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Summary Statement, 2nd Quarter, 1863 – Pennsylvania, Independent and other artillery

Summary Statement, 2nd Quarter, 1863 – Pennsylvania, Independent and other artillery

In the first quarter, 1863 returns, we had trouble with the Pennsylvania independent batteries as the clerks identified the units by the commander’s or organizer’s name.  But with some cross-matching we could at least tentatively identify seven of nine such batteries from the returns.  For the second quarter, we have but a fraction of that:

From the standpoint of accountability this is simply…

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Summary Statement, 2nd Quarter, 1863 – Maryland's Batteries

Summary Statement, 2nd Quarter, 1863 – Maryland’s Batteries

Sorry for the extended absence from the blog, as I’ve been on and off and back on vacation.  And let me pick up where we left off, on the second quarter, 1863 summary statements.  The next state in the queue is Maryland, with three batteries showing in the report:

Three lines, looking uniform with Ordnance Rifles all around:

Battery A: Indicated with the Army of the Potomac, but is that “Pa” or…

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Summary Statement: December 31, 1862 – Pennsylvania's Independent Batteries and Miscellaneous Returns

Summary Statement: December 31, 1862 – Pennsylvania’s Independent Batteries and Miscellaneous Returns

Problems, problems, problems.  That’s what we have to sort out with the Pennsylvania independent batteries and the summary for fourth quarter, 1862.     Just look at these entries:

These were “storied” batteries, some of which played important parts in great battles.  While tracking these batteries by the name of a commander or organizer will fit into those stories, there are some administrative…

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