6th New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at New York City as Artillery Company "K," 9th Regiment State Militia Infantry, later known as 83rd Regiment Infantry, and mustered in June 15, 1861. Left State June 16, 1861. Served with its Regiment until September 25, 1861, then detached and designated 6th Battery December 7, 1861. Attached to Stone's Division, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1861. Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1862. Artillery Reserve, 3rd Army Corps, to December, 1862. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac, serving with Pleasanton's 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, to May, 1863, and with 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864. Defenses of Washington, D. C., 22nd Army Corps. to September, 1864. Horse Artillery, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Middle Military Division, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Shenandoah, to April, 1865. Horse Artillery Brigade, Defenses of Washington, D.C., 22nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington and on the Upper Potomac, until March, 1862. Pritchard's Mills, Md., September 15, 1861. Point of Rocks September 24. Operations on the Potomac October 21-24. Ball's Bluff October 21. 
* Moved to the Virginia Peninsula March, 1862. 
* March 17(?)-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, VirginiaNot originally referenced on Dyer summary, but referenced on unit homepage
** May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
** May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia 
** June 18, 1862 - Skirmish at Fair Oaks, Virginia
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
Malvern Hill August 5. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Alexandria August 16-24, and duty in the Defenses of Washington until January, 1863. Action at Kelly's Ford, Va., March 17. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg CampaignNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9. 
** Upperville June 21. 
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Scout to Middleburg September 10-11. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Culpeper Court House September 13. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Warrenton or White Sulphur Springs October 12-13. St. Stephen's Church, Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New Hope Church November 27.
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
*** May 7-8, 1864 - Engagement at Todd's Tavern, VirginiaNot originally listed on Dyer summary
** May 9-24, 1864 - (Sheridan's) Expedition from Todd's Tavern to the James River, Virginia
*** May 10, 1864 - Engagement on the North Anna River, Virginia
*** May 11, 1864 - Combat at Ashland, Virginia
*** May 11, 1864 - Engagement at Yellow Tavern, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Engagement at Brook's Church, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
*** May 27, 1864 - Action at Hanovertown, Virginia
*** Hawe's Shop and Aenon Church May 28. 
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** May 31-June 3, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
In Defenses of Washington, D. C., June 6 to September. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign September to November. Tom's Brook October 8-9. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until April, 1865. Expedition from Winchester into Fauquier and Loudoun Counties November 28-December 3, 1864. Expedition to Gordonsville December 19-28. Moved to Washington, D.C., April, 1865, and duty in the defenses of that city until July. Mustered out July 8, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Battery lost during service 8 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 9 Enlisted men by disease. Total 17.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 827, 898, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 1397)
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