In the third quarter section for Pennsylvania, below the 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery listings, were a dozen lines which were sort of a “grab bag” of units of different origin or category. Some were independent batteries. Others were militia batteries only temporarily part of the Federal war effort. And lastly there was one artillery section reportedContinue reading “Summary Statement, 3rd Quarter, 1863 – Pennsylvania’s Independent, Militia, and Miscellaneous”
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Summary Statement, 3rd Quarter, 1863 – Delaware’s Batteries
Yes, Delaware’s batteries. Plural. In past quarters, we’ve looked at one lone entry line for Delaware. That being Captain Benjamin Nields’ battery, often cited as the 1st Delaware Battery. And that was it, so far as field batteries are concerned. But the state also provided a company and a half … yes a half-company… ofContinue reading “Summary Statement, 3rd Quarter, 1863 – Delaware’s Batteries”
Summary Statement, 2nd Quarter, 1863 – Pennsylvania, Independent and other artillery
In the first quarter, 1863 returns, we had trouble with the Pennsylvania independent batteries as the clerks identified the units by the commander’s or organizer’s name. But with some cross-matching we could at least tentatively identify seven of nine such batteries from the returns. For the second quarter, we have but a fraction of that:Continue reading “Summary Statement, 2nd Quarter, 1863 – Pennsylvania, Independent and other artillery”