One of the Civil War’s bestknown stories is the capture of Union artillery by the 226strong corps of cadets from Virginia Military Institute at the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864. Far less remembered is that the artillery belonged to the 30th New York Independent Battery, commanded by Capt. Alfred August Von Kleiser. Here's the story.

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