First Independent Battalion, Light Artillery
New York State Militia
New York National Guard
Civil War
Rochester Union Grays

History
The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 18th ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.

Batteries A and B of this battalion, located at Rochester, and commanded by Maj. William M. Lewis, volunteered August 2, 1864, to serve one hundred days. They served at the depot Elmira as infantry, and were mustered out of the United States service, at Rochester, November 22, 1864. The battalion is not now in existence.

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