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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Capt. John C. Tidball
Arms:
6 3-in. Ordnance Rifle
This Battery's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Division - Cavalry Division
Brigade - Horse Artillery, Cavalry Division
Statistics
Initial Strength: not known; Killed in Action (KIA): 1; Wounded (WIA): 3;
Maps Showing this Unit
Detail Map #11: Sykes' Regulars Advance from the Middle Bridge (noon-4 pm)
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 #122: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 10 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #21: Cavalry Division - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 17 Sep, 8 PM
Tablet #121: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #30: Horse Batteries and Reserve Artillery - 17 Sep, 9 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #92: Battery A, 2nd U.S. Artillery - 17 Sep, 9 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
We have 4 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Lt | Dennison, William Neil |   | |
| -- | Pvt | Hitz, John | KIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Lt | Pennington, Jr., Alexander Cummings McWhorter | | |
| -- | Capt | Tidball, John Coldwell | |
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