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Centennial history of Erie County, New York

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Centennial history of Erie County, New York
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One of the most famous of Erie county organizations was "Wiedrich's Battery." It was formed in August, 1861, as Battery I, of the First New York artillery, but acted as a separate organization during the greater part of the war. It had 140 men and the following officers:
Captain Michael Wiedrich;
first lieutenants,
Nicholas Sahm and
Diedrich Erdmann;
2nd lieutenants,
Christopher Schmidt and
Jacob Schenkelberger.
It was composed entirely of Germans, and, on many a hard fought field, well maintained the reputation for stubborn courage of men of that nationality. The battery left Buffalo for the front on the 16th of October. Arriving in Virginia, it was attached to Blenker's division, bt remained mostly in camp during the winter of 1861-2.

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