What were common smalls arms issued to "Mounted Batteries"?

[tjdull]

Given that ...

Heavy or foot-artillery is that portion which takes charge of and manoeuvres the siege, sea -coast, and mountain -artillery. Light or field-artillery, is that portion which manoeuvres field -pieces with troops in the field. It is divided into horse-artillery and mounted batteries. Artillerist's Manual (Gibbon, 1859 & 1863)

With the horse-artillery being with the cavalry and the mounted batteries being with the infantry, I was wondering where I might find information on the small arms and accoutrements used by the cannoneers for the mounted batteries. They look like infantry, they smell like infantry, so I'm thinking they carried the same small arms of the infantry ... but I'd like to find out for sure.

Thanks, in advance, for your help.

Terrance J. Dull
aka "Terry"

[Jeffrey Cohen]

Mounted Batterys like the 6th NY Ind Batt. were issued .36 cal. side arms. After Brandy Station these were turned in for .44 sidearms. (A local historian have copies of these.)In the book "3 Years a Soldier" there is a mention of carbines, however no model were mentioned. Many mounted batterys were cross trained as cavalry.
Regards,
Jeffrey Cohen
www.6thny.com

[tjdull]

Mounted Batterys like the 6th NY Ind Batt. were issued .36 cal. side arms. After Brandy Station these were turned in for .44 sidearms. (A local historian have copies of these.)In the book "3 Years a Soldier" there is a mention of carbines, however no model were mentioned. Many mounted batterys were cross trained as cavalry.
Regards,
Jeffrey Cohen
www.6thny.com

Thanks Jeffery, except that starting in 1862 the 6th NY Ind Batt is listed as "horse atrillery" serving with Cavalry Divisions. So, it would be common for them to have pistols and carbines. I'm looking for strictly mounted batteries. Thanks tho!

http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reg...IndBatMain.htm

[viceroy]

Mounted Batterys like the 6th NY Ind Batt. were issued .36 cal. side arms. After Brandy Station these were turned in for .44 sidearms. (A local historian have copies of these.)In the book "3 Years a Soldier" there is a mention of carbines, however no model were mentioned. Many mounted batterys were cross trained as cavalry.
Regards,
Jeffrey Cohen
www.6thny.com

I would love to read more about this.

[Jeffrey Cohen]

Greetings:
Here is the link for the book from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new
Regards,
Jeffrey Cohen
www.6thny.com

[tjdull]

Well, not having much of a response, I hiked up to Columbus to the Ohio Historical Society and found a few nuggets of gold ...

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The picture is a digital image of an inventory book of what was provided to the 6th Battery from Crawford County in 1863. You see they were issued 100 Percussion Smoothbores, our at least that is want I see. 50 to Co. A and 50 to Co. C ... 0.70 caliber.

I also found this ...

roo6bat.jpg

His name was Issac Roose ... he was with the 6th Battery ... looks like a infantryman with his sack coat and hardee hat

[Pvt Schnapps]

I think that's actually "Prus." smooth bore. Were the companies that received these serving as infantry, or drilling as such pending receipt of cannon?

[CompanyWag]

An earlier thread regarding small arms use in the artillery:

http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/...arms+artillery