MILITARY SERVICE: First Independent Battery, New York LIght Artillery submitted by anonymous *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** public domain - no copyright permitted 1st column - name 2nd column - company number 3rd column - rank at enlistment 4th column - rank at muster out or transfer out Public Domain. No copyright permitted (2003) First Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery 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 Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va., March 23-24. Action at Lee's Mills April 5. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Lee's Mills April 16. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Gaines' Mill June 27. Golding's Farm June 28. Savage Station June 29. White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison Landing till August 16. Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria August 16-24. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Crampton's Pass, South Mountain, September 14. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. 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., till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 8. Salem Heights May 3-4. Deep Run Ravine June 5-13. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2-4. Neal Fairfield, Pa., July 5. 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. Reconnoissance to Madison Court House February 27-March 2, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle," May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. 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 till 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 till April 23. March to Danville April 23-27, and duty there till May 18. March to Richmond, thence to Washington, D. C., May 18-June 3. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Battery lost during service 2 Officers and 16 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 38 Enlisted men by disease. Total 56. Predecessor unit: NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS 14th INDEPENDENT BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY. Organized October, 1862, from Battery "A," 2nd Battalion, New York Light Artillery. Served by detachments as follows: First Section attached to Battery "C," 4th U. S. Artillery, October, 1862, to January 16, 1863, then to Battery "G," 1st New York Light Artillery, till September 7, 1863. Second Section attached to Battery "G," 1st New York Light Artillery, October, 1862, to September 7, 1863, Third Section attached to Battery "B," 1st New York Light Artillery, October, 1862, to September 7, 1863. These detachments transferred to above named Batteries permanently September 7, 1863. (See histories of each Battery.) Battery lost during service 2 Officers and 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Enlisted men by disease. Total 9. Name Rank_In Rank_Out Abbott, Warren D. Private Private Aldrich, Benjamin F. Private Private Alpaugh, Morris Private Private Annis, Joseph Private Private Arnold, Ignall Private Private Arnold, Leroy H. Private Private Ashpole, William Private Private Atkins, Theodore Sergeant Second Lieutenant Atwell, Samuel M. Private Private Austin, Willard N. Private Private Baker, Charles E. Private Private Barber, George W. Private Private Barker, Theodore Private Private Barnes, George Private Private Barnes, Milton H. Private Private Barnes, William H. Ordnance Sergeant Sergeant Barteer, John Private Private Bashara, John Jr. Private Private Bashee, Moses Private Private Bassender, George Private Sergeant Bates, Hiram Private Private Bates, Wilmot G. Private Private Baum, Charles C. Private Private Beach, Cyrus W. Private Private Beardslelor, Isaac Private Private Beebee, Edward Private Private Beech, Cyrus Private Private Billings, Otis C. Private Private Bissell, Ralph L. Private Private Blakeley, Charles Private Private Bloomingdale, Robert G. Private Private Blunt, James Private Private Bodine, Abram Private Private Boest, Richard Private Private Bower, Seth H. Private Private Bowles, Alexander Private Private Bradford, George H. Corporal Sergeant Brees, James L. Private Private Brockelman, August Private Private Brockway, George F. Private Saddler Bromley, Sylvanus F. Private Private Broomfield, Harvey S. Private Private Brown, David H. Private Private Brown, Edmund C. Private Private Brown, Gilbert H. Private Private Brownell, John D. Private Private Brumfield, Harvey S. Private Private Buckhout, Edward Private Private Bullock, Aduah D. Private Private Bullock, Miles H. Private Private Burch, Alonzo Private Private Burdick, George A. Private Private Burlingham, George Private Private Burlingham, Truman A. Private Private Burnett, Francis Private Private Burniston, Joakin Q. Private Private Burns, Arthur Private Private Bushee, Moses Private Private Bushman, Barney Private Private Butts, Edward L. Private Private Cameron, James Private Private Campbell, John Private Private Carpenter, N.D. Private Private Carpenter, Orlando M. Private Private Carpenter, Wm. N. Private Private Carter, Edward Private Private Casson, Harvey N. Private Private Catlin, Byron Private Private Chidester, George Private Corporal Childs, Royal S. Private Private Clark, Eugene Private Bugler Clark, George W. Private Private Clark, Henry W. Private Private Clarkson, Charles Private Private Cleveland, Irwin Private Private Cleveland, Levi Private Private Cleveland, Richard Private Corporal Cleveland, William J. Private Private Cleveland, Wilson Private Private Closs, Richard Private Private Coats, Charles Private Private Coffie, Lyman Private Cole, William H. Private Private Collier, George N. Private Private Collier, Jonathan Private Private Collins, William Private Private Colwell, James Congdon, Byron N. Private Private Cook, Abner B. Private Private Cook, George C. Private Private Coon, Edward Private Private Cooney, Frank Private Private Coonins, Henry L. Private Private Cooper, Augustus Private Private Corbett, John Private Private Cornell, John Private Private Coughlan, John Private Private Covey, Thomas B. Private Cowan, Andrew Senior First Lieutenant Captain/Brevet Major Cowell, John Private Private Cowhey, James Private Private Crandall, George N. Private Private Crawford, James Private Private Crocker, Philander T. Private Corporal Crosier, William J. Private Private Cross, Curtiss C. Private Private Cross, James J. Private Private Crouch, Jason G. Private Private Cuddeback, John Private Private Cummins, George P. Private Private Cunningham, Hamilton Private Private Cunningham, Sidney Corporal Corporal Dana, Delos Private Private Daniels, Orrin L. Private Corporal Davis, Charles C. Private Private Davis, Julius E. Private Private Dean, Albert E. Private Private Decker, Silas Private Private Dempsey, William N. Private Sergeant Desham, George Private Private Dewey, Byron W. Private Private Dickey, George Private Private Ditton, Thomas Private Bugler Dodge, Jasper Private Private Doneberg, Adam H. Private Private Donebergh, David N. Private Private Douglass, James Private Private Dove, Thomas E. Wagon Maker Private Dove, Thomas E. Wagon Maker Private Duff, James Private Private Dunks, John Private Private Dunks, Theodore Private Private Dunn, Andrew (Co. E) Private Private Dyer, John Private Private Edmunds, Willard Private Private Edwards, Charles H. Private Private Eesenhawer, Peter Private Private Ellis, William H. Private Private Elmore, Frank Private Private Emerson, St.Clair Private Private Evans, Aaron H. Private Private Evans, Mowbray O. Private Private Evans, Samuel C. Corporal Quartermaster Sergeant Everingham, John Private Private Faber, Casel Private Private Fellman, Lewis C. Private Private Fields, Ezra Private Private Fish, Otis Private Private Fisher, Henry Private Private Fitch, George A. Private Private Flanders, Benjamin W. Private Corporal Flynn, Francis Private Private Flynn, William Private Private Fober, Edward W. Private Private Fogarty, Thomas Private Private Fowler, Charles H. Corporal Private Frair, James Private Private Freeman, Lewis C. Private Private Froots, Henry G. Private Private Fuller, Homer D. Private Private Furlow, Joseph Private Private Gaines, Thomas Private Private Gates, Charles H. Private Private Gaylord, Charles H. Private Sergeant Geer, William A. Private Private Georgia, Delphi H. Private Private Gibbs, James G. Private Private Gibson, William O. Private Private Gilman, James Private Private Gilmartin, James Private Private Gleason, Ephraim Private Private Gleason, Jeremiah D. Private Private Gongeau, David Private Private Goodrich, John Private Private Goodrich, William H. Private Private Goodyear, Lucius A. Private Private Grant, Robert Private Private Graves, Thompson I. Private Private Graves, William Private Private Gray, James A. Private Private Green, Seth Private Private Greenfield, Frank Private Private Greenwood, Philip Private Private Griswold, Frances Private Private Hallants, Jaques Private Ham, Albert Private Handy, Christian Private Hanmer, Charles Private Harbison, Edward Private Harris, George Private Hart, Joseph J. Private Haskell, John H. Private Private Haven, John Private Havens, Fayett Private Hazard, Richard B. Private Heaton, Samuel W. Private Hees, Henry Private Private Hendrick, Galon E. Private Private Herrick, Henry Private Herzog, John Private Hicks, Geo. W. Private Hicock, Henry Private Private Hill, Andrew J. Private Hill, Elias Private Hill, Horace Private Hill, John Private Hiser, Edwin P. Corporal Second Lieutenant Hiser, Henry C. Private Private Hitchcock, Harvey Farrier Artificer Hitchcock, Henry Private Private Hitchman, Phillip Private Hizer, Edwin P. Sergeant Hizer, Henry C. Private Hobey, Charles J. Private Hogan, Anthony Private Private Hollands, Jaques Private Private Honeycomb, Samuel Private Horton, Levi E. Private Hosmer, Leumas Private Houck, Wesley Private Houghtaling, Abram B. Private Housam, John Private Private House, Isaac Private Private Howard, Andrew A. Private Hoyt, Alexander Private Private Hoyt, Daniel W. Private Private Huntress, Arnold V. Private Huntress, Willard H. Private Hyde, George D. Private Ingraham, Orrin Private Inman, William Private Private Jackson, John Private Private Jefferds, James Private Private Jenkins, John L. Private Jenks, James M. Private Johnson, George Private Private Johnson, Jonathan E. Private Sergeant Johnson, Reed Private Private Johnson, Robert J. Private Johnson, Thomas Private Private Johnson, William H. Junr. Second Lieutenant Senr. First Lieutenant Jones, Ellis Private Jones, Lacell L. Private Jones, William Private Private Jordan, John Private Judd, Walter W. Private Private Kaney, Francis Private Kearney, Henry Private Keath, Sidney F. Private Corporal Kelley, Peter Private Second Lieutenant Kelly, Michael Private Kelsey, Julius M. Private Kenedy, Terence J. Captain Captain Kenneda, Patrick Private Private Kenney, Milton A. Second Lieutenant Kesler, Augustus Private Corporal Killmer, Abraham Private Killmer, Ira Private Private Kimbark, Albert C. Corporal Sergeant King, Cyrell Private King, John Private Kinney, Charles M. Private Kinney, Milton A. Private Second Lieutenant Kirkpatrick, Charles H. Private Private Kosboth, Roslle Private Ladd, Zaccheus E. Private Private Lake, Edwin Private Lamphere, Moses Private Private Lamphire, Hiram Private Private Lanfare, Leonard Private Private Lanning, John Private Private Lanphon, Vincent Private Lauton, George Private Lawson, John C. Private Private Leach, Andrew M. Private Leact, Martin Jr. Private Lenor, James Private Lent, George W. Private Lent, Walter S. Private Lincoln, Jarvis E. Private Private Lloyd, Seymour Private Lockie, George F. Private Lout, John Private Love, Charles Private Private Low, Martin Private Lowrie, Christopher C. Private Lyon, John Private Private Macdonzall, John Private Magarr, Daniel J. Corporal Mair, Jacob Private Maloney, Gardner Private Maloney, James Private Mantle, James Private Private Martin, Thomas Private Private Martin, William Private Private Mason, Aaron W. Private Private Mason, Amasy Private Mason, James A. Private Private Mason, John A. Private Private Mavy, Abram Private Mayhew, James Private McCaffry, James Private McColl, Charles E. Private McConchie, Joel A. Private Private McCormick, Michael E. Private McDaniels, John B. Private McGarr, Daniel J. Corporal Corporal McGee, James Private McGinnis, Henry Private Private McGinnis, Mathew Private Private McGlaughlin, James Private McGordon, Daniel Private Private McGuinness, Henry Private McGuinness, Matthew Private McIlray, Jacob Y. Private Private McInall, George Private Private McIntosh, James Corporal Corporal McIntyre, John Private McKean, Robert W. Private McKean, Wallace Private McKenzie, Alexander Private Sergeant Mead, James E. Private Meaker, John W. Private Corporal Merrow, Timothy Private Private Middick, John Private Private Miles, Daniel L. Private Private Miller, Alverton P. Private Corporal Miller, Edwin Private Miller, Howard Private Private Miller, William J. Private Private Mills, Josiah Private Private Mills, Theodore J. Private Private Milo, John Milroy, William Private Private Minnick, Alexander Private Minor, Charles Private Monell, George W. Private Private Monk, Fredrick Private Private Moon, James M. Private Private Morgan, Hance Private Private Morris, John Private Morrissey, Michael Private Private Mullaly, Peter Private Sergeant Mulligan, Patrick Private Munsell, W. H. Private Nellis, John L. Private Private Nerford, Horace E. Private Nettleton, David K. Blacksmith Artificer Neville, James Private Private Newman, George W. Private Private Niles, Ezra Private Private Nitzichly, Alvin O. Private O'Kley, Francis Private O'Neill, Christopher Private Private O'Niel, Christopher Private O'Rielly, John Private Oliver, Andrew Private Olohane, Abram Private Overacker, Alvah Private Private Pack, William R. Private Corporal Palmer, Edward Private Parder, William Private Parish, Marvin Private Private Parkhurst, Noah Private Parks, Eben Private Private Parr, Christopher M. Private Private Patterson, James Private Patterson, John W. Private Payne, Isaac W. Private Payne, Oscar Private Peck, George A. Private Private Pender, William Private Private Percy, Isaac Private Perkins, William H. Private Peto, Edward Private Private Phillips, John Private Pitcher, Jeremiah D. Private Plank, Nelson G. Private Private Plunkett, James Private Private Polley, Charles L. Private Poor, Bailey E. Private Popple, Orville Private Private Post, Horace A. Private Private Pratt, Daniel S. Private Range, Harrison B. Private Private Rasey, Joseph H. Private Rasey, Joseph H. Private Reed, George A. Blacksmith Private Reeves, Aurora Private Private Reid, George A. Private Reily, William Private Relyea, Jonas Private Rexford, Wellington Private Private Reynolds, Daniel Private Reynolds, George W. Private Private Reynolds, Howard A.P. Private Private Reynolds, John W. Private Rice, James Private Rice, Melvin R. Private Richardson, Erastus Private Private Richardson, Henry Private Private Rixford, Wellington Private Private Rixphord, Wellington Private Private Roberts, Marvin Private Private Robertson, George Private Private Robertson, William Private Robinson, Charles E. Private Robinson, Dennis E. Private Private Robinson, Joseph R. Private Robinson, Joseph R. Private Private Robinson, Warren Private Private Robinson, William Private Rogers, Charles Private Private Ross, Edward Private Rowland, Robert Private Private Russel, David A. Private Russell, Edgar Private Saltsman, William C. Private Bugler Sanders, John Private Private Sands, John Private Private Saul, John Private Private Sawyer, William A. Private Private Schattell, Joseph Private Schellinger, Alvin L. Private Private Schielly, Joseph Private Private Schierly, Joseph Private Private Schumacher, Stephen Private Private Scofield, Witfield Private Private Scott, Ruben H. Private Private Scott, Truman A. Private Private Sears, John Sears, Robert M. Private Private Sears, William Private First Lieutenant Sears, William A. Private Private Seelye, Ambrose Private Private Seiperd, Anthony Private Private Selover, Morris Private Private Seymour, Russell Private Private Shafer, George F. Private Private Shannon, Edward Private Private Shapley, Charles H. Private Corporal Shaver, George F. Private Private Shaw, Geo.W. Private Private Shaw, William Private Private Shear, Jacob H. Private Private Shear, Joseph H. Private Private Sheldon, Wm. W. Private Private Shenn, Daniel W. Private Private Shepard, D'Esting Private Private Sherman, Henry P. Private Private Sherman, Ira L. Private Private Sherman, Thomas Private Private Sherwood, Vack Private Private Shewrie, John Private Private Shierly, Joseph Private Private Shipman, Clinton W. Private Private Short, John Private Private Shultz, Alexander Private Private Sibley, George W. Private Sieperd, Anthony Private Private Sill, George W. Private Simmons, Alexander Private Private Sioperd, Anthony Private Slocum, Albert Private Private Slocum, Willis Private Sergeant Smead, Benjamin F. Private Private Smead, Edwin S. Private Private Smith, Andrew J. Private Private Smith, Charles E. Private Private Smith, Chester Private Private Smith, George Private Corporal Smith, Glen Private Private Smith, Harrison Private Private Smith, John Private Private Smith, Martin V.B. Private Private Smith, Michael Private Private Smith, Phillip Smith, William Private Smith, William H. Private Private Souls, Samuel E. Private Spencer, Charles Private Private Spencer, William H. Private Private Spooner, Edwin D. Private Private Spoore, Henry Private Private Spore, Henry Private Squires, Arthur W. Private Private Stafford, Jackson Private Stanton, Charles H. Private Private Steele, Henry S. Sergeant Sergeant Steele, John Private Private Stewart, James Private Private Stinson, Thomas Private Private Stone, William Private Private Sturgis, James L. Private Private Sutphen, Orville H. Private Private Swartwont, Ribier Private Private Sweeney, John Private Private Taber, Alvah S. Private Private Tallman, Lewis E. Bugler Second Lieutenant Taylor, Chester H. Private Private Taylor, John N. Private Templar, William E. Private Private Terrell, Horace L. Terry, Edmund K. Private Private Tharp, Philander P. Private Sergeant Thayer, Benjamin Private Thayer, Willard Private Thompson, Nathaniel Sergeant Private Tiek, Austin Private Private Tighe, James Tillapaugh, Oscar Private Private Tobin, Patrick Private Private Tohel, George Private Topping, Nathaniel B. Private Private Towle, Richard E. Private Private Townsend, Elijah Private Private Townsend, Eugene Private Private Truax, Edgar F. Private Private Truax, Henry F. Corporal Private Tucker, Henry I. Corporal Sergeant Turner, Andrew Private Turner, Bently S. Private Private Tyrell, John D. Private Uttman, Lorenzo Private Private VanBrocklin, Alexander Private Private VanBuren, James Private Private VanCourt, Eugene Private Private VanLaer, Edward Bugler Private VanLayer, Edward Private VanDusen, Andrew J. Private VanDusen, Cuder Private VanEtten, Orsamus R. Sergeant First Lieutenant Vanantwerp, James B. Private Private Vanarsdale, Thomas Private Private Vanderipe, John Private Private Vanderipe, Jonathan L. Private Private Vanduyne, Peter H. Private Private Vaughn, Henry D. Sergeant Second Lieutenant Wagoner, Chauncy Private Private Wall, William Private Private Wallace, Edward Saddler Saddler Walrath, John A. Private Private Walter, Jerome Private Private Warner, Thomas C. Private Waters, Charles P. Private Private Webster, William E. Corporal Sergeant Wedge, Frank M. Private Sergeant Wheelock, Levi D. Private Private Whipple, Emmett Private Private Whipple, Obed Private Private Whitehead, Philander Private Private Whitten, Fester J. Private Private Whitten, Woodberry Private Private Wilcox, Herbert Private Wilcox, Philo F. Private Private Wilcox, Robert S. Private Private Wild, William H. Private Private Wilkins, Henry Private Private Williams, James E. Private Private Williams, John Private Private