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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Capt. Robert B. Hampton
Arms:
4 10-pdr. Parrott
This Battery's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Twelfth (XII) Army Corps
Division - XII Corps Artillery
Unit history
This battery was recruited at Pittsburg, in October, 1861, and organized at Williamsport, Maryland, to serve for three years, on the 7th of December, with the following officers: Robert B. Hampton, Captain; James P.Fleming and Nathaniel Irish, First Lieutenants; Alfred N. Harbours, Second Lieutenant.
Statistics
Initial Strength: 79; Wounded (WIA): 3;
Losses, % of Initial Strength: 3.8%
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #27: Twelfth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
After the Antietam Campaign
During the war the battery suffered severe losses and were combined with Thompson's Battery 'C' to form a single battery [when?].
We have one individual who was on the Maryland Campaign in the AotW database for this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Capt | Hampton, Robert Brown |   |
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