4th Battalion of Artillery (Heavy)
Civil War
First Battalion, Black River Artillery

History
The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 4th ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912.

Received its numerical designation: September 16, 1862
Disbanded: December 31, 1862. Men transferred to the 10th regiment of artillery.

This battalion was organized at Sackett's Harbor, and received its numerical designation September 16, 1862. It served at Fort Richmond, New York harbor; was discontinued December 31, 1862, and its Companies A, B, C and D transferred to the 10th Artillery, as Companies E, D, M and B, respectively.

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