Unit

Federal Battery

New York Light Artillery, 5th Battery

"First Excelsior Light Artillery"

Commanding Officer:
Capt. Elijah D. Taft

Arms:
  4   20-pdr. Parrott

Maps Showing this Unit:
   Detail Map #8a: Sykes' Regulars Begin Advance on Sharpsburg
   Detail Map #8b: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit:
   Tablet #33: Fifth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 12 PM
   Tablet #23: Artillery Reserve, Fifth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 9 PM to 18 Sep, 8 AM

This Battery's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Fifth (V) Army Corps
  Division - VCorps Artillery Reserve

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Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?	Details*
--	Capt	Taft, Elijah D

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