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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Capt. James R. McMullin
Arms:
6 14-pdr. James
The battery was re-equipped immediately after Antietam
(before 1 October 1862) with 6 10-pounder Parrott Rifles
replacing the James Rifles.
This Battery's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Ninth Army Corps
Division - Kanawha Division, 9th Corps
Brigade - 1st Brigade, Kanawha Division, 9th Corps
Unit history
They became known as the "Jackass Battery" from their late-1861 combat experience in (West) Virginia equipped with mountain howitzers drawn by "raw, unbroken mules".
On the Antietam Campaign
At South Mountain on September 14th, "Lieutenant Crome, commanding a section of McMullins battery, was killed whilst serving a piece in place of the gunner, who had been disabled."
(from Gen. Cox's report)
Map Showing this Unit
Detail Map #7: Burnside Attacks the Lower Bridge (10 am-1 pm)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #56: Ninth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 7 AM to 16 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #59: Kanawha Division, Ninth Army Corps - 16 Sep, 6 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #61: Ewing's Brigade, Kanawha Division - 16 Sep, 6 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #122: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 10 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #70, cont: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 3 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #70: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #57: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
We have 5 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Lt | Crome, George L. | MWIA 09/14 |  |
| -- | Lt | Fair, Isaac C. | | |
| -- | Pvt | Fulmer, Hiram | WIA 09/14 | |
| -- | Lt | McClung, George H. | | |
| -- | Capt | McMullin, Jr., James Ross | |
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