United States Regiments & Batteries > New York


“Buffalo Light Artillery”

“Eaton’s Battery”

The 27th New York Independent Battery lost 2 Eenlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 17 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
Organized at Buffalo, N.Y.
December 17 Mustered in
December 22 Left State for Washington, D.C.
December Duty at Artillery Camp of Instruction and in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. Attached to Defenses of Washington, D. C., and 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington
1863
July At Philadelphia, Pa., attached to Dept. of the Susquehanna
1864
January At Washington, D.C. attache to Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, D.C.
April

Rapidan Campaign

Attached to Artillery Reserve, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-16

Spottsylvania Court House

May 16 At Washington, D.C. attached to Defenses of Washington, D.C., 22nd Army Corps
June 5 Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
June 16-18

Grant’s First Assault on Petersburg

June 16 – April 2

Siege of Petersburg, Virginia

July Attached to Artillery Brigade, 9th Army Corps
July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Battle of the Crater)

The battery was commanded by Captain John B. Eaton.

1865
March 25

Fort Stedman

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 3-9 Pursuit of Lee
April 21-27 Moved to Washington, D.C.
May 23 Grand Review
June 22 Mustered out