Category Archives: Thirty-Fourth Battery New York Artillery

The College Hill Battery

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Dick Stanley

The 3-inch rifles of the Thirty-Fourth Independent Battery New York Volunteers harrassed the Rebel attackers from near midnight on Nov. 28 to dawn on Nov. 29 from the College Hill south of Fort Sanders. They also had one piece in … Continue reading →

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Caisson with limber

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Civil War equipment could be an education in itself, such as this artillery caisson and limber. (Like the New York one that was dragged away from the Northwest Bastion when the horses spooked.) Each article had to be mastered by … Continue reading →

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View of College Hill

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Post-battle Union lines photo of College Hill (buildings, top, right center) across the Holston River, looking to the east, possibly even the northeast. The hill was from where the Thirty-Fourth Battery New York Artillery kept up desultory fire all night … Continue reading →

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The College Hill battery

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Dick Stanley

Captain Jacob Roemer commanded the Thirty-Fourth Battery, New York Artillery, which was situated on the College Hill to the south of Fort Sanders. The battery’s four three-inch (76 mm) rifled guns took turns firing from about 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. … Continue reading →

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