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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Capt. Josiah Porter
Arms:
6 Napoleon
This Battery's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Sixth Army Corps
Division - 1st Division, 6th Corps
Brigade - 1st Division, 6th Corps Artillery
On the Antietam Campaign
This battery was not engaged on September 17th.
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #102: Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
Tablet #71: Slocum's Division, Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM
More on the Web
See an 1878 memoir by Private A. J. Bennett of the battery, from the 19th-century American works in Indiana University's Perseus Digital Library.
We have 2 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Pvt | Clark, John W. | Died (d) 10/04 |  |
| -- | Capt | Porter, Josiah |  |
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