United States Regiments & Batteries > New York
“Brickel’s German Light Artillery”
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1861
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| Organized at New York City | |
| August 12 | Battery B mustered in |
| August 26 | Battery A mustered in |
| September 11 | Battery C mustered in |
| September 20 | Battery D mustered in |
| October 12 | Left State for Washington, D.C. |
| October | Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
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1862
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| March | Moved to the Virginia Peninsula. Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| April 5-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown, Va. |
| May | Attached to 3rd Brigade, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| June 20 | Near New Bridge |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| June 26 | Battle of Mechanicsville |
| June 27 | Gaines Mill |
| June 28 | Garnett’s Farm |
| June 30 | Turkey Bridge or Malvern Cliff |
| July 1 | Malvern Hill |
| August | At Harrison’s Landing |
| August 16-28 | Movement to Alexandria |
| September-October | Maryland Campaign. Attached to Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps. |
| September 16-17 |
Battle of AntietamThe battalion was commanded by Major Albert Arndt, who was mortally wounded directing one of his guns. The battalion was made up of: Battery A, commanded by Lieutenant Berhhard Wever, four 20 pounder Parrott Rifles |
| October-November | Movement to Falmouth |
| December 12-15 | Battle of Fredericksburg |
| December | Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
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1863
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| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| March 5 | Battalion organization discontinuedBattery A was designated 29th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery Battery B was designated 30th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery Battery C was designated 31st New York Independent Battery Light Artillery Battery D was designated 32nd New York Independent Battery Light Artillery |