United States Regiments & Batteries > New York
The battery lost 14 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
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1861
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| Organized at New York City. Originally organized as Company D, 2nd Regiment New York State Militia, later known as 82nd Regiment Infantry. | |
| May 18 | Left State for Washington, D.C. |
| June 17 | Mustered in at Washington |
| June | Detached and converted into a Light Battery known as Battery B, New York Artillery under the command of Captain Thaddeus P. Mott. assigned to duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. attached to Schenck’s Brigade, Tyler’s Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia. |
| July 16-21 | Advance on Manassas, Virginia. |
| July 21 |
Battle of Bull Run |
| August | Duty in the Defenses of Washington attached to W. F. Smith’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
| September 11 | Reconnaissance to Lewinsville |
| September 25 | Reconnaissance to Lewinsville |
| October | Attached to Hancock’s Brigade, Smith’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
| December 7 | Designated 3rd New York Battery. |
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1862
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| March | Attached to Smith’s 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| March 23 | Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va. |
| April 5-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown |
| April 16 | Lee’s Mills |
| May 5 | Battle of Williamsburg |
| May | Attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| June 27-28 |
Garnett’s and Golding’s Farms |
| June 29 |
Savage Station |
| June 30 |
White Oak Swamp and Glendale |
| July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
| July-August | At Harrison’s Landing. Captain Mott resigned and Lieutenant William Stuart was promoted to captain. |
| August 16-24 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, then to Alexandria |
| September 6-22 | Maryland Campaign. |
| September 13 | Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 4th Corps, temporarily attached to the 6th Corps |
| September 14 |
Crampton’s Pass, South Mountain |
| September 16 | Lee’s Mills |
| September 16-17 |
Antietam CampaignThe battery was armed with two 12-pounder Napoleons and four 10-pounder Parrott Rifles. |
| September 19 | At Hagerstown, Maryland |
| September 26 | The 1st Division, 4th Corps was redesignated 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps |
| October 29-November 19 | Movement to Falmouth, Virginia. |
| November | Attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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1863
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| January | Attached to Artillery, Light Division, 6th Army Corps |
| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| February-April | At Falmouth. Captain Stuart was dismissed and William A. Harn was promoted to captain. |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| April 29-May 2 | Operations at Franklin’s Crossing |
| May 8 |
Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg |
| May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
| May | Attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps |
| June 5-13 | Deep Run Crossing |
| June | Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
| July 2-4 |
Battle of GettysburgUnder the command of Captain Wiliam A. Harn, force marched 36 miles to arrive on the battlefield, bringing 119 men and six 10-pounder Parrott Rifles. Was in reserve and not engaged. |
| July 5 | Fairfield, Pa. |
| July 10-13 | Funkstown, Md. |
| July-October | On line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 7 | Rappahannock Station |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
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1864
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| May 3-June 15 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 12 | Assault on the Salient, “Bloody Angle” |
| May 23-26 | North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
| June 18-19 | First Assault on Petersburg |
| June 18- April 2 | Siege of Petersburg |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad |
| July 10 | Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| December | Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
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1865
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| March 25 | Fort Fisher, Petersburg |
| March 28-April 9 | Appomattox Campaign |
| April 2 | Assault and capture of Petersburg |
| April 6 | Sailor’s Creek |
| May 7 | High Bridge |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| April 23-27 | Moved to Danville |
| May 18-June 2 | Moved to Richmond, then to Washington, D.C. |
| June 8 | Corps Review |
| June 24 | Mustered out |