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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 2nd Battery, Maryland Artillery | The 2nd Battery, Maryland Artillery, usually known as the Baltimore Battery, was formed in September, 1861. It served as infantry in the trenches of Petersburg. The unit surrendered at Gettysburg.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 18 January 2011).</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived, though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br> | ||
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* | *"2nd Battery, Maryland Artillery" in ''The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865''. By W. W. Goldsborough. Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, 1972. Pgs. 275-295. {{FSC|758821|item|disp=FS Library film 6082461}}(*); {{WorldCat|590639|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000371/html/am371--275.html Maryland State Archives]. | ||
* | **''Index to The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army : 1861-1865.'' '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/368732 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000371/html/am371--376.html Maryland State Archives].<br> | ||
* | **[https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000371/html/am371--293.html '''Rosters'''], pgs. 293-295. There were no cities or counties given in rosters for this unit. | ||
=== Other Source === | === Other Source === | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
*Hewett, Janet. 1995. The roster of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Pub. Co. {{FSC|723528|item|disp=FS Library book 975 M2rc, Vol. 1-16}}; {{WorldCat|33393251|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | |||
*Hewett, Janet. 1995. The roster of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Pub. Co. | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||