1st New Hampshire Light Battery
| 1st New Hampshire Light Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 21, 1861, to June 9, 1865 |
| Country | Battle of Appomattox |
1st New Hampshire Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 1st New Hampshire Artillery was organized in Manchester, New Hampshire and mustered in on September 21, 1861, for three years service under Captain George A. Gerrish.
The battery was attached to McDowell's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April 1862. Artillery, King's Division, Department of the Rappahannock, to June 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, III Corps, Army of Virginia, to September 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 1863. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863. Artillery Brigade, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March 1864. Artillery Brigade, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June 1865.
The 1st New Hampshire Artillery mustered out of service June 9, 1865.
Detailed service
Left New Hampshire for
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At Brandy Station until April 1864. Demonstration on the
Duty in the trenches before Petersburg until March 1865.
Casualties
The battery lost a total of 12 men during service; 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 6 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders
- Captain George A. Gerrish 1st Commander Co A
- Captain Frederick M. Edgell 2nd Commander Co A till enlistment ran out
- Captain George K. Dakin Final Commander Co M Reinlistment
See also
References
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
- History of the First N.H. Battery, During the War of the Rebellion: Together With the By-Laws of Platoon A, First N.H. Light Artillery, S.M. (Manchester, NH: T. H. Tuson, Printer), 1878.
- Marvel, William. The First New Hampshire Battery, 1861-1865 (South Conway, NH: Lost Cemetery Press), 1985. ISBN 0-9614826-0-5
- Names and Records of All the Members Who Served in the First N.H. Battery of Light Artillery During the Late Rebellion from September 26, 1861, to June 15, 1865, When the Battery was Mustered Out of the Service of the United States (Manchester, NH: Budget Job Print), 1891.
Attribution
This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
