1st New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Auburn, N.Y., and mustered in November 23, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., December 4, 1861. Attached to W. F. Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. W. F. Smith's 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until March, 1862.
- Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va., March 23-24.
- March 24-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
- April 5, 1862
- Skirmish near Lee's Mill, Virginia
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
- May 5, 1862 -
Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 -
Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
- June 27-June 28, 1862 -
Engagement at Garnett's and Golding's Farms, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 -
Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
- June 30, 1862 -
Engagement at White Oak Swamp, Virginia
- June 30, 1862 -
Engagement at Glendale, Virginia
- July 1, 1862 -
Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 -
- March 24-September 2, 1862 -
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria August 16-24.
- September 3-20, 1862 -
The Maryland Campaign
At Hagerstown, Md., September 26-October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November. 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth, Va., until April.
- April 27-May 6, 1863 -
The Chancellorsville Campaign
Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Deep Run Ravine June 5-13.
- June 11-August 1, 1863 -
The Gettysburg Campaign
[1]- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 5, 1863 -
Skirmish at Fairfield, Pennsylvania
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2, Reconnaissance to Madison Court House February 27-March 2, 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
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Before Petersburg June 17-19. Siege of Petersburg June 18-July 9. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 9-11. Repulse of Early's attack on Washington July 12-13. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Cedar Creek August 12. Charlestown August 21. Leetown August 28-29. Opequan Creek September 13. Battle of Winchester September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown until December. Moved to Petersburg, Va., December 9-12. Siege of Petersburg December, 1864, to April, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault and capture of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Farmville and Burkesville until April 23. March to Danville April 23-27, and duty there until May 18. March to Richmond, thence to Washington, D.C., May 18-June 3. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out June 23, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
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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 760, 761, 827, 828, 897, 898, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 940, 941, 1395)
- Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 7)
- New York Units
- New York Artillery Units
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- Source: ACWR 761
- Source: ACWR 827
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- Source: ACWR 897
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- Source: ACWR 1395
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