New York Light Artillery, 15th Battery

   

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Muster In: Organized October, 1862, from Battery “B,” 2nd Battalion, New York Light Artillery.1
Muster Out: Transferred to 32nd New York Independent Battery Light Artillery February 4, 1865.2

Commander(s):
Lieutenant Andrew R. McMahon
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | V Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4

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  • Weapons: 4 x 12-lb. Napoleons (March 31, 1864)5

Second Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | V Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6,7

  • Commander: Lieutenant Andrew R. McMahon (June 30, 1864)8
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  • Note: Was no longer at the Siege of Petersburg.  Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., December, 1864, and in the Dept. of West Virginia until February, 1865.9

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Was no longer at the Siege of Petersburg.10

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Was no longer at the Siege of Petersburg.11

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles12:

  • Before Petersburg June 16-18.
  • Siege of Petersburg June 16 to December, 1864.
  • Weldon Railroad August 18-21.
  • Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2.
  • Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., December, 1864, and in the Dept. of West Virginia until February, 1865.
  •  Transferred to 32nd New York Independent Battery Light Artillery February 4, 1865.

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. 225 ↩
      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. 547 ↩
      5. Volume 3 (Ordnance Returns for the First Quarter, January-March, 1864); 15th 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. 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. 225 ↩
      7. 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. 547 ↩
      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. 547 ↩
      9. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      10. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      11. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      12. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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