Ahl's Battery, Delaware Heavy Artillery (Union)
United States 
U.S. Military Delaware Delaware Military Delaware in the Civil War Ahl's Battery, Delaware Heavy Artillery
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Ahl's Battery was organized at Fort Delaware July 27, 1863. It mustered out July 25, 1865.
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Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
Embraced a battery at Fort Delaware, whose members were ex-Confederates who had taken the oath of allegience to the Union.