The following has been copied from Frederick Phisterer's New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, volume 2, (Albany, New York: Weed and Parsons, 1890), pages 1588-1590.
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Twelfth Independent Battery, Light Artillery This battery was organized at Albany, January 3, 1862, by the consolidation of the companies recruited by Capts. William H. Ellis and Walter Shaw, and mustered in the service of the United States for three years January 14, 1862. It was recruited principally at Albany, Troy, Newfane, Jordan, Kendall, Wilson, Lockport, Somerset, Amsterdam, Hartland and Poestenkill. It received its numerical designation January 15, 1862, and at the expiration of its term of service, February 18, 1865, a number of men, originally recruited for the 20th Battery, at Jamaica, Elmira, Poughkeepsie, Tarrytown and Kingston were assigned to it. The battery, commanded by Captain Ellis, left the State on the 17th of January, 1862, and served at and near Washington, D.C., and in the Artillery Camp of Instruction from January, 1862; in the 22d Corps from February, 1863; in the Artillery Brigade, 3d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from July 7, 1863; in the 2d Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, from March, 1864; in the Artilley Brigade, 2d Corps, from May 18, 1864; and in the Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, from September, 1864. Commanded by Capt. Charles A. Clark, it was honorably discharged and mustered out at Albany, June 14, 1865, having lost by death, killed in action, 1 officer, 4 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 14 enlisted men; total, 1 officer, 18 enlisted men; aggregate, 19; of whom 3 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy; and taken part in the following engagements, etc.:
Wapping Heights, Va.--July 23, 1863--no losses Officers of the Battery.
Captains:
First Lieutenants:
Second Lieutenants: Record of the Officers. BATTEY, GEORGE F., age 26 years; enrolled September 27, 1861, at Buffalo to serve three years; mustered in as Corporal, 27th Battery, December 17, 1862; promoted Quartermaster-Sergeant, November 19, 1863; First Sergeant, July 4, 1864; mustered in as First Lieutenant, this Battery, February 27, 1865; mustered out with battery, June 14, 1865, at Albany, N.Y.; commissioned First Lieutenant, February 18, 1865, with rank from February 6, 1865, vice Dauchy, mustered out. BROWER, HENRY D., age 22 years; enrolled October 1, 1861, at Albany to serve three years; mustered in as Private, 11th Battery, October 26, 1861; transferred to this battery, kanuary 14, 1862; promoted Corporaal, no date; First Sergeant, November 21, 1862; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, April 11, 1863; killed in action, August 25, 1864, at Ream's Station, Va.; commissioned Second Lieutenant, April 6, 1863, with rank from March 30, 1863, vice Phillips, resigned. BULL, WILLIAM S., late First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 49th Infantry; mustered in as First Lieutenant, this battery, April 23, 1863; discharged, March 23, 1865; Colonel, N.Y. Volunteers, by brevet; see 3d Artillery; commissioned First Lieutenant, April 4, 1863, with rank from March 30, 1863, vice Shaw, resigned. CLARK, CHARLES A., First Lieutenant, 27th Battery; mustered in as captain, this Battery, to date January 6, 1865; discharged, May 29, 1865; order of discharge revoked, June 2, 1865; mustered out with battery, June 14, 1865, at Albany, N.Y.; commissioned Captain, January 11, 1865, with rank from January 6, 1865, vice McKnight, mustered out. CONKLIN, ELISHA D., age 22 years; enrolled October 19, 1861, at Jordan to serve three years; mustered in as Sergeant, November 18, 1861; re-enlisted as aveteran, December 23, 1863; promoted First Sergeant, June 1864; captured in action, June 22, 1864; released in December, 1864; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, April 24, 1865; mustered out with battery, June 14, 1865, at Albany, N.Y.; commissioned Second Lieutenant, September 16, 1864, with rank from August 27, 1864, vice Irish, dismissed. DAUCHY, GEORGE K., age 32 years; enrolled October 7, 1861, at Troy to serve three years; mustered in as First Lieutenant, November 18, 1861; discharged, November 17, 1864; see 16th Artillery; commissioned First Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from November 18, 1861, original. ELLIS, WILLIAM H., age 31 years; enrolled September 28, 1861, at Troy to serve three years; mustered in as Captain, December 30, 1861; dismissed, February 23, 1863; commissioned Captain, January 17, 1862, with rank from November 18, 1861, original. FRANTZ, JACOB, age 41 years; enrolled October 15, 1861, at Royalton to serve three years; mustered in as First Lieutenant, Shaw's Battery, December 16, 1861, to serve three years; dropped, January 6, 1862, on consolidation of Shaw's and Ellis' Batteries, forming this battery; not commissioned. IRISH, ROSWELL E., age 28 years; enrolled October 24, 1861, at Jordan to serve three years; mustered in as Corporal, November 18, 1861; promoted Sergeant, June 6, 1863; re-enlisted as a veteran, December 26, 1863; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, April 25, 1864; cashiered, August 12, 1864; commissioned Second Lieutenant, February 27, 1864, with rank from December 2, 1863, vice Simpkins, discharged. KINGSBURY, JOHN D., age 19 years; enrolled at Burksville, Va., to serve three years, and mustered in as First Lieutenant, April 26, 1865; mustered out with battery, June 14, 1865, at Albany, N.Y.; commissioned First Lieutenant, April 8, 1865, with rank of same date, vice Bull, mustered out. LIDDLE, ABRAHAM S., age 21 years; enrolled October 15, 1861, at Newfane to serve three years; mustered in as Private,December 19, 1861; promoted Corporal, June 9, 1863; re-enlisted as a veteran, December 26, 1863; promoted Quartermaster-Sergeant, September 6, 1864; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, November 18, 1864; mustered out with battery, June 14, 1865, at Albany, N.Y.; commissioned Second Lieutenant, November 30, 1864, with rank from November 15, 1864, vice Slocum, declined. McKNIGHT, GEORGE F., Second Lieutenant, 1st Artilley; mustered in as Captain, this Battery, March 7, 1863; discharged, December 26, 1864; commissioned Captain, February 26, 1863, with rank of Same date, vice Ellis, dismissed. PHILLIPS, DAVID, age 44 years; enrolled October 7, 1861, at Newfane to serve three years; mustered in, December 16, 1861, as Second Lieutenant, Shaw's Battery, which was consolidated into this battery, January 16, 1862; discharged, March 30, 1863; commissioned Second Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from January 13, 1862, original. SHAW, WALTER, age 45 years; enrolled October 7, 1861, at Newfane as Captain, Shaw's Battery, to serve three years; mustered in as First Lieutenant, this battery, to date December 16, 1861; discharged, March 30, 1863; commissioned First Lieutenant, January 17, 1962, with rank from December 16, 1861, original. SIMPKINS, CHARLES W., age 23 years; enrolled October 23, 1861, at Kendall, to serve three years, and mustered in as Sergeant, November 18, 1861; promoted First Seargeant, April 11 1863; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, June 2, 1863; commissioned Second Lieutenant, May 27, 1863 with rank from April 17, 1863, vice Tice, resigned. SLOCUM, WILLIAM P., age 24 years; enrolled October 16, 1861, at Cambria to serve three years; mustered in as corporal, December 16, 1861; promoted Sergeant, November 28, 1862; discharged, December, 1864, near Petersburg, Va.; commissioned, not mustered, declined, Second Lieutenant, September 16, 1864, with rank from September 1, 1864, vice Brower, killed in action. TICE, WILLIAM W., age 30 years; enrolled October 12, 1861, at Troy to serve three years; mustered in as Second Lieutenant, December 30, 1861; discharged April 17, 1863; commissioned Second Lieutenant, January 17, 1862, with rank from December 13, 1861, original. |
The following comes from Frederick H. Dyer's A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, volume 2, (Dayton, Ohio: Morningside, 1979), page 1399.
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12th Independent Battery Light Artillery Organized at Albany, N.Y., and mustered in January 14, 1862.
SERVICE.-- Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 14 Enlisted men by disease. Total 19. |
What follows is the list of holdings of USAMHI (United States Army Military History Institute) at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
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12th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery
Dauchy, George K. "The Battle of Ream's Station." In Military Essays and Recollections
(MOLLUS, IL, Vol. 3). Chicago: Dial Pr, 1899. pp. 125-40 (9 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v12.
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2.
Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. Ref.
See p. 1399 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
New York (State). AGO. Annual Report...for the Year 1897. No. 15.
Albany, NY: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, 1898. pp. 596-631. E523.2N6no15.
(Alphabetical roster of the regiment).
Phisterer, Frederick, comp. New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Vol. 2.
Albany, NY: Weed and Parsons, 1890. E523P582v2.
See pp. 1588-90 (3 photocopied pages) for a brief history of the regiment and
a roster of officers.
Our Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.
The following (partial) list of enlisted men was sent to me November 21, 2001, by Mary Renwick, mollysdiamonds@yahoo.com.
Asahel Brown of Newfane, New York, a member of the battery, was an ancestor of Mary's husband, Michael Renwick.
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Addie, Thos. J. |
Here is the roster as it is printed in the Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897, Serial #15 Winkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., State Printers, Albany and New York. 1898. Twelfth Battery pages, 596-631:
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May 11, 2002, I received an email from Dennis B. Miller, dnmiller@bellsouth.net, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He very kindly sent me some information about the 12th NY Independent Battery. His message follows:
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Mr. Wooster, "Those on the right and left coming up, the advance was again made and the enemy's works gallantly carried, many of the enemy being killed and wounded. Some 2000 prisoners, several stands of colors, and three pieces of artillery. Two of the flags were first taken possession of by Private Edward Creed, Co. B, 10th Georgia Battalion, and two of the pieces of artillery were first reached by Sergeant [James S.] Finch and Corporal [Obediah] Durham, Co. A, 10th Georgia Battalion." Dennis B. Miller |