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Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Capt. George V. Moody
Arms:
2 3-in. Ordnance Rifle
2 24-pdr. Howitzer
This Battery's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Longstreet's Command
Division - Longstreet's Corps Artillery
Brigade - 2nd Battalion, Longstreet's Corps Artillery
Unit history
Also known as the Madison "Tips" (Tipperarys), this was a unit mostly made up of Irishmen.
Statistics
Initial Strength: not known; Killed in Action (KIA): 4; Wounded (WIA): 24;
Maps Showing this Unit
Detail Map #3: Mansfield's XII Corps Attacks Into the Cornfield
Detail Map #8b: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #305: Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command - 15 Sep, 8 AM to 16 Sep, 6 AM
Tablet #306: Reserve Artillery, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
We have 9 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Pvt | Bradley, John | KIA 09/17 |  |
| -- | Sgt | Buffington, Jonathan L. | WIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Pvt | Cunningham, Michael | KIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Lt | Gorey, John B. | KIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Pvt | Lynch, John | AWOL 09/16 | |
| -- | Pvt | McLaughlin, John | AWOL 09/17 | |
| -- | Capt | Moody, George V. |  | |
| -- | Corp | Murphy, John | KIA 00/00 | |
| -- | Pvt | White, Lewis | KIA 09/17 | |
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