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New York Light Artillery, 5th Battery

"First Excelsior Light Artillery"

 

Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
  Capt. Elijah D. Taft

 

Arms:
  4   20-pdr. Parrott

 

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


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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

We have 4 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
--LtDenike, Joseph Paulding        We have some details for this person
--LtHenderson, Tome         We have some details for this person
--PvtRyan, Michael WIA   09/16     We have some details for this person
--CaptTaft, Elijah Dixon        We have some details for this person

 

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