Sylvanus Tunning Rugg

1834 (age 47)

Taunton, Massachusetts , United States

He also served in the Western Theater late in his career. Early in the war, he became a brevet second lieutenant in the 2nd United States Artillery, a promotion dated October 22, 1862. He received permanent promotion to that rank in the 4th United States Artillery on the same date. Rugg commanded Battery F, 4th United States. Artillery in the artillery brigade of the XII Corps at Gettysburg. Lieutenant Edward Doctorate. Muhlenberg, who had commanded the battery, was in charge of the brigade by seniority. Battery F reached Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, and advanced to a position near the Hanover Road to support the advance of the 1st Division under Brigade General Alpheus South. Williams to Benner"s Hill. The battery arrived with 120 men and 6 Napoleons, 12-pounder smoothbore guns. See Field artillery in the American Civil War. On July 2 it covered a gap in the Union lines, but on July 3 it was posted near the Baltimore Pike to bombard the portion of Culp"s Hill the Confederates had captured on the previous day. lieutenant participated in a bombardment of the Confederates that helped drive them from their advanced position. One man was wounded by an artillery round from the bombardment preceding Pickett"s Charge that flew over the Union lines on Cemetery Ridge. The battery’s monument stands at the intersection of Hunt Avenue and the Baltimore Pike on the battlefield. Rugg continued to serve in the Union army through the autumn 1863 campaigns in Tennessee when the XII Corps was reassigned to the Western Theater. He was dismissed from the service on July 22, 1864. Rugg died of Bright"s disease on May 4, 1881, at Cottage Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was buried at the Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery.

Sylvanus Tunning Rugg

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Rugg was born in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1834.

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There is no record of Rugg"s having attended a military school, suggesting he was promoted from the ranks.

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He also served in the Western Theater late in his career. Early in the war, he became a brevet second lieutenant in the 2nd United States Artillery, a promotion dated October 22, 1862. He received permanent promotion to that rank in the 4th United States Artillery on the same date.

Rugg commanded Battery F, 4th United States. Artillery in the artillery brigade of the XII Corps at Gettysburg.

Lieutenant Edward Doctorate. Muhlenberg, who had commanded the battery, was in charge of the brigade by seniority. Battery F reached Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, and advanced to a position near the Hanover Road to support the advance of the 1st Division under Brigade

General Alpheus South. Williams to Benner"s Hill.

The battery arrived with 120 men and 6 Napoleons, 12-pounder smoothbore guns. See Field artillery in the American Civil War.

On July 2 it covered a gap in the Union lines, but on July 3 it was posted near the Baltimore Pike to bombard the portion of Culp"s Hill the Confederates had captured on the previous day. lieutenant participated in a bombardment of the Confederates that helped drive them from their advanced position.

One man was wounded by an artillery round from the bombardment preceding Pickett"s Charge that flew over the Union lines on Cemetery Ridge.

The battery’s monument stands at the intersection of Hunt Avenue and the Baltimore Pike on the battlefield. Rugg continued to serve in the Union army through the autumn 1863 campaigns in Tennessee when the XII Corps was reassigned to the Western Theater. He was dismissed from the service on July 22, 1864.

Rugg died of Bright"s disease on May 4, 1881, at Cottage Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He was buried at the Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery.

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