The Civil War in the East

13th Independent New York Battery Light Artillery

 

The 13th Independent Battery lost 1 officer and 11 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 16 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to the 13th New York Independent Battery on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg

1861

 

Organized at New York City

October 15

Mustered in under Captain Emil Sturmfels

October 17

Left State for Washington, D.C.

October

Duty on the Upper Potomac attached to Baker's Brigade, Stone's Division, Army of the Potomac

December

In the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac

1862

March

Attached to Blenker's 2nd Division 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

April

Operations in the Shenandoah Valley attached to Blenker's Division, Dept. of the Mountains

April 18

Reconnaissance to Rappahannock River and action at Rappahannock Crossing

May 15

Captain Sturmfels resigned and Julius Dieckman mustered in as captain.

June 8

Battle of Cross Keys

June

Attached to Reserve Artillery, 1st Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia

June 1

Private Edmund Russell killed resisting an officer at Wordensville, Virginia

July 22

Occupation of Luray

August 16-September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia

August 21-23

Fords of the Rappahannock

August 29

Battle of Groveton

August 30

Bull Run

September

Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D, C. attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

December 10-16

March to Fredericksburg, Va.

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

February-April

At Brook's Station

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

May

Attached to Artillery Brigade, 11th Army Corps

May 26

Captain Dieckman resigned. First Lieutenant William Wheeler

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The battery brought 118 men to the field serving four Ordnance Rifles, and lost eight wounded and three missing.

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

August

Near Bristoe Station

August 12

First Lieutenant Wheeler promoted to captain

September 24-October 4

Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 11th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland.

October 26-29

Reopening Tennessee River

November 23-27

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign

November 23-24

Orchard Knob

November 24-25

Mission Ridge

November 28-December 8

March to relief of Knoxville

December-April

Duty in Lookout Valley

1864

January

Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps

May 1-September 8

Atlanta Campaign. Attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland.

May 8-11

Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge, Tunnel Hill and Buzzard's Roost Gap

May 8

Dug Gap or Mill Creek

May 14-15

Battle of Resaca

May 19

Near Cassville

May 25

New Hope Church

May 26-June 5

Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills

June 10-July 2

Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain

June 11-14

Pine Hill

June 15-17

Lost Mountain

June 15

Gilgal or Golgotha Church

June 16

Corporal Peter Duffy killed at Pine Knob

June 17

Muddy Creek

June 19

Noyes Creek

June 22

Kolb's Farm

Captain William Wheeler killed

June 27

Assault on Kenesaw

July 4

Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground

July 5-17

Chattahoochie River

July 26

First Lieutenant Henry Bundy promoted to captain

July 19-20

Peach Tree Creek

Sergeant John O'Connor, Corporal James Lynch and Private Augustin Kollin were killed

July 22-August 25

Siege of Atlanta

August 26-September 2

Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge

September 2

Occupation of Atlanta

September

Ordered to Murfreesboro, Tenn., and duty in that District attached to Post of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland

December 4

Overall's Creek

December 5-12

Hood's attack on Murfreesboro

December 7

Wilkinson's Pike, Murfreesboro

December

Attached to Defenses Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland

1865

March

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Sub-District, Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland

April 1

Private George Muller was killed in an accident near Tullahoma, Tennessee

July 28

Mustered out under Captain Henry Bundy