Battery A, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery
military unit
Battery A, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The battery was organized at Hoboken, New Jersey and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on August 12, 1861 under the command of Captain William Hexamer.
The battery was attached to Kearney's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October 1861. Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, VI Corps, to May 1863. Artillery Brigade, VI Corps, to June 1863. 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, to March 1864. 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, to May 1864.
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