| If this website has been useful to you, please consider
making a Donation.
Your support will help keep this website free for everyone, and will allow us to do
more research. Thank you for your support! |
6th New York
Artillery Heavy
Online Books:
6th New York
Artillery Heavy Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 10 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Sixth New York Artillery (Heavy). — Cols., William H. Morris, J.
Howard Kitching, George C. Kibbe, Stephen D. Baker; Lieut. -Cols., J. Howard Kitching,
Ralph E. Prime, Edward R. Travis, Edward B. Williston, James B. Campbell, George C. Kibbe,
Stephen D. Baker; Majs., J. H. Robinson, Edward R. Travis, Frederick Shonnard, James B.
Campbell, Absalom A. Crookston, George C. Kibbe, Stephen D. Baker, Edmund Y. Morris, Ferd.
R. Hassler, C. H. Palmer, Edward Jones. This regiment, known as the Anthony Wayne Guard,
was recruited in the summer of 1862 in the counties of Putnam, Rockland and Westchester.
It was organized at Yonkers as the 135th infantry and was there mustered into the U. S.
service for three years, Sept. 2, 1862. It was converted into an artillery regiment in
October and designated the 6th regiment of artillery, two additional companies recruited
for it being mustered in on Dec. 4. After the consolidation of Co. M and Co. A in Jan.,
1864, a new Co. M, composed of men recruited by M. R. Pierce for the 14th N. Y. artillery,
was transferred to it, and in Feb., 1864, about 400 of the surplus men of the 14th and
16th artillery were also transferred to this regiment. On June 28, 1865, the men whose
terms would expire on Oct. 1, were mustered out at Petersburg, under command of Col.
Kibbe, the veterans and recruits being formed into a battalion of four companies. On July
19, 1865, the remaining members of the 10th and 13th artillery were transferred to this
battalion, and this consolidated force was mustered out on Aug. 24, near Washington, D. C,
under command of Col. Baker. The regiment — ten companies — left the state on
Sept. 5, 1862, and Cos. L and M joined it at Baltimore in December. It served with the 8th
corps at Harper's Ferry and in the defenses of the Upper Potomac until July, 1863, when it
was attached to the 1st brigade, 1st division, 3d corps, and in August, to the reserve
artillery, Army of the Potomac, employed as ammunition guard. It took part in an action at
Manassas gap in July, 1863, and in the Mine Run campaign in November. Then, as infantry
and heavy artillery, it served until July, 1864, with the 5th corps, Army of the Potomac,
being active in all the battles leading up to the investment of Petersburg, including the
Wilderness, Spottsylvania, where its casualties amounted to 18 killed, 131 wounded and 6
missing, the North Anna, where it lost 17 killed, 99 wounded and 17 missing, Totopotomy,
Cold Harbor, and the assault on Petersburg in June, with a loss of 92. In July it was
attached to the 1st brigade, Hardin's division, 22nd corps, and in August was ordered to
Washington for garrison duty, remaining there for five weeks, when it was ordered to join
the Army of the Shenandoah, attached to the 1st brigade, Kitching's provisional division,
and later to the 2nd brigade, Ferrero's division, Army of the James, at Bermuda Hundred.
In the battle of Cedar creek it was heavily engaged, losing 94 killed, wounded and
missing, both Col. Kitching and Maj. Jones being mortally wounded. It was present at the
fall of Petersburg on April 2, 1865. The regiment lost by death during service 6 officers
and 130 men killed and mortally wounded; 6 officers and 278 men died of disease, accident,
in prison, etc., a total of 420. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
|
Whats New
Bibliography
About Us
|