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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. They were originally organized at New Carthage, LA as an infantry Company and mustered into Confederate service at Leesburg, VA in May 1861. The were converted to artillery on 23 August 1861 and completed their organization in Richmond in October 1861.
Statistics
Initial Strength: not known; Killed in Action (KIA): 4; Wounded (WIA): 24;
Maps Showing this Unit
Detail Map #3: Mansfield's Twelfth Corps Attacks into Miller's Cornfield (7-9 am)
Detail Map #14: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg (4-5 pm)
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
References & Notes
Basic unit information from Bergeron.1
We have 9 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with 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 09/17 | |
| -- | Pvt | White, Lewis | KIA 09/17 | |
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1 Bergeron, Jr., Arthur W., Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996, pp.34-35 [AotW citation 26356]