The Civil War in the East

16th Independent New York Battery Light Artillery "Dickinson Light Artillery"

 

The battery lost 44 enlisted men to disease in the Civil War.

 

1862

 

Organized at Binghampton, N.Y.

March 10

Left State for Washington, D.C.

March 27

Mustered in at Washington, to date from December 10, 1861.

 

Duty in Artillery Camp of Instruction and Defenses of Washington, D.C. Attached to Artillery Camp, Military District of Washington

1863

April

Ordered to Suffolk. Va. and attached to 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and then Reserve Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps

April 19-May 4

Siege of Suffolk

May 1

South Quay Bridge

May 4

Siege of Suffolk raised

May

Moved to Yorktown, Va., and duty there

June 24-July 7

Dix's Peninsula Campaign. Attached to Wistar's Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps

July

Attached to U.S. Forces, Yorktown, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

October

Duty at Newport News, Va. Attached to Newport News, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

1864

June 15-18

Before Petersburg, attached to Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James -

June 16 - December 7

Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond

August

Attached to Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Corps

September

Attached to Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps

September 28-30

Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights

October

Duty before Richmond north of the James

December 6-27

Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 24th Army Corps

1864

January 3-15

Second Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C.

January 15

Assault and capture of Fort Fisher

February 11-12

Cape Fear Entrenchment's

February 18-20

Fort Anderson

February 22

Capture of Wilmington

March 1-April 26

Campaign of the Carolinas. Attached to 2nd Division, 24th Army Corps, and 2nd Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina

March 6-21

Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro. Occupation of Goldsboro and Raleigh, N. C. Attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, and 10th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina

April 26

Bennett's House. Surrender of Johnston and his army.

May-June

Duty in the Dept. of North Carolina

July 6

Mustered out