Unit
Federal Battery1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Battery BOrganized: Philadelphia; mustered in 8/5/1861Disbanded/Mustered out on 6/28/1864 | ||||||||||||||||
| Commanding Officer: Capt. James H. Cooper | Statistics for Maryland Campaign Initial Strength: 67 Wounded (WIA): 2 Losses, % of Initial Strength: 3% Arms: 4 3-in. Ordnance Rifle Battlefield Tablets for this Unit: Tablet #1: First Army Corps - 16 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 6 PM Tablet #15: Meade's Division, First Army Corps - 16 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 8 PM Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM Tablet #11: Meade's Division, First Army Corps - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM This Battery's Chain of Command: Army - Army of the Potomac Corps - First (I) Army Corps Division - 3rd Division, I Corps Brigade - 3rd Division, I Corps Artillery | |||||||||||||||
 History of the Unit: "Henry T. Danforth, who served in Bragg's regular battery in the Mexican war, was its first captain, from which he was promoted to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the regiment. He was killed in action at Charles City Cross Roads, Virginia. Our next captain was James H. Cooper, who commanded more than three years, till August 8, 1864, refusing all promotions." In the Antietam Campaign: "At Antietam, on the evening of September 16, we advanced with the skirmish line, and with the brave 'Bucktails' opened the battle near the 'East Wood.' "Next morning and day we were in position on Poffenberger's ridge whereon were thirty guns. Here we shelled and engaged the enemy south of us, towards the Dunker Church, protected the Union right, and repulsed an effort made by the enemy during the afternoon." (from the Gardner speech) References, Sources, and other Notes: See a brief unit history, sketched in an 1889 speech by Lt Gardner at the dedication of the Battery's monument on Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg - extracted online.
* If there's a symbol in the Details column ...  We have a picture for this person We have details beyond name and rankClick on their last name to see more « Search for Another Unit | ||||||||||||||||
© 1996 - 2013 by Brian Downey and contributors
|
