The following testimonial of appreciation by the privates and non-commissioned officers of Battery F. 1st New York (Light) Artillery (a. k. a. Morgan’s Light Artillery) was tendered to Assistant Surgeon Daniel [Dane] Pardee who served the battery for a couple of months in the fall of 1862.

Battery F, Capt. W. R. Wilson, was recruited at Oswego, Southport and Elmira and there mustered into the U. S. service on Sept. 14, 1861. In Oct., 1863, some of its members were transferred to the 2nd regiment of artillery. It was chiefly employed in garrison duty, being stationed at Washington during the winter of 1861-2, and the remainder of 1862 was with Franklin’s division, 1st corps, and the 1st division, 6th corps. It was at the White House in June, 1862, and at Yorktown, in the 4th corps, from July, 1862, to July, 1863. The remainder of its term it was stationed in the Department of Washington with the 22nd corps. It was mustered out under Capt. Wilson, June 17, 1865, at Elmira. It had no casualties in action, but lost during service 14 men who died of disease and other causes.

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Camp of Battery F, 1st New York Artillery
Yorktown, Va.
October 30th 1862

The undersigned non-commissioned officers and privates of the above command desire to express to Doctor Daniel Pardee their respect and regret for the necessity which takes him from them. Coming to the battery an entire stranger, the ready sympathy for, and skill with which he administered to them in a season of unusual sickness, have won for him their gratitude and lasting esteem: and they only regret their disability to offer a more worthy testimonial. Wishing you, Doctor, a pleasant journey home, and success in all the years before you, they have the honor to remain—

E. P. Newkirk, 1st Sergt.
Newell Leonard, QM Sgt.
Daniel Pierce, Sgt.
L. S. Fillmore
J. K. Weeks
Joseph W. Adle
Corp. G. W. Young
Corp. G. E. Ketchum
Corp. Wm. Young
etc.