The 20th Independent Battery, New York Volunteer Artillery was an American Civil War regiment based in New York.[1]
20th Independent Battery, New York Volunteer Artillery | |
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Active | 1862 to July 31, 1865 |
Disbanded | July 31, 1865 |
Allegiance | ![]() Union |
Branch | ![]() Union Army |
Type | Artillery |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Captain | B Franklin Ryer |
It was mustered into the service of the United States for three years from September until December 1862; on 31 July 1865, it was discharged.[1]
From January 1863 it served at Fort Schuyler under Captain B Franklin Ryer; from July 1864 it served at Fort Columbus.[1]
In total, six enlisted men were lost by death from disease and other causes.[1]
One section of the Battery took part in quelling the New York Draft Riots.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "20th NY Independent Battery Regiment during the Civil War". New York, USA: New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Draft riots F-NYB". New York, USA: New York Brits. Retrieved 28 August 2012.