The Civil War in the East

27th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery
"Buffalo Light Artillery" "Eaton's Battery"

 

The 27th New York Independent Battery lost 2 Eenlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 17 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

 

Organized at Buffalo, N.Y.

December 17

Mustered in

December 22

Left State for Washington, D.C.

December

Duty at Artillery Camp of Instruction and in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. Attached to Defenses of Washington, D. C., and 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

1863

July

At Philadelphia, Pa., attached to Dept. of the Susquehanna

1864

January

At Washington, D.C. attache to Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, D.C.

April

Rapidan Campaign. Attached to Artillery Reserve, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

May 12-16

Spottsylvania Court House

May 16

At Washington, D.C. attached to Defenses of Washington, D.C., 22nd Army Corps

June 5

Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

June 16-18

Before Petersburg, Va.

June 16 - April 2

Siege of Petersburg, Va.

July

Attached to Artillery Brigade, 9th Army Corps

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg

1865

March 25

Fort Stedman

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Assault and fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 21-27

Moved to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June 22

Mustered out