2nd New York Independent Battery Light Artillery
Blenker's Battery.
Organized by transfer of detachments from 8th and 29th Regiments New York Infantry, who were detached to serve guns of
Varian's Battery during
Bull Run Campaign of 1861.
Battery reorganized at
Washington, D. C., and mustered in August 16, 1861, being designated 2nd N. Y. Independent Battery, December 7, 1861.
Attached to
Blenker's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861.
Blenker's Brigade,
Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1861.
Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.
1st Brigade,
Blenker's 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862.
1st Brigade,
Blenker's Division, Dept. of the Mountains, to June, 1862.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps,
Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
Artillery, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1863.
Reserve Artillery, 11th Army Corps, to May, 1863.
Artillery Brigade, 11th Army Corps, to June, 1863.
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Service.
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., August, 1861, to April, 1862.
Operations in the Shenandoah Valley, Va., May to August, 1862.
Strasburg June 1.
Woodstock June 2.
Near
Woodstock,
Edenburg and
Mount Jackson June 3.
Near
Harrisonburg June 6.
Battle of Cross Keys June 8.
Pope's Campaign in
Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
Fords of the
Rappahannock August 21-23.
Waterloo Bridge August 24-25.
Sulphur Springs August 26.
Battles of
Gainesville August 28;
Groveton August 29;
2nd Bull Run August 30.
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., till December.
March to
Fredericksburg, Va., December 10-16.
Duty at
Falmouth and
Brook's Station till April, 1863.
“Mud March” January 20-24, 1863.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
Three years men transferred to Battery “I,” 1st New York Light Artillery, June 6, 1863.
Battery mustered out June 13, 1863.
Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 10.
Reorganized.
Organization not completed and men enlisted transferred to 15th New York Heavy Artillery.
