1st New York Light Artillery Battalion "Brickel's German Light Artillery"

1861
	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
1862
March	Moved to the Virginia Peninsula. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
April 5-May 4	Siege of Yorktown, Va.
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 Antietam The battalion was commanded by Major Albert Arndt, who was mortally wounded directing one of his guns. The battery was made up of: Battery A, commanded by Lieutenant Berhhard Wever, four 20 pounder Parrott Rifles Battery B, commanded by Lieutenant Alfred von Kleiser, of four 20 pounder Parrott Rifles Battery C, commanded by Captain Robert Langner, four 20 pounder Parrott Rifles Battery D, commanded by Captain Charles Kusserow, six 32 pound Howitzers
October-November	Movement to Falmouth
December 12-15	Battle of Fredericksburg
December	Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac
1863
January 20-24	"Mud March"
March 5	Battalion organization discontinued Battery A designated 29th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery Battery B designated 30th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery Battery C designated 31st New York Independent Battery Light Artillery Battery D designated 32nd New York Independent Battery Light Artillery