1st New York Light Artillery / Battery H
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Elmira, N.Y., and mustered in October 10, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., October 31, 1861. Attached to Casey's Division, Army of the Potomac, November, 1861, to March, 1862. Casey's 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1862. Reserve Artillery, 4th Army Corps, Yorktown, Va., to July, 1863. Defenses of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, to October, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Moved to Newport News, Va., March 28.
- March 17-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
[1]- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
- May 5, 1862 -
Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
- May 24, 1862 -
Skirmish at Savage's Station, Virginia
- May 24-27, 1862 -
Reconnaissance to Seven Pines, Virginia
- Seven Pines May 24.
- May 31-June 1, 1862 -
Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- Long Bridge June 28-29.
- June 30, 1862 -
Engagement at Turkey Bridge, Virginia
- July 1, 1862 -
Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Moved to Yorktown, Va., and garrison duty there until July, 1863. Expedition to Gloucester, King and Queen and Middlesex Counties December 11-15, 1862. Expedition to Matthews County May 19, 1863. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24 to July 7. Action at Baltimore or Crump's Cross Roads July 2. Moved to Washington, D. C, July 8, and duty in the Defenses of that city until September, 1863. Joined Army of the Potomac in the field. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
- Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
- 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
- June 1-3, 1864 -
Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia
- June 1-3, 1864 -
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Six-Mile House, Weldon Railroad, August 18-21, 1864. Poplar Grove Church September 29-October 1. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad. "Hicksford Raid" December 7-12. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865. White Oak Road March 29-31. Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 19, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Battery lost during service 7 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 10 Enlisted men by disease. Total 17.
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Notes
- ↑ Not originally referenced on unit homepage
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 897, 898, 900, 901, 902, 904, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 940, 941, 1390-1391)