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Patterson's Mechanic and Engineers KENTUCKY (3-YEARS) Patterson's Mechanic and Engineers. -Capt., William F. Patterson; Second Lieut., Andrew Patterson. This company was organized at Somerset, Ky., under Capt. W. F. Patterson, and mustered into the U. S. service by Lieut. Charles S. Medary. It was engaged in the construction of roads and defenses in Kentucky until in Oct., 1862, when it moved with the column of which it was a part to Charleston, Va. It embarked on transports Nov. 1 for Memphis, arriving there about Dec. 1. On Dec. 20 it embarked on transports for the Yazoo River, and debarked at Chickasaw bayou on the 6th. From that date to Jan. 1, 1863, the company was constantly engaged, day and night, in preparing earthworks, and on Dec. 28 was greatly exposed in an effort to throw a pontoon bridge across Chickasaw bayou, under a destructive fire from the enemy. On March 30, 1863, it marched to Richmond, La., with the 68th Ind., the advance of the army, for the rear of Vicksburg. On April 28 it embarked on transports for Grand Gulf and debarked the same day at Hard Times 2 miles above Grand Gulf. During the charge at Vicksburg on May 22, Lieut. Steiner, of the 60th Ind., led two squads of the pioneers to dig down the earthworks on either side of the railroad, vacated for the time by the enemy. On Aug. 5 the pioneer corps was disbanded and this company was ordered with the 13th army corps to New Orleans, La., where it arrived on the 27th. On Nov. 15 it embarked on transports for Brazos Santiago Tex., and arrived on the 20th. It built hospitals, signal stations, warehouses, wharves, and did mechanical work generally up to April 19, 1864 when it embarked with the 13th army corps for Alexandria, La. On July 3, it reported to the engineer department of the Gulf, and dividing, the company took charge of mechanical work and a steam saw-mill in Cypress swamp up to Nov. 17, when it was ordered to report to Louisville, KY., its term of three years service having expired. The company was finally mustered out at Louisville Jan. 22, 1865.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 359

Kentucky Patterson's Infantry Volunteer Independent Engineers (Union)

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