United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Artillery
“Orleans Battery”
The battery lost 1 enlisted man died of accidental wounds and 16 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
See photos of the 17th New York Battery.
1862
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Organized at Lockport, N.Y. | |
August 26 | Mustered in under Captain George T. Anthony |
October 23 | Left State for Washington, D.C. |
October | Duty at Artillery Camp of Instruction and in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. Assigned to Abercrombie’s Division, Defenses of Washington |
1863
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February | Assigned to Abercrombie’s Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
April | Assigned to Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps |
July | Assigned to Artillery, King’s Division, 22nd Army Corps |
1864
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March | Assigned to Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps |
May | Assigned to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy’s Division, 22nd Army Corps |
July | Ordered to Join Army of the James in the field at Petersburg, Va. and assigned to Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps |
July 6 | Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond; Duty on north side of the James River before Richmond |
September 28-30 | Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights |
December | Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 24th Army Corps |
1865
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March 28-April 9 | Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 | Fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
April 6 | Rice’s Station |
April 9 | Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
April-May | Duty in the Dept. of Virginia |
June 12 | Mustered out under Captain Anthony |