Zack
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2017
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
I'm using a term that post-dates the Civil War, but I've been trying to draw up a list of all of the soldiers, cannons, wagons, and animals that would be in an artillery battery.
Obviously the short answer to everything is "it depends on which side and at what point in the war" but for my purposes I'm looking at a generic Union battery that's lucky enough to have the correct allotment of men and officers.
I've included the current mock-up below, but have a few specific questions:
How many wagons were attached to a battery? I read somewhere 3 wagons plus 1 battery wagon. How many drivers/teamsters were included? were all the wagons excluding the battery wagon pulled my mules?
Amongst the chief of section, how many were 1st Lieutenants and how many 2nd?
Was the caisson considered separate from an artillery platoon? Digging through the manual it always says just "one gun and limber."
Who was mounted?
How many men were attached to the caissons? The list I have right now only includes the drivers and the Chief of the Line of Caissons. Were any soldiers permanently attached to the caissons alongside the chief (like the number 6 and number 7 man on a limber with the corporal?) Would it be the spare men?
Anything else that looks incorrect below.
Here is what I have so far:
6x Platoon = 13 men, 1 gun, and 1 limber
-Chief of the Piece – Sergeant; Mounted
-Gunner - Corporal
-Number 1 Man – Private
-Number 2 Man – Private
-Number 3 Man – Private
-Number 4 Man – Private
-Number 5 Man – Private
-Number 6 Man – Private
-Number 7 Man – Private
-Number 8 Man / Chief of Caisson – Corporal
-Limber Driver – Private
-Limber Driver – Private
-Limber Driver – Private
-6 Horses
Chief of Section x3 = 1st or 2nd Lieutenant; Mounted
-Each Section is 2 Platoons
Chief of the Line of Caissons = 2nd Lieutenant; Mounted
-There are 6 caissons and 6 limbers
-18x Caisson Driver – Private
-36x Horses
Battery Commander = Captain; Mounted
2x Buglers or Trumpeters – Privates; mounted
1x Guidon; mounted
1x Sergeant-Major / First Sergeant à Orderly Sergeant
1x Quartermaster-Sergeant
-1x Battery Wagon and 1x Limber
--6 horses
--3x Drivers
-3 Wagons
--3x Teamsters
--12x Mules
1 Battery Forge + Limber
-3x Limber Driver - Private
-2-3x Artificers and Farriers
-6x Horses
10 Spare Men
Obviously the short answer to everything is "it depends on which side and at what point in the war" but for my purposes I'm looking at a generic Union battery that's lucky enough to have the correct allotment of men and officers.
I've included the current mock-up below, but have a few specific questions:
How many wagons were attached to a battery? I read somewhere 3 wagons plus 1 battery wagon. How many drivers/teamsters were included? were all the wagons excluding the battery wagon pulled my mules?
Amongst the chief of section, how many were 1st Lieutenants and how many 2nd?
Was the caisson considered separate from an artillery platoon? Digging through the manual it always says just "one gun and limber."
Who was mounted?
How many men were attached to the caissons? The list I have right now only includes the drivers and the Chief of the Line of Caissons. Were any soldiers permanently attached to the caissons alongside the chief (like the number 6 and number 7 man on a limber with the corporal?) Would it be the spare men?
Anything else that looks incorrect below.
Here is what I have so far:
6x Platoon = 13 men, 1 gun, and 1 limber
-Chief of the Piece – Sergeant; Mounted
-Gunner - Corporal
-Number 1 Man – Private
-Number 2 Man – Private
-Number 3 Man – Private
-Number 4 Man – Private
-Number 5 Man – Private
-Number 6 Man – Private
-Number 7 Man – Private
-Number 8 Man / Chief of Caisson – Corporal
-Limber Driver – Private
-Limber Driver – Private
-Limber Driver – Private
-6 Horses
Chief of Section x3 = 1st or 2nd Lieutenant; Mounted
-Each Section is 2 Platoons
Chief of the Line of Caissons = 2nd Lieutenant; Mounted
-There are 6 caissons and 6 limbers
-18x Caisson Driver – Private
-36x Horses
Battery Commander = Captain; Mounted
2x Buglers or Trumpeters – Privates; mounted
1x Guidon; mounted
1x Sergeant-Major / First Sergeant à Orderly Sergeant
1x Quartermaster-Sergeant
-1x Battery Wagon and 1x Limber
--6 horses
--3x Drivers
-3 Wagons
--3x Teamsters
--12x Mules
1 Battery Forge + Limber
-3x Limber Driver - Private
-2-3x Artificers and Farriers
-6x Horses
10 Spare Men