Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Capt. William Hexamer
Arms:
6 10-pdr. Parrott
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
Maps Showing this Unit
Detail Map #14: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg (4-5 pm)
Detail Map #15: The Charge of the 7th Maine at Piper's Farm (5-5:30 pm)
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 who was on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
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-- | Capt | Hexamer, William (Wilhelm) |
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