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Federal Battery

New York Light Artillery, 1st Battery

"Cowan's"
Organized: Auburn, NY; mustered in 11/23/1861
Disbanded/Mustered out: Syracuse, NY 6/23/1865

 

Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
  Capt. Andrew Cowan

 

Arms:
  4   3-in. Ordnance Rifle

 

This Battery's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Sixth Army Corps
  Division - 2nd Division, 6th Corps
  Brigade - 2nd Division, 6th Corps Artillery


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 #72: Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM

We have 3 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
--PvtBurns, Arthur WIA   09/17
--CaptCowan, Andrew         We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
--PvtLanning, John ShottWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person

 

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