United States Regiments & Batteries > New York
Battery G lost 1 officer and 11 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 16 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It was involved in every battle of the Second Corps of the Army of the Potomac and never lost a gun. It is honored by a monument in the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg.
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1861
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| Organized at Elmira, N.Y. | |
| September 24 | Mustered in under Captain John D. Frank, First Lieutenant Lieutenant Nelson Ames, and Second Lietenant Marshall H. Rundell |
| October 31 | Left State for Washington, D.C. by rail. One section of Busteed’s Battery of the Chicago Light Artillery was permanently assigned, making a full six gun battery of ten-pound Parrott rifles. |
| November | Duty at Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, D.C., attached to Sumner’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
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1862
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| March | Attached to Richardson’s 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| March 10-15 | Advance on Manassas, Va |
| March 28-31 | Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
| March 28 | Bealeton Station |
| March 29 | Warrenton Junction |
| March 29 | Rappahannock Station |
| April 3 | Moved to the Virginia Peninsula |
| April 5-May 4 |
Siege of YorktownA section of Battery A, Second Battalion, New York Light Artillery was assigned to the battery, making an eight gun battery with 1 captain and 5 lieutenants. |
| May | Attached to Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps |
| May 31-June 1 | Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks |
| June | Atached to Reserve Artillery, 2nd Army Corps |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| June 27 | Fair Oaks |
| June 29 | Savage Station |
| June 30 | White Oak Swamp and Glendale |
| July 1 |
Malvern HillThree Confederate charges made it nearly to the muzzles of the battery, and repeated overloading runined the barrels. Four pieces acted as rearguard with the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry when the army pulled back to Harrison’s Landing. |
| July – August |
At Harrison’s LandingThe battery’s worn-out Parrotts were replaced with light 12-pounders. |
| August 15-30 | Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville |
| September 6-22 | Maryland Campaign |
| September 10 | Assigned to 2nd Corps, 2nd Division |
| September 16-17 |
Battle of AntietamThe battery was commanded by Captain Frank and consisted of 123 men serving 6 Napoleons. It lost 1 man killed and 4 wounded. Two hundred and forty rounds of solid shot, 48 shell, and about 30 rounds of spherical case were expended. |
| September 22-October 29 | Duty at Harper’s Ferry |
| October 1-2 | Reconnaissance to Leesburg |
| October 1 | Leesburg |
| October 16-17 | Reconnaissance to Charlestown |
| October 29- November 19 |
Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va. via Snickersville, Upperville, Salem and Warrenton, Va. |
| November 2 | Snicker’s Gap. Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps |
| November 17 | Falmouth |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of FredericksburgThe battery lost two men crossing the river on the 12th, and fired all its ammunition on the 13th before being ordered to withdraw across the river. |
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1863
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| January 13 | Captain Frank left the battery on sick leave. |
| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| February-April | At Falmouth |
| April 4 | Captain Frank was discharged for health reasons. First Lieutenant Ames was promoted to captain and took over the battery. |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 1-5 | Battle of Chancellorsville |
| May 18 | Attached to 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| June | Attached to 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| June 4 | Left camp to march north in pursuit of Lee. |
| June 24 | Crossed the Potomac at Edward’s Ferry via pontoon bridges |
| June 28 | Marched west of Sugar Loaf Mountain, and camped near Frederick |
| June 29 | Camped near Taneytown |
| July 1 | Camped near Harney |
| July 2-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe battery was commanded by Captain Nelson Ames. It brought 132 men to the field serving six 12-pounder Napoleons, and lost seven wounded. From Captain Nelson’s report of the battle: July 2d, we marched to a point near Gettysburg where we parked for a short time. The battery was soon ordered to report to Major General Sickles, who commanded the Third Army Corps, and as the enemy under General Long-street advanced to the attack, we were ordered by General Sickles to advance and take position on the angle of our line in the Peach Orchard and hold the position at all hazard, as that was the key to that portion of the line of battle. We were engaged in this position from 4 to 7 p. m., and were supported by General Graham’s troops of the Third Corps. Our lines having been broken both on our right and left, and being short of ammunition, it was doubtful if we could save our guns, but after desperate fighting we were able to save them, and also brought off our wounded with us. During the night of the 2d we refilled our ammunition chests and refitted the battery ready for action. July 3d we were in position with the Second Corps on the front line of battle, and took part in the terrible artillery duel, . also in repelling Pickett’s charge, and thus ending one of the most fearful battles of the war. |
| July 14 | Falling Waters. In position but unengaged. |
| July 15-31 | Continued the pursuit of Lee, crossing the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers at Harper’s Ferry, and passing through Ward’s Grove, Bloomfield, Ashby’s Gap, Petersburg, Macon Station, White Plains, Manitou Junction, and Elktown. |
| July 31 | Arrived at Morrisville |
| August | In camp at Morrisville on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan attached to Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| October 14 | Auburn and Bristoe Station |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
| December-May | At Stevensburg in winter camp. 32 men reenlisted as veteran volunteers |
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1864
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| May 3-June 15 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
| May 3 | Broke camp and crossed Rapidan on pontoon bridges |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 10 | Po River |
| May 12 |
“Bloody Angle,” Assault on the SalientThe battery advanced to the extreme front and engaged the enemy with nine captured enemy guns as well as the battery’s six, using infantrymen supplied by General Hancock as reinforcements. |
| May 21 | Passed through Bowling Green and Milford Station |
| May 23-26 | North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| May 30 | Hanover Court House |
| June 1- 12 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 12-13 | Withdrew from the works and crossed the Chickahominy, arriving at the James |
| June 15 | Crossed the James on pontoon bridges |
| June 16-18 | Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad |
| July 27-28 | Deep Bottom |
| July 30 | Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| August 13-20 | Demonstration north of the James |
| August 14-18 | Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains |
| September | Attached to Artillery Reserve, attached to 2nd Army Corps |
| September 27 | 27 men of the battery were discharged at the end of their terms of service |
| October 15 | Captain Ames was discharged at the end of his term of service. First Lieutenant S.A. McClellan was promoted to captain and command of the battery. |
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1865
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| January | Attached to Artillery Reserve, attached to 9th Army Corps |
| March 25 | Fort Stedman |
| March 28- April 9 | Appomattox Campaign |
| April 2 | Assault on and fall of Petersburg |
| May | Moved to Washington |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| June 6 | The battery traveled by rail to Elmira, N.Y. |
| June 19 | Mustered out under Captain McClellan |