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Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Capt. W. H. Rice
Arms:
1 10-pdr. Parrott
1 3-in. Ordnance Rifle
1 Napoleon
This Battery's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Jackson's Command
Division - Jackson's Division
Brigade - Jackson's Division Artillery
Unit history
"Originally enlisted as the 8th Star Artillery, in honor of Virginia being the 8th state to secede, the 8th Star New Market Artillery came into existance under the leadership of Captain William H. Rice. Men were recruited from the area of New Market, Shenandoah County and the two surrounding counties of Page and Rockingham."
(from Moore)
On the Sharpsburg Campaign
Attached to Jackson's Division in the Organization, this battery was stationed on the Potomac at one of the fords in the vicinity of Williamsport, and was not engaged at Sharpsburg.
Statistics
Initial Strength: 107;
Battlefield Tablet for this Unit
Tablet #355: Reserve Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia - 16 Sep, 12 PM to 18 Sep, 6 AM
After the Sharpsburg Campaign
The battery was combined with Wooding's on 26 September 1862 (per ANV Special Orders 201), and ceased to exist.
References & Notes
Source: Johnson, Curt & Anderson, Richard C., Artillery Hell: Employment of Artillery at Antietam, College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1995; and
Moore, Robert H. III, A Brief History of the Battery.
We have one individual in the AotW database who was on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Capt | Rice, William Hamilton |  |
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