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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Lt. Peter C. Hains
Arms:
6 3-in. Ordnance Rifle
One section, 2 guns, were detached under the command
of Lieutenant R. Hunter Chapin to Colonel Farnsworth's 2nd Brigade.
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): 2; Wounded (WIA): 3;
Map Showing this Unit
Detail Map #11: Sykes' Regulars Advance from the Middle Bridge (noon-4 pm)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #93: Battery M, 2nd U.S. Artillery - 17 Sep, 10 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
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
We have 10 individuals who were on the Maryland Campaign in the AotW database for this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Lt | Chapin, Robert Hunter |   | |
| -- | Pvt | Finley, William | KIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Sgt | Flood, Henry | | |
| -- | Corp | Frain, Michael | WIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Lt | Hains, Peter Conover | | |
| -- | Lt | Hamilton, Frank Brown | | |
| -- | Corp | Hasenzahl, Nicolaus | | |
| -- | Pvt | Libben, John Henry | | |
| -- | Sgt | Pfeffer, Henry | WIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Sgt | Reilly, Terrence Michael | |
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