2nd New York Battery

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“Shirmer’s Battery”

The 2nd Independent New York Battery lost 1 officer and 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 5 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1861
July 20 The 2nd New York Battery was organized by transfer of detachments from 8th and 29th Regiments New York Infantry. These were detached to serve the guns of Varian’s New York Battery after that battery’s term of enlistment expired during the Bull Run Campaign.
July 21

Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
August 16 The battery reorganized at Washington, D. C.
December 7 Mustered in and designated as the 2nd New York Independent Battery. The battery was commanded by Captain Louis Schirmer, who as a lieutenant in the 29th New York Infantry Regiment had commanded a section of Varian’s battery at the Battle of Bull Run.

Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. attached to Blenker’s Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac
late December Attached to Blenker’s Division, Army of the Potomac
1862
March Attached to 1st Brigade, Blenker’s 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
April Operations in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, attached to 1st Brigade, Blenker’s Division, Department of the Mountains
June 1 Strasburg
June 2 Woodstock
June 3 Near Woodstock, Edenburg and Mr. Jackson
June 6 Near Harrisonburg
June 8

Battle of Cross Keys

The battery was commanded by Captain Louis Schirmer.
June 26 Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Pope’s Army of Virginia
August 16-September 2

Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia
August 21-23

Fords of the Rappahannock
August 24-25 Waterloo Bridge
August 26 Sulphur Springs
August 28

Battle of Gainesville (Brawner’s Farm)
August 29

Groveton
August 30

2nd Battle of Bull Run
September Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac
December 10-16 March to Fredericksburg, Virginia.
December Duty at Falmouth and Brook’s Station
1863
January 20-24 “Mud March”
March Attached to Reserve Artillery, 11th Army Corps. Captain Louis Shirmer was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed Chief of Artillery for the 11th Corps.
April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

The battery was commanded by Captain Hermann Jahn.
May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville
May Attached to Artillery Brigade, 11th Army Corps
June 6 Three years men were transferred to Battery I, 1st New York Light Artillery
June 13, 1863 The 2nd New York Battery mustered out.