New York Light Artillery, 12th Battery

   

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Muster In: January 14, 18621
Muster Out: June 14, 18652

Commander(s):
Captain George F. McKnight
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Captain Charles A. Clark
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Lieutenant George K. Dauchy
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Lieutenant William S. Bull
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4

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    • 6 x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles (March 31, 1864)5
    • 2 x 12-lb. Mountain Howitzers, 4.62″ bore (March 31, 1864)6

Second Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army7,8

  • Commander: Captain George F. McKnight (June 30, 1864)9
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army10

  • Commander: Captain George F. McKnight (July 31, 1864)11
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army12

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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army14

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army16

  • Commander: Lieutenant William S. Bull (December 31, 1864)17
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army18,19

  • Commander: Captain Charles A. Clark (January 31, 1865 & February 28, 1865)20,21
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles22:

  • Before Petersburg June 16-18.
  • Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
  • Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, Juno 22-23, 1864.
  • Demonstration on north side of the James July 27-29.
  • Deep Bottom July 27-28.
  • Ream’s Station August 25.
  • Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865.
  • Assault and capture of Petersburg April 2.

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

      Sources:

      1. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      3. 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 ↩
      4. 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 ↩
      5. Volume 3 (Ordnance Returns for the First Quarter, January-March, 1864); 12th Battery New York Light Artillery 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. ↩
      6. Volume 3 (Ordnance Returns for the First Quarter, January-March, 1864); 12th Battery New York Light Artillery 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. ↩
      7. 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 ↩
      8. 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 ↩
      9. 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 ↩
      10. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), p. 731 ↩
      11. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), p. 731 ↩
      12. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), p. 614 ↩
      13. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), p. 614 ↩
      14. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), p. 460 ↩
      15. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), p. 459 ↩
      16. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), p. 1117 ↩
      17. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), p. 1117 ↩
      18. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), p. 327 ↩
      19. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), p. 741 ↩
      20. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), p. 327 ↩
      21. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), p. 741 ↩
      22. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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