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Muster In: September 24, 18611
Muster Out: June 19, 18652
Commander(s):
Captain Nelson Ames
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Captain Samuel A. McClellan
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Lieutenant William H. Stringer
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army4,5,6
- Commander: Captain Nelson Ames (June 13-18, 1864)7
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 6 x 12-lb. Napoleons (March 31, 1864)8
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army9,10
- Commander: Captain Nelson Ames (June 30, 1864)11
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army12,13
- Commander: Captain Nelson Ames (July 31, 1864)14
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army15,16
- Commander: Captain Nelson Ames (August 31, 1864)17
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army18
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army19
- Commander: Captain Samuel A. McClellan (October 31, 1864)20
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army21
- Commander: Captain Samuel A. McClellan (December 31, 1864)22
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army23,24
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army27,28,29
- Commander: Captain Samuel A. McClellan (March 31, 1865)30
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- Note: Temporarily attached to the Artillery Reserve during the Ninth Offensive but was detached in the field and serving with Ninth Corps.31
- Note: This unit is listed in the casualty returns for the Battle of Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865, implying it was present during the battle.32
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles33:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23, 1864.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
- Demonstration north of the James August 13-20.
- Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains, August 14-18.
- Fort Steadman March 25, 1865.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28- April 9.
- Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 1864 Election Returns: 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
- NP: October 1, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: War Bulletin, September 27-30, 1864
- OR XL P1 #105: Report of Captain Nelson Ames, Btty G 1st NY Lt Arty, June 12-July 30, 1864
- OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #3: Report of Colonel John C. Tidball, 4th NYHA, commanding Arty/II/AotP, June 12-July 2, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #113: Report of Capt Nelson Ames, Btty G 1st NY Lt Arty, August 12-28, 1864
- OR XLVI P1 #185: Report of Captain Samuel A. McClellan, Btty G 1st NY Lt Arty, April 1-2, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #26: Report of Captain Samuel A. McClellan, Btty G 1st NY Lt Arty, March 25, 1865
Sources:
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- Image from the personal collection of Joseph Maghe. This image may not be reproduced without his written consent. I’d like to thank Joe for his extreme generosity in providing this and many other images for commanders at this site. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 222 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 545 ↩
- Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Part I, Reports, Vol. 7, pp. 219-222 ↩
- Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Part I, Reports, Vol. 7, pp. 219-222 ↩
- Volume 3 (Ordnance Returns for the First Quarter, January-March, 1864); 1st New York Light Artillery, Battery G Entry, Page 131; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 1); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.: Not many returns exist for June 30, 1864, and none exist past that, so I’ve made the decision to include the March 31, 1864 ordnance return data in the absence of better information. I’ll add more immediate reports of tube numbers and types as they are found. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 222 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 545 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 545 ↩
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- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 614: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 118: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 614: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
- Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship. The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1299. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 460: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 460: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1117: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
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- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 741: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 565: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 96), page 71: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Fort Stedman… (March 25, 1865)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 581: “Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 565: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 565: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 96), page 71: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Fort Stedman… (March 25, 1865)” ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩