United States Regiments & Batteries > New York


The 23rd New York Independent Battery lost 47 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
November 1 Organized as Battery “A,” New York Rocket Battalion
November 2-12 Expedition from New Berne, N. C., to Tarborg. Assigned to the Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina.
November 2 Action at Rawle’s Mills
November 11 Demonstration on New Berne
December 11-20 Foster’s Expedition to Goldsboro, N. C.
December 14 Actions at Kinston
December 16 Whitehall
December 17 Thompson’s Bridge and Goldsboro; Reconnaissance to Diascund Bridge
December Duty in the District of the Pamlico, N. C.
1863
February 11 Designated 23rd New York Battery
April 4-6 Operations on the Pamlico
April 13-21 Expedition to Swift Creek Village (Section)
May Assigned to District of Pamlico, Dept. of North Carolina
August Assigned to District of North Carolina, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina
1864
February Assigned to Sub-District Defenses of New Berne, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina
April 27-28 Action at Washington, N. C.
November 25 Near Greenville
December 30 Greenville
1865
February District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina
March 1-April 26 Campaign of the Carolinas. Assigned to Artillery, Kilpatrick’s 3rd Cavalry Division, Army of Georgia
April 26 Bennett’s House. Surrender of Johnston and his army.
May-July Duty in the Dept. of North Carolina
July 14 Mustered out