Historical Sketch and Roster of Battery B, New Jersey Light Artillery
Author | : John C. Rigdon |
Publisher | : New Jersey Regimental History |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2019-02-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 1797576844 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781797576848 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of Battery B, New Jersey Light Artillery written by John C. Rigdon and published by New Jersey Regimental History. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Jersey Light Artillery, Battery B was organized at Camp Olden in Trenton, New Jersey and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on September 3, 1861 under the command of Captain John E. Beam.The battery was attached to Hamilton's Division, Defenses of Washington, to March 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June 1862. Artillery Reserve, III Corps, to August 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, III Corps, to January 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, III Corps, to May 1863. Artillery Brigade, III Corps, to March 1864. 2nd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to May 1864. Artillery Brigade, II Corps, to June 1865.Battery B, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery mustered out of service June 16, 1865.