34th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery

34th Ind. Battery New York Light Artillery
Battery L, 2nd New York Artillery
Union gun crew poses with a 3-inch Ordnance rifle. These men belong to Cowan's 1st New York Battery and are numbered according to function.
Active18 Nov. 1861 – 21 June 1865
Country United States
AllegianceUnited States Union
 New York
BranchUnion Army
TypeField Artillery
SizeArtillery Battery
Nickname(s)Flushing Battery
Equipment6 x 3-inch Ordnance rifles[1]
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Jacob Roemer

The 34th Independent Battery New York Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was organized as Battery L, 2nd New York Heavy Artillery, but was soon detached as an independent light battery. The battery fought at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg in 1862. Battery L moved to the Western Theater where it served at Vicksburg, Jackson, and Knoxville in 1863. Now named the 34th Battery, it transferred back to the Eastern Theater where it fought at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Totopotomoy, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. The unit took part in the Appomattox campaign and the Grand Review of the Armies before being mustered out in June 1865.