12th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Albany, N.Y., and mustered in January 14, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., January 17. Attached to Whipple's Brigade, Wadsworth's Command, Military District of Washington, to February, 1863. 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to July, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac, to May 18, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, to September, 1864. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Artillery Camp, Defenses of Washington, D.C., to February, 1863, and in the Defenses of Washington, until July. Pursuit of Lee July 6-24. Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. On line of the Rappahannock until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7.
- Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
- Payne's Farm November 27.
- Mine Run November 28-30.
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
- May 26-28, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
- May 28-31, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
- June 1-12, 1864 -
Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, Juno 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Ream's Station August 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865. Assault and capture of Petersburg April 2. Moved to Washington, May. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 14, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 14 Enlisted men by disease. Total 19.
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 932, 933, 934, 937, 938, 940, 941, 1399)