18th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery information
18th Ind. Battery New York Light Artillery
The battery was armed with four 20-pounder Parrott rifles, as shown in the photograph.
Active
September 13, 1862 – July 20, 1865
Country
United States
Allegiance
Union New York
Branch
Union Army
Type
Field Artillery
Size
Artillery Battery
Nickname(s)
Black Horse Artillery
Equipment
4 x 20-pounder Parrott rifles[1]
Engagements
American Civil War
Battle of Fort Bisland (1863)
Battle of Vermilion Bayou (1863)
Battle of Plains Store (1863)
Siege of Port Hudson (1863)
Battle of Spanish Fort (1865)
Battle of Fort Blakeley (1865)
Commanders
Notable commanders
Albert G. Mack[2]
Military unit
The 18th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was organized in September 1862 and shipped to New Orleans. The battery fought at Fort Bisland, Vermilion Bayou, Plains Store, and Port Hudson in 1863. The battery served in garrison until 1865 when it fought at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley. It was mustered out of federal service in July 1865.
^Official Records 1886, p. 320.
^Official Army Register 1865, p. 405.
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Union
New York