The Civil War in the East

12th Independent New York Battery Light Artillery

The 12th Independent New York Battery lost 1 officer and 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 14 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

 

Organized at Albany, N.Y.

January 14

Mustered in

January 17

Left State for Washington, D.C.

January

Duty at Artillery Camp, Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Whipple's Brigade, Wadsworth's Command, Military District of Washington

1863

February

Duty in Defences of Washington attached to 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

July

Attached to Artillery Brigade, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

July 6-24

Pursuit of Lee

July 23

Wapping Heights, Va.

August

On line of the Rappahannock

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 14

Auburn and Bristoe

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 7

Kelly's Ford

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 27

Payne's Farm

November 28-30

Mine Run

1864

March

Attached to 2nd Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac

May 3-June 15

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

May 12-21

Spottsylvania Court House

May 18

Attached to Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps

May 19

Harris Farm or Fredericksburg Road

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 16-18

Before Petersburg

June 16 - April 2

Siege of Petersburg

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad

July 27-29

Demonstration on north side of the James

July 27-28

Deep Bottom

August 25

Ream's Station

September

Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac

1865

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Assault and capture of Petersburg

May

Moved to Washington

May 23

Grand Review

June 14

Mustered out