3rd New York Light Artillery Regiment

3rd New York Light Artillery Regiment
Active1861-1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion Army
RoleLight Artillery
Engagements1861

Defense of Washington
1863
Expedition against Charleston SC
Siege of Fort Wagner
1864
Petersburg Campaign
Richmond Campaign
1865
Carolina Campaign
Occupation of Charleston, SC
Surrender of Gen. Joseph Johnston (Bennett's House)
Occupation of Richmond

Appomattox Court House
Commanders
First CommanderCol. James H. Ledlie (1861-1862)
Final CommanderCol. Charles H. Stewart (1862-1865)

The 3rd New York Light Artillery Regiment of the Union Army was originally mustered as the 19th New York Infantry Regiment at Elmira, New York on May 22, 1861.[1] The regiment was enlisted on two year enlistment papers after an initial error of a three month enlistement. The 19th Infantry left New York in June under Col. John S. Clark but by December had been reformed as the 3rd New York Light Artillery under Col. James H. Ledlie.

As the 19th Infantry, it served near Washington. D. C, in June to December 1861. After becoming an artillery regiment, the batteries were scattered to various divisions, corps and departments across the east coast from the Carolinas to Washington, DC as the needs of the war required. In December of 1862, Col. Ledlie was promoted to brigadier general in command of the Artillery Brigade of the Department of North Carolina and Col. Charles H. Stewart (his deputy) was promoted to Colonel and took command until the unit was mustered out in 1865.[1]

Subordinate batteries

3rd New York Light Artillery Regiment Batteries[1][2][3]

  • Battery A[4] - (Auburn, NY) Captain John T. Baker 1861-1863.
  • Battery A - Captain Samuel P. Russell 1864-1865
  • Battery B[5] - (Auburn, NY) Captain Terrence J. Kennedy 1861-1862
  • Battery B - (New York City) Captain Joseph J. Morrison 1862-1865
  • Battery C[6] - (Seneca Falls) Captain James E. Ashcroft 1861-1863
  • Battery C - (Utica) Captain W E Mercer 1863-1865 (XVIII and XXIII Corps)
  • Battery D[7] - (Auburn, NY) Captain Owen Gavigan 1861-1863
  • Battery D - (Syracuse) Captain Stephen Van Heusen 1864-1865
  • Battery E[8] - (Auburn) Captain Theodore H. Schenck 1861-1863 (XVIII and X Corps)
  • Battery E - Captain George E. Ashby 1863-1865
  • Battery F[9] - (Moravia, NY) Captain Nelson T. Stephens 1861-1862
  • Battery F - (Syracuse) Captain Edwin S. Jenney 1862-1865 (XVIII and X Corps)
  • Col. James Ledlie (photo taken of him as a Brigadier General)
    Battery G[10] - (Auburn) Captain Chas H. Stewart 1861-1863 (XVIII Corps)
  • Battery G - (Syracuse) Captain David L. Aberdeen 1864-1865 (XVIII, Department of Virginia and XXIII Corps)
  • Battery H[11] - (Weedsport, NY) Captain Solomon Giles 1861
  • Battery H - (Rome, NY) Captain William J. Riggs 1862-1865
  • Battery I[12] - (Auburn) Captain John H. Ammon 1861-1863
  • Battery I - Captain unknown 1863-1865 (XVIII and XXIII Corps)
  • Battery K[13] - (Union Springs, NY) Captain James R. Angel 1861
  • Battery K - (Auburn) Captain James R. Angel 1861-1864 (XVIII Corps)
  • Battery L - 1st Independent New York Artillery Battery never joined the regiment[1]
  • Battery M[14] - (Albany) Captain James V. White 1862-1865 (XVIII, Army of the James and XXIII Corps)

3rd Field Artillery Regiment

3rd Field Artillery Regiment Coat of Arms

The current US Army 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, while formed in 1907 traces it's lineage back to the artillery regiments of New York and is credited for campaign streamers including Petersburg, Cold Harbor and the Peninsular Campaigns.[15]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  3. ^ "History - New York Artillery (Part 3)". www.civilwararchive.com. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  4. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery A". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  5. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery B". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  6. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery C". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  7. ^ "3rd New York Light Artillery, Battery D". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  8. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery E". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  9. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery F". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  10. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery G". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  11. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery H". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  12. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery I". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  13. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery K". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  14. ^ "3rd New York Artillery, Battery M". The Civil War in the East. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  15. ^ "Lineage and Honors: 3rd FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT" (PDF). Department of the Army. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
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