The Civil War in the East

16th Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery

 

The 16th Massachusetts Light Artillery Battery lost men 6 to disease.

 

1864

April 4

Organized at Camp Meigs, Readville, and mustered in

April 17

Left State for Washington, D.C.; Attached to Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

May 14

At Fort Thayer

May 22

At Fort Lyon

June

Assigned to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps

July

Camp Barry, 2nd Corps

July 11-12

At Fort Kearney during Early's attack on Washington

July 13

At Camp Barry

September 5

Ordered to Albany, N.Y. and duty at Troy Road Barracks

November 16

Moved to Washington and attached to 1st Separate Brigade, 22nd Army Corps

December 6

To Fairfax C. H., Va. and duty there and at Station and Vienna

1865

June 17

Ordered to Massachusetts

July 13

Mustered out