26th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
Regimental History and Service Record
"Barnes' Rifle Battery"
Organized at Rochester, N.Y. Left State for New Orleans, La., December 4, 1862. Wrecked twice en route, and arrived at New Orleans, La., January 24, 1863. Attached to Defenses of New Orleans, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1863. 4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Gulf, to October, 1863. District of La-Fourche, Dept. of the Gulf, to February, 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, to December, 1864. Artillery Reserve Division, Military Division West Mississippi, to February, 1865. Artillery, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, February, 1865. Artillery, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps, to July, 1865. District of Alabama, to September, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of New Orleans, La., and in the District of LaFourche, La., until February, 1864.
- March 10-May 22, 1864 -
The Red River Campaign
- At Alexandria until May 13.
- May 13-20, 1864 -
Retreat from Alexandria, Louisiana to Morganza, Louisiana
Mansura May 16. Moved to Baton Rouge, La., and duty there until February, 1865. Expedition to Clinton, La., August 23-29, 1864. Campaign against Mobile and its Defenses March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 9. Capture of Mobile April 12. Duty in the Dept. of Alabama until September. Mustered out at New Orleans, La., September 12, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Battery lost during service 33 Enlisted men by disease.
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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 750, 753, 1401-1402)