“Hexamer’s Battery”
New Jersey Battery A lost 3 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 12 enlisted men to disease. It is honored by a series of markers at Antietam and a monument at Gettysburg.
1861
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Organized at Hoboken, N.J. | |
August 12 | Mustered in under Captain William (Wilhelm) Hexamer. |
August 20 | Left State for duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Kearney’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
October | Attached to Franklin’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
1862
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March | Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 10-15 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
April 7-11 | Advance from Alexandria to Bristoe Station. Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, Department of the Rappahannock |
April 17 | Embarked for the Virginia Peninsula |
April 19-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown, Va. (on transports) attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps |
May 7-8 | West Point |
May 31-June 1 | Battle of Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks) |
June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
June 27 |
Battles of Gaines’ Mill |
June 30 | Brackett’s and Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July – August | At Harrison’s Landing |
August 16-26 | Movement to Manassas |
August 26-September 2 | Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 27 | Bull Run Bridge |
September 1 | Chantilly |
September 6-22 | Maryland Campaign |
September 14 |
Crampton’s Pass (South Mountain) |
September 16-17 |
Battle of AntietamThe battery was commanded throughout by Captain William (Wilhelm) Hexamer. It was armed at Antietam with six 10-pounder Parrott Rifles. From the markers: From a position about 60 yards south of this point the battery, between 2 and 3 p.m. engaged and silenced the Confederate Artillery around the Dunker Church. From 3:30 p.m. until near sunset this Battery from a point about 80 yards north of this, engaged the enemy around the Piper Buildings. |
September-October | Duty in Maryland |
October 30-November 19 | Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863
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January-April | Duty near Falmouth, Va. |
January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 | Operations at Franklin’s Crossing |
May 3 | Battle of Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
May 4 | Banks’ Ford |
June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign; attached to 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
July 2-4 |
Battle of GettysburgThe battery was commanded by Lieutenant Augustin N. Parsons. It brought to the field 116 men and was armed with six 10-pounder Parrott Rifles. The battery lost two men killed and seven wounded. From the monument: Battery A, 1st New Jersey Artillery, from its position in reserve S.W. of Power’s Hill galloped into action at 3 p.m., July 3, 1863. Fired 120 rounds shrapnel at Pickett’s column, and then 80 rounds shell at a battery in left front. Position in action, 45 yards E. of this stone. |
July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap |
August-October | Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan |
October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign; attached to 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve |
November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
November 27 | Payne’s Farm |
December | Duty near Brandy Station, Va. |
1864
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March | Attached to 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve |
May 3-June 15 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
May 23-26 | North Anna River |
May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 | Cold Harbor (Temporarily with 18th Army Corps) |
June 16-18 | Before Petersburg; attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
June 16 | Siege of Petersburg |
June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
July 9-26 | At City Point |
July 27-29 | Demonstration north of the James |
July 27-28 | Deep Bottom |
December, | Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
1865
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March 25 | Fort Fisher, Petersburg |
March 28- April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 | Fall of Petersburg |
April 6 | Sailor’s Creek |
April 7 | High Bridge, Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
April 23-27 | March to Danville |
May 18-June 3 | March to Richmond, thence to Washington, D.C. |
June 8 | Corps Review |
June 22 | Mustered out |