Death notice in Stockton paper for William W. Pyle
Died at his residence near Cane Hill at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 9th, aged about 55 years. He had been in bad health for some years. He was here on Tuesday 2nd enroute to El Dorado for the purpose of being examined by medical board for increase of pension. A trip that he was not able to make and one that should have not been required of him and doubtless did much to hasten the end.
Mr. Pyle was a member of Battery "H" 2nd Mo. Light Artillery and served creditably in that famous orginzation until it was disbanded. His comrades have not waited until "tap" to speak of him, but have always said, what they unite in saying now, that he was a good soldier, a man that could be relied on in any place or duty to which he was assigned and ever ready to help the men weaker than himself and divide rations to the last morsel when division meant not only courtsey but life to the recipent and sarifice nor the danger line on part of the giver.
At home and in civil life, his action was in harmony with the record he had made as a soldier so that comrades and neighbors join in paying tribute to his memory. He leaves a surviving widow and several children and a large number of relatives.
William Wesley Pyle was buried in his Civil War uniform.
2nd Missouri Light Artillery, Battery H, Captain William C. F. Montgomery. Captain Montgomery was W.W. Pyle's brother-in-law.
Description of the unit before the Battle of Pilot Knob.
Battery H had never been in a serious battle, but were highly competent with a full complement of about 140 men. Two of their pieces were outside the fort, the rest were inside; the two outside pieces had to be abandoned during the battle. Battery H had arrived about a week before the battle.
Battery H had many local men enrolled. Several were related to each other and others were neighbors.
Artillery was successful in winning the battle for the Union at Pilot Knob. Confederate troops attempted to storm the fort across open ground and were raked by artillery fire and suffered considerable casualties. In all, there were heavy casualties on the Confederate side and lesser on the Union side.
Battery "H", 2nd Regiment Light Artillery
Organized at St. Louis, Mo., January, 1862. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to September, 1863. Transferred to New Battery "C" September 29, 1863. Reorganized at Springfield, Mo., December 4, 1863. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to June, 1865. District of the Plains, Dept. Missouri, to November, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the District of St. Louis, Mo., until April, 1864. Expedition from New Madrid and skirmishes in swamps of Little River near Osceola and on Pemiscott Bayou April 5-9. Ordered to Cape Girardeau April 28. Actions at Ironton, Shutin Gap and Arcadia Valley September 26. Fort Davidson, Pilot Knob, September 26-27. Leesburg or Harrison September 28-29. March from Rolla to Jefferson City October 4-6. Defense of Jefferson City against Price's attack October 7-8. California, Booneville and Russellville October 9. Booneville October 9-12. Little Blue October 21. Big Blue, State Line, October 22. Westport October 23. Engagement at the Marmiton or Battle of Charlott October 25. Mine Creek, Little Osage River, Marias Des Cygnes, October 25. Newtonia October 28. At Franklin until June, 1865. Moved to Omaha, Neb., June 11-20. Powder River Expedition. March to Powder River and Fort Connor July 11-September 20. Actions on Powder River September 2-3. Mustered out November 20, 1865.
Died at his residence near Cane Hill at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 9th, aged about 55 years. He had been in bad health for some years. He was here on Tuesday 2nd enroute to El Dorado for the purpose of being examined by medical board for increase of pension. A trip that he was not able to make and one that should have not been required of him and doubtless did much to hasten the end.
Mr. Pyle was a member of Battery "H" 2nd Mo. Light Artillery and served creditably in that famous orginzation until it was disbanded. His comrades have not waited until "tap" to speak of him, but have always said, what they unite in saying now, that he was a good soldier, a man that could be relied on in any place or duty to which he was assigned and ever ready to help the men weaker than himself and divide rations to the last morsel when division meant not only courtsey but life to the recipent and sarifice nor the danger line on part of the giver.
At home and in civil life, his action was in harmony with the record he had made as a soldier so that comrades and neighbors join in paying tribute to his memory. He leaves a surviving widow and several children and a large number of relatives.
William Wesley Pyle was buried in his Civil War uniform.
2nd Missouri Light Artillery, Battery H, Captain William C. F. Montgomery. Captain Montgomery was W.W. Pyle's brother-in-law.
Description of the unit before the Battle of Pilot Knob.
Battery H had never been in a serious battle, but were highly competent with a full complement of about 140 men. Two of their pieces were outside the fort, the rest were inside; the two outside pieces had to be abandoned during the battle. Battery H had arrived about a week before the battle.
Battery H had many local men enrolled. Several were related to each other and others were neighbors.
Artillery was successful in winning the battle for the Union at Pilot Knob. Confederate troops attempted to storm the fort across open ground and were raked by artillery fire and suffered considerable casualties. In all, there were heavy casualties on the Confederate side and lesser on the Union side.
Battery "H", 2nd Regiment Light Artillery
Organized at St. Louis, Mo., January, 1862. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to September, 1863. Transferred to New Battery "C" September 29, 1863. Reorganized at Springfield, Mo., December 4, 1863. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to June, 1865. District of the Plains, Dept. Missouri, to November, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the District of St. Louis, Mo., until April, 1864. Expedition from New Madrid and skirmishes in swamps of Little River near Osceola and on Pemiscott Bayou April 5-9. Ordered to Cape Girardeau April 28. Actions at Ironton, Shutin Gap and Arcadia Valley September 26. Fort Davidson, Pilot Knob, September 26-27. Leesburg or Harrison September 28-29. March from Rolla to Jefferson City October 4-6. Defense of Jefferson City against Price's attack October 7-8. California, Booneville and Russellville October 9. Booneville October 9-12. Little Blue October 21. Big Blue, State Line, October 22. Westport October 23. Engagement at the Marmiton or Battle of Charlott October 25. Mine Creek, Little Osage River, Marias Des Cygnes, October 25. Newtonia October 28. At Franklin until June, 1865. Moved to Omaha, Neb., June 11-20. Powder River Expedition. March to Powder River and Fort Connor July 11-September 20. Actions on Powder River September 2-3. Mustered out November 20, 1865.
Death notice in Stockton paper for William W. Pyle
Died at his residence near Cane Hill at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 9th, aged about 55 years. He had been in bad health for some years. He was here on Tuesday 2nd enroute to El Dorado for the purpose of being examined by medical board for increase of pension. A trip that he was not able to make and one that should have not been required of him and doubtless did much to hasten the end.
Mr. Pyle was a member of Battery "H" 2nd Mo. Light Artillery and served creditably in that famous orginzation until it was disbanded. His comrades have not waited until "tap" to speak of him, but have always said, what they unite in saying now, that he was a good soldier, a man that could be relied on in any place or duty to which he was assigned and ever ready to help the men weaker than himself and divide rations to the last morsel when division meant not only courtsey but life to the recipent and sarifice nor the danger line on part of the giver.
At home and in civil life, his action was in harmony with the record he had made as a soldier so that comrades and neighbors join in paying tribute to his memory. He leaves a surviving widow and several children and a large number of relatives.
William Wesley Pyle was buried in his Civil War uniform.
2nd Missouri Light Artillery, Battery H, Captain William C. F. Montgomery. Captain Montgomery was W.W. Pyle's brother-in-law.
Description of the unit before the Battle of Pilot Knob.
Battery H had never been in a serious battle, but were highly competent with a full complement of about 140 men. Two of their pieces were outside the fort, the rest were inside; the two outside pieces had to be abandoned during the battle. Battery H had arrived about a week before the battle.
Battery H had many local men enrolled. Several were related to each other and others were neighbors.
Artillery was successful in winning the battle for the Union at Pilot Knob. Confederate troops attempted to storm the fort across open ground and were raked by artillery fire and suffered considerable casualties. In all, there were heavy casualties on the Confederate side and lesser on the Union side.
Battery "H", 2nd Regiment Light Artillery
Organized at St. Louis, Mo., January, 1862. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to September, 1863. Transferred to New Battery "C" September 29, 1863. Reorganized at Springfield, Mo., December 4, 1863. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to June, 1865. District of the Plains, Dept. Missouri, to November, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the District of St. Louis, Mo., until April, 1864. Expedition from New Madrid and skirmishes in swamps of Little River near Osceola and on Pemiscott Bayou April 5-9. Ordered to Cape Girardeau April 28. Actions at Ironton, Shutin Gap and Arcadia Valley September 26. Fort Davidson, Pilot Knob, September 26-27. Leesburg or Harrison September 28-29. March from Rolla to Jefferson City October 4-6. Defense of Jefferson City against Price's attack October 7-8. California, Booneville and Russellville October 9. Booneville October 9-12. Little Blue October 21. Big Blue, State Line, October 22. Westport October 23. Engagement at the Marmiton or Battle of Charlott October 25. Mine Creek, Little Osage River, Marias Des Cygnes, October 25. Newtonia October 28. At Franklin until June, 1865. Moved to Omaha, Neb., June 11-20. Powder River Expedition. March to Powder River and Fort Connor July 11-September 20. Actions on Powder River September 2-3. Mustered out November 20, 1865.
Died at his residence near Cane Hill at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 9th, aged about 55 years. He had been in bad health for some years. He was here on Tuesday 2nd enroute to El Dorado for the purpose of being examined by medical board for increase of pension. A trip that he was not able to make and one that should have not been required of him and doubtless did much to hasten the end.
Mr. Pyle was a member of Battery "H" 2nd Mo. Light Artillery and served creditably in that famous orginzation until it was disbanded. His comrades have not waited until "tap" to speak of him, but have always said, what they unite in saying now, that he was a good soldier, a man that could be relied on in any place or duty to which he was assigned and ever ready to help the men weaker than himself and divide rations to the last morsel when division meant not only courtsey but life to the recipent and sarifice nor the danger line on part of the giver.
At home and in civil life, his action was in harmony with the record he had made as a soldier so that comrades and neighbors join in paying tribute to his memory. He leaves a surviving widow and several children and a large number of relatives.
William Wesley Pyle was buried in his Civil War uniform.
2nd Missouri Light Artillery, Battery H, Captain William C. F. Montgomery. Captain Montgomery was W.W. Pyle's brother-in-law.
Description of the unit before the Battle of Pilot Knob.
Battery H had never been in a serious battle, but were highly competent with a full complement of about 140 men. Two of their pieces were outside the fort, the rest were inside; the two outside pieces had to be abandoned during the battle. Battery H had arrived about a week before the battle.
Battery H had many local men enrolled. Several were related to each other and others were neighbors.
Artillery was successful in winning the battle for the Union at Pilot Knob. Confederate troops attempted to storm the fort across open ground and were raked by artillery fire and suffered considerable casualties. In all, there were heavy casualties on the Confederate side and lesser on the Union side.
Battery "H", 2nd Regiment Light Artillery
Organized at St. Louis, Mo., January, 1862. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to September, 1863. Transferred to New Battery "C" September 29, 1863. Reorganized at Springfield, Mo., December 4, 1863. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to June, 1865. District of the Plains, Dept. Missouri, to November, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the District of St. Louis, Mo., until April, 1864. Expedition from New Madrid and skirmishes in swamps of Little River near Osceola and on Pemiscott Bayou April 5-9. Ordered to Cape Girardeau April 28. Actions at Ironton, Shutin Gap and Arcadia Valley September 26. Fort Davidson, Pilot Knob, September 26-27. Leesburg or Harrison September 28-29. March from Rolla to Jefferson City October 4-6. Defense of Jefferson City against Price's attack October 7-8. California, Booneville and Russellville October 9. Booneville October 9-12. Little Blue October 21. Big Blue, State Line, October 22. Westport October 23. Engagement at the Marmiton or Battle of Charlott October 25. Mine Creek, Little Osage River, Marias Des Cygnes, October 25. Newtonia October 28. At Franklin until June, 1865. Moved to Omaha, Neb., June 11-20. Powder River Expedition. March to Powder River and Fort Connor July 11-September 20. Actions on Powder River September 2-3. Mustered out November 20, 1865.
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