.)

DRESSER, GEORGE W.	[Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Massachusetts.]
2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 6 May 1861. 1^st Lieutenant, 14 May 1861. Regimental Quartermaster, 1 August 1862 to 1 October 1862. Resigned, 13 October 1865. Brevet Rank: - Brevet Captain, 18 August 1864 for gallant service during the operations on the Weldon Railroad, Virginia. Brevet Major, 13 March 1865 for good conduct and gallant service during the war.

SEELEY, FRANCIS W.	[Born in Ohio. Appointed from the Army.]
Brevet 2^nd Lieutenant, 3^rd Artillery, 19 September 1860. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 4 February 1861. 1^st Lieutenant, 14 May 1861. Regimental Quartermaster, 1 October 1862 to 11 August 1864. Captain, 11 July 1864. Resigned, 31 August 1864.

MUHLENBERG, EDWARD D.	[Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsylvania.]
1^st Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 22 October 1861. Regimental Quartermaster, 13 August 1864 to 17 January 1865. Resigned, 8 May 1869.

BANCROFT, EUGENE A.	[Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massachusetts.]
Private, Steel's Company, Sturgis Rifles, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 15 June 1861. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 24 October 1861. Brevet 1^st Lieutenant, 25 June 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in action near Fair Oaks, Virginia. 1^st Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 13 December 1862. Brevet Captain, 3 July 1863 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Regimental Quartermaster, 28 July 1865 to 26 April 1873. Captain, 15^th Infantry, 22 January 1867, declined. Captain, 4^th Artillery, 26 April 1873. Retired, 17 June 1889. Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Modoc, 1873; Nez Perce, 1877; Bannock, 1878.

SIMPSON, JOHN.	[Born in Ohio. Appointed from Ohio.]
Private, Company A, 5^th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, 27 September 1862. Mustered out, 28 May 1865. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 17 August 1867. 1^st Lieutenant, 28 March 1873. Regimental Quartermaster, 23 May 1873 to 17 July 1875. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 17 July 1875.

FUGER, FREDERICK.	[Born in Germany. Appointed from the Army.]
Private, Battery A, 4^th Artillery, 21 August 1856. Corporal, 1 August 1859. Discharged, 21 July 1861. Corporal, Battery A, 4^th Artillery, 21 July 1861. Sergeant, 6 November 1861. First Sergeant, 16 July 1862. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 31 October 1863. Brevet 1^st Lieutenant, 11 May 1864 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia. Brevet Captain, 31 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious service in the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia. 1^st Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 21 December 1865. Regimental Quartermaster, 1 August 1875 to 30 March 1887. Captain, 4^th Artillery, 5 March 1887. [Editor's note: The following information was provided by a decedent of Lieutenant Colonel Fuger. It was not included in the book. Brevet Captain (2^nd), for gallant and meritorious service at Five Forks and Appomattox Court House, Virginia to rank from 9 April 1865. Letter WD, 13 November 1865 (no commission found). Major, 4^th Artillery, 13 February 1899. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for "most conspicuous gallantry in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 3 July 1863." Retired, 18 June 1900. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in 1904. Died, 13 October 1913.]

MILLER, CROSBY P.	[Born in Vermont. Appointed from Vermont.]
Corporal, Company G, 16^th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 4 September 1862. Discharged, 12 March 1863. 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 17 June 1867. 1^st Lieutenant, 1 December 1869. Regimental Quartermaster, 31 March 1887 to 9 December 1887. Captain, Quartermaster's Department, 21 November 1887.

JONES, SAMUEL R.	[Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsylvania.]
2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 17 June 1867. 1^st Lieutenant, 22 August 1871. Regimental Quartermaster, 9 December 1887 to 24 January 1891. Captain, 24 January 1891. Participated in the following Indian Wars: - Campaign against the Arappahoes on the Solomon River, Kansas from June to October 1870. Sent with 23 men from Battery H, 4^th Artillery, to quell disturbance on Quin-ai-elt Indian Reservation, Washington Territory, 20 March 1873 to 15 October 1873. Nez Perce Campaign, 1877. Bannock Campaign, 1878.

TOWNSLEY, CLARENCE P.	[Born in New York. Appointed from Iowa.]
Additional 2^nd Lieutenant, 4^th Artillery, 11 June 1881. 2^nd Lieutenant, 21 October 1881. 1^st Lieutenant, 16 January 1888. Appointed Regimental Quartermaster, 12 February 1891 and serving as such at present. Participated in the following Indian Wars: Apache, 1881.