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Commanding Officers on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Capt. Cary F. Grimes
Lt. John H. Thompson
Arms:
2 Naval Howitzer
1 10-pdr. Parrott
This Battery's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Longstreet's Command
Division - Anderson's Division
Brigade - Anderson's Division Artillery
On the Sharpsburg Campaign
The battery was engaged from positions near the Piper's stone barn on September 17th. Capt. Grimes was mortally wounded in action there while directing Anderson's Division Artillery. Lieutenant John H Thompson probably commanded the battery at Sharpsburg.
Map Showing this Unit
Detail Map #9: Richardson's Division Attacks the Sunken Road (10-11 am)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #386: Anderson's Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 1 PM
Tablet #344: Anderson's Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #380: Saunders' Artillery Battalion, Anderson's Division - 17 Sep, 9 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
After the Sharpsburg Campaign
The battery was disbanded by special order on 4 October 1862.
We have 6 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Capt | Grimes, Cary Franklin | MWIA 09/17 |   |
| -- | Pvt | Overman, Quinton D. | KIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Pvt | Parker, Anderson Keith | | |
| -- | Pvt | Snow, John W. | | |
| -- | Pvt | Sullivan, James T. | MWIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Lt | Thompson, John Henry | |
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