Federal Battery

New Jersey Light Artillery, Battery A

Commanding Officer at Antietam:
Capt. William Hexamer

This Battery's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Sixth (VI) Army Corps
  Division - 1st Division, VI Corps
  Brigade - 1st Division, VI Corps Artillery

Map Showing this Unit

Detail Map #8b: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg

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

References & Notes

The battery's flags are at the NJ Militia Museum.

We have one individual in the AotW database for this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?	Details*
--	Capt	Hexamer, William (Wilhelm)

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