4th United States Artillery / Battery B

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Regimental History and Service Record

In Brief

DESIGNATIONS

  • Reached Washington, D.C., October, 1861
  • Attached to McDowell's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862
  • Artillery, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862
  • Artillery, 3rd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862
  • Artillery, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862
  • Artillery, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863
  • Artillery Brigade, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864
  • Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps, to May, 1865
  • Dept. of Washington, D.C., to August, 1865

SERVICE

1861

1862

  • Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15
  • Advance on Falmouth, Va., April 9-19
  • Duty at Falmouth and Fredericksburg until August
    • Reconnaissance from Fredericksburg to Orange Court House July 24-27
    • Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9
  • Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2
  • September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19
  • Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15
  • At Falmouth until April, 1863

1863

1864

1865

  • Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865
    • Junction, Quaker and Boydton Roads March 29
    • Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29
    • White Oak Road March 31
    • Battle of Five Forks April 1
    • Appomattox Court House April 9, surrender of Lee and his army
  • Moved to Washington, D.C., May
  • Grand Review May 23
  • Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until August, 1865
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Regimental Roster


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4th United States Artillery, Battery B (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From Orginial Unit
Captain John Gibbon ? ? "Old Regular"
Lieutenant John Hunt ? ? "Old Regular"
Lieutenant Edmund Bainbridge ? ? "Old Regular"
Lieutenant Joseph B. Campbell ? ? "Old Regular"
Orderly Sergeant James Stewart ? ? "Old Regular"
Sergeant Charles A. Santmyer ? ? "Old Regular"
Sergeant Henry Workman ? ? "Old Regular"
Sergeant Christopher Maisak ? ? "Old Regular"
Sergeant Robert Moore ? ? "Old Regular"
Corporal John Mitchell ? ? "Old Regular"
Corporal Andrew McBride ? ? "Old Regular"
Corporal William West ? ? "Old Regular"
Corporal John M. Benjamin ? ? "Old Regular"
Corporal Johnathon Harding ? ? "Old Regular"
Corporal John C. Conners ? ? "Old Regular"
Corporal Samuel Ball ? ? "Old Regular"
Corporal Henry Moore ? ? "Old Regular"
Bugler John Cook ? ? "Old Regular"
Bugler William Castor ? ? "Old Regular"
Artificer John A. Goeb ? ? "Old Regular"
Artificer Pat McCabe ? ? "Old Regular"
Artificer Edward Sullivan ? ? "Old Regular"

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4th United States Artillery, Battery B (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date Orginial Unit
Private Charles Allen ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Andrew Ames ? ? "Old Regular"
Private John Anderson ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private James Arnold ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Edgar B. Armstrong ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private James S. Armstrong ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Moses Armstrong ? ? "Old Regular"
Private John Austin ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private William Balch ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private William Bartholomew ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private Andre Benzinger ? ? "Old Regular"
Private John Bingham ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Andrew Bishop ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Edward Bogey ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Hugh Boyd ? ? "Old Regular"
Private John F. Bradley ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Benjamin F. Branham ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Christopher Brennan ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Henry Brown ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private John Brown ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Jospeh Brownlee ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Andrew J. Brunt ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Azel Buckley ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private Frank Budge ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Henry Burkhardt ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private James Cahill ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Frank Call ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Henry Cardey ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Asa Carman ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private John S. Carter ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Peter Casper ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Frederick A. Chapin ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Henry Childs ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Stephen Chilton ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private James Clark ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Thomas M. Clarke ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private James Cobb ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private William J. Codey ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Henry M. Colby ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Seymour W. Colby ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Patrick Comafort ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private John Compton ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private George Crannells ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private William L. Crawford ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Timothy Dean ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private Horace DeLacey ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Robert Dewar ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Frank W. Dexter ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private William Dickinson ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Henry Dilden ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Michael Donovan ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Lawrence Dowling ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Dennis Driscoll ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Eben B. Dunlap ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Albert Easton ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private John H. Fillmore ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Nathan Forbes ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Isaac Fort ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Henry B. Foster ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private Philip Frazier ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Dave Fredernburg ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Maitland J. Freeman ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Michael Gallagher ? ? "Old Regular"
Private William C. Gardiner ? ? "Old Regular"
Private William Gardner ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Henry Garr ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Jesse Garr ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private Joseph Gould ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private James Gordon ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private William Greene ? ? "Old Regular"
Private George Griffin ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private Joseph Grim ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Charles Harris ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Charles Hathaway ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private William Hayes ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Joseph Herzog ? ? "Old Regular"
Private John G. Hodgedon ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Patrick Hogan ? ? "Old Regular"
Private William Hogarty ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private Albert Hunt ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private James Jenkins ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private DeWitt C. Johnson ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private George Johnson ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private John Johnson ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private Preston Johnson ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private William L. Johnson ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private John Jones ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private John L. Jones ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Andrew Kelley ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private John Kelley ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private William Kelley ? ? "Old Regular"
Private John C. Kennedy ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private James Kline ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private John W. Knight ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private George Lacey ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private John B. Lackey ? ? "Old Regular"
Private George Lawton ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Henry Lyons ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Edwin Mackey ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private William Maffitt ? ? "Old Regular"
Private James Maher ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Nathaniel Malson ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private Lucius Marshall ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private William Mason ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Robert McAlone ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private John McDermott ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private Frank McDonald ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private John McDonald ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Henry G. McDougall ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Samuel McManus ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Barney McQuade ? ? "Old Regular"
Private William J. Moore ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Joseph Morgan ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Prank Muldoon ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Edward O'Brien ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private John O'Neill ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Frederick Osborne ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private Elbridge G. Packard ? ? 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Private Orlando Patrick ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private Martin Phillips ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Henry Plumb ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Alonzo Priest ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Lewis Putnam ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private La Fayette Pursley ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Joseph Randall ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private John B. Sanborn ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private William Schroeder ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Charles A. Scott ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Thomas Shaw ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private John Sheehan ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Ira Slawson ? ? 23rd New York Infantry
Private Fleming Smith ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private George C. Smith ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Philip Smith ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Isaac Sowerwin ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Arthur Stedman ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private George Steigner ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Benjamin H. Stillman ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Eben Taylor ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Richard Tea ? ? "Old Regular"
Private James Thorpe ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private Lewis Tooley ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Adam Trodon ? ? "Old Regular"
Private William Trotter ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Julius Turk ? ? "Old Regular"
Private George Van Anden ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Henry Vogle ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Elon Waters ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Edward Wheeler ? ? 35th New York Infantry
Private Miner Whemple ? ? 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Private John Willsee ? ? "Old Regular"
Private James Wine ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private Philip Wingate ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private John Woodward ? ? "Old Regular"
Private Claus Young ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry
Private William Zimmerman ? ? 19th Indiana Infantry


Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source
Source Casualties Remarks
Dyer None listed None
Fox None listed
  • Fox lists this unit as 1st on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Regular Army Light Artillery Companies) but offers no specific numbers for these commands
WotRWiki Statistics
  • 5 troops killed
    • Includes 0 troops mortally wounded
    • Includes 0 troops killed by disease
    • All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances
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