4th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at New York as Company "L," Artillery Company, Serrell's New York Engineer Regiment, and mustered in at Staten Island, N.Y., October 25, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., October 25, 1861. Designated Battery "C" and later Battery "D," New York Light Artillery, and 4th New York Battery, December 7, 1861. Attached to Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac, January to March, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 3rd Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1863.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until March, 1862.
- March 17-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
- May 5, 1862 -
Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
- May 31-June 1, 1862 -
Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 25, 1862 -
Engagement at Oak Grove, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 -
Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 -
Battle of the Peach Orchard, 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 25, 1862 -
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville, August 16-26. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 26-September 2. Bristoe Station August 27. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Duty in the Defenses of Washington until November. At Fairfax Station, Va., until November 25. Operations on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad November 10-12. Rappahannock Campaign December, 1862, to June, 1863. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7. At Falmouth until April.
- April 27-May 6, 1863 -
The Chancellorsville Campaign
- May 1-5, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- May 1-5, 1863 -
- June 11-August 1, 1863 -
The Gettysburg Campaign
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 1-3, 1863 -
On line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Battery broken up December 4, 1863, Special Orders No. 538. "A," "G," "O" and men transferred to 1st New York Engineers, 5th and 15th New York Independent Batteries, and Battery "B" to 1st New York Light Artillery.
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Battery lost during service 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 1 Officer and 11 Enlisted men by disease. Total 17.
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Notes
- ↑ Not originally referenced on unit homepage, likely wasn't here (split up before this time)
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 827, 897, 898, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 934, 1396)