MILITARY SERVICE: Rocket Battalion, New York Light Artillery; New York submitted by anonymous *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Rocket Battalion, New York Light Artillery Organized at Albany, N. Y., and mustered in Company ĻA" December 6 and Company "B" December 7, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., December 9, 1861. Duty in the Defences of that city till April, 1862. Moved to New Berne, N. C., April 26, and duty there till November, 1862. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of North Carolina, to July, 1862. New Berne, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina, to October, 1862. Morehead City, N. C., to November, 1862. SERVICE.-Garrison duty at New Berne and Morehead City, N. C., till December, 1862. Reconnoissance from New Berne to Young's Cross Roads July 26-29. Action at Young's Cross Roads July 27. Battalion discontinued February 11, 1863, and Company "A" designated 23rd New York Independent Battery Light Artillery. Company "B" designated 24th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery, having served provisionally as such since November 1, 1862. (See 23rd and 24th New York Batteries.) Name Co. # Rank In Rank Out Andrus, Lemuel B Private Private Beers, Lester M. B Private Private Briggs, Edmund Private Private Brutis, Wm. M. Fourth Corporal Corporal Burk, Morris Private Coles, George W. A Private Private DeWerner, Charles F.W.F. Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Dodge, Henry White First Lieutenant Lieutenant Doran, George Private Private Duryee, George E. B Private Private Duryee, Joseph B Private Private Ellwood, Orin S. A Private Private Elwood, Orui S. Private Private Fowle, George B. A Private Private Grisewood, Thos. Private Private Hallenbeck, Milo Private Private Harrington, Henry A Wagoner Artificer Harrington, Michael Private Private Hogle, Robert Private Private Hollenbeck, Milo Private Private Hubbard, Horace Private Private Lawler, Edward B Private Private Lion, Thomas W. Major Major Magowen, Ebenezer A Private Private Miller, John W. Private Private Murray, Wm. Robt. Private Sergeant O'Grady, Wm. L.D. Private Private Page, Henry C. B Quartermaster Sergeant Quartermaster Sergeant Shattuck, Alvin Private Private Shattuck, Arad Private Private Shell, John Private Private Simmons, Edward Private Private Smith, Charles Private Private Storms, Thomas S. Private Private Ward, John A Private Private Werner, Charles F.W.F. B Second Lieutenant Whitbeck, Henry B Private Private Wilcox, Mars A Private Private William, Isaac Private Corporal Winne, Romaine B Worden, Chester A. Private Private Wright, John Private Private