Varian's New York State Militia Battery Light Artillery
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- Entered service of the United States for three months and left State for Annapolis, Md., April 19, 1861
- Duty at Annapolis until May
- Near Light House at Smith's Point, Chesapeake Bay, Md., May 18
- Ordered to Washington, D.C., and outpost duty at Fall's Church, Va., until June
- Fairfax Court House June 17
- Attached to Department of Northeastern Virginia / 1st Division (Tyler) / 1st Brigade (Keyes), July - August, Brigaded with:
- May 24, 1861 -
Union Occupation of Arlington Heights, Virginia
[1] - Colonel Ellsworth becomes the first Union officer killed in the Rebellion - Mustered out July 20, 1861.
Again entered service as a part of the 8th Regiment, New York National Guard, for 30 days' service as Artillery and Cavalry. Left State for Harrisburg, Pa., June 17, 1863. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Susquehanna. Shippensburg, Pa., June 23. Kingston June 26. Oyster Point June 28. Near Fort Washington June 29. Sporting Hill June 30. Carlisle July 1. Mustered out at New York City July 23, 1863.
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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 271, 894, 1403)