ARTILLERY AT ANTIETAM (SHARPSBURG) Sept. 18 1862
Bill Heizer wrote an informative article about the composition of forces in the first part of the Battle - Antietam, but guesstimated about the artillery battery pieces. This follow up article will give an exact make up of artillery batteries that took part in the battle on the Northern flank.
UNION ORDER OF BATTLE (ARTILLERY)
The Army of the Potomac
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan
1st Corps: Maj. Gen. J. Hooker
1st Division: B. Gen. A. Doubleday
1st NH - 3 sections. 12 # howitzers (Edgell)
"D" 1st RI - 3 sections. 12 # Napoleons (Monroe)
"L" 1st NY - 3 sections. 3" Ordinance (Reynold)
"B" 4th US - 3 sections 12 # Napoleons (Campbell)
2nd Division B. Gen. J Ricketts
"F" 1st Pa. - 2 sections 3" Ordinance (Matthews)
"C" 1st Pa - 2 sections 3 "Ordinance (Thompson)
3rd Division (Penn Reserves.): B. Gen. G. Meade
"A" 1st Pa. - 2 sections 12 # Napoleons (Simpson)
"B" 1st Pa. - 2 sections 3" Ordinance (Cooper)
"C" 5th U.S.- 2 sections 12 # Napoleons (Ransom)
2nd Corps Maj. Gen. E. (Bull) Sumner
1st Division: Bg. Gen. I. Richardson
"B" 1st NY - 3 sections 10 # Parrotts (Pettitt)
"C" 4th U.S.- 3 sections 12 # Napoleons (Thomas)
2nd Division: Bg. Gen. J. Sedgwick
"A", 1st RI - 3 sections 10 # Parrotts (Thompkins)
"I" 1st U.S.- 3 sections 12 # Napoleons (Woodward)
3rd Division Bg. Gen. W. French
"G" 1st NY - 2 sections 12 # Napoleons (Frank)
"B" 1st RI 3 sections 12 # Napoleons (Hazzard)
"G" 1st RI 3 sections 3 " Ordinance (Owen)
12th Corps Maj. Gen. I. Mansfield
Corps Reserve Artillery Capt. C. Ekst
4th ME - 3 sections 12 # howitzers (Robinson)
6th ME - 3 sections 12 # howitzers (McGlivery)
"M" 1st NY - 3 sections 3 "Ordinance (Cothran)
10th NY - 3 sections 3" Ordinance (Bruen)
"E" Pa Lt. - 3 sections 3" Ordinance (Knap)
"F" Pa Lt. - 2 sections 3" Ordinance (Hampton
"F" 4th U.S.- 2 sections 10 # Parrotts (Muhlenburg)
Reserve Artillery - The Army of the
Potomac Lt. Col. W. Hays
"A" 1st NY - 2 sections 20 # Parotts (Wever)
"B" 1st NY - 2 sections 20 # Parrotts (von Kleiser)
"C" 1st NY - 2 sections 20 # Parrotts (Langley)
"D" 1st NY - 2 sections 3" Ordinance (Kusserow)
"E" 1st NY - 2 sections 20 # Parrotts (Taft)
"K" 1st U.S. - 3 sections 12 # Napoleons (Graham)
"G" 4th U.S.- 3 sections 12 # Napoleons (Miller)
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA (ARTILLERY)
The Army of Northem Virginia: Gen. Robert E. Lee
Longstreet's Wing Lt. Gen. James Longstreet
McLaws' Division: Maj. Gen L. McLaws
Hamilton's artillery battalion: Maj. S.P. Hamilton
Manley's N.C. 2 12 # Howitzers 3 6 # Smoothbores 1 3" Ordinance.
Read's Ga. 1 10 # Parrott 1 3" Ordinance 1 6 # Smoothbore
Macon's Va. Richmond Fayette Art. 2 10 # Parrorts 4 6 # Smoothbores
McCarthy's Va. 1st Co. Richmond Howitzers 2 10 # Parrotts 2 6 # Smoothbores
Carlton's Ga. Troup Art. 2 10 # Parrotts 1 12 # Howitzer 2 6 # Smoothbores
Walker's Division Brig. Gen. J. Walker
French's Va. Stafford Btty. 3 10 # Parrotts 3 12 # Howitzers
Branch's Va. Petersburg Btn. 1 10 # Parrott 3 12 # Howitzers
Hood's Division: Brig. Gen. J.B. Hood
Frobel's Artillery Bttn
Bachman's S.C. Charleston German Btty 4 12 # Napoleons
Reilly's N.C. Rowan Btty. 2 3" Ordinance 2 10 # Parrotts 2 24 # Howitzers
Garden's S.C. Palmetto Btty. 1 12 # Napoleon 1 12 # Howitzer 2 6 # Smoothbore
Jackson's Wing Maj. Gen. T. (Stonewall) Jackson
Jackson's Division: Brig. Gen. J.R. Jones
Shumaker's artillery battalion: Maj. L. Shumaker
Carpenter's Va. Allegheny Art. 2 3 Ordinance 1 12 # Napoleon
Breckenbrough's MD Btty 2 12 # Blakely Rifles 1 3" Ordinance 1 12 # Napoleon
Poague's Va. 1st Rockbridge Art. 1 12 # Napoleon 2 10 # Parrotts (with Pelham)
Raine's Va. Lee's Btty. 3 3" Ordinance 1 12 # Howitzer
Wooding's Va. Danville Art 2 10 # Parrotts 1 3" Ordinance 1 12 # Napoleon
Caskie's Va. Hainden Art. 1 10 # Parrott 3-6 # Smoothbores
Ewell's Division: Brig. Gen. A. Lawton
Johnston's Va. Bedford Art. 2 12 # Napoleons, 2 6 # Smoothbores
D'Aquin's La. Guard Btty. 1 10 # Parrott 2 3" Ordinance
Hill's Division: Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Hill
Pierson's artillery battalion: Maj. S.F. Pierson
Carters' Va. King William Btty. 1 10 # Parrott 2 12 # Howitzers 2 6 # Smoothbores
Hardaway's Ala. Btty. 1 12 # Whitworth 3 3" Ordinance
Bondurant's Ala. Jeff Davis Btty. 2 3" Ordinance 2 12 # Howitzers
Jones' Va. Peninsula Btty 2 12 # Howitzers 2 12 # Napoleons
Stuart's Cavalry Division:
Maj Gen. J.E.B. Stuart
Pelham's Horse Artillery Battalion: Capt. John Pelham
Pelham's Va. "1st Stuart" Btty. 4 3" Ordinance
Chew's Va. "Ashby" Btty. 4 6 # Smoothbores
Hart's S.C. Washington Horse Artillery 4 12 # Blakely Rifles
LEGEND
A Section equals two guns. Number (#) is weight of shot. " means diameter of shell. Parrott, Ordinance, and Blakley are all rifles. This list is as complete as research allows, and it is covers all of the batteries involved in Jackson and D.H. Hill's struggle to hold the flank and center. Stuart's horse artillery batteries greatly annoyed Hooker's attack from their position on Nicodemus Heights. The US reserve artillery made life an "artillery hell" for any, Southern battery that unlimbered within their range. The rest of the Artillery at Antietam will be examined in the next issue of The Messenger.
[Eric is a Civil War re-enactor and a member of 154th (Senior) TENN regiment in Illinois. He will take part in the Waterloo reenactment in Belgium later this year. Ed.]
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