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Organized at Hoboken, N.J. |
August 12 |
Mustered in |
August 20 |
Left State for duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Kearney's Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
October |
Attached to Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac |
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March |
Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 10-15 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
April 7-11 |
Advance from Alexandria to Bristoe Station |
April 17 |
Embarked for the Virginia Peninsula |
April 19-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown, Va. (on transports) attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps |
May 7-8 |
West Point |
May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks) |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 27 |
Battles of Gaines' Mill |
June 30 |
Brackett's and Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July - August |
At Harrison's Landing |
August 16-26 |
Movement to Manassas |
August 26-September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 27 |
Bull Run Bridge |
September 1 |
Chantilly |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign |
September 14 |
Crampton's Pass, Md. |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
The battery was commanded throughout by Captain William (Wilhelm) Hexamer. It was armed at Antietam with six 10-pounder Parrott Rifles.
From the markers:
"From a position about 60 yards south of this point the battery, between 2 and 3 p.m. engaged and silenced the Confederate Artillery around the Dunker Church."
"From 3:30 p.m. until near sunset this Battery from a point about 80 yards north of this, engaged the enemy around the Piper Buildings."
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September-October |
Duty in Maryland |
October 30-November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. |
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January-April |
Duty near Falmouth, Va. |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Franklin's Crossing |
May 3 |
Battle of Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
May 4 |
Banks' Ford |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign; attached to 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
July 2-4 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The battery was commanded by Lieutenant Augustin N. Parsons. It brought onto the field 116 men serving six 10-pounder Parrott Rifles, and lost two killed and seven wounded.
From the monument: "Battery A, 1st New Jersey Artillery, from its position in reserve S.W. of Power's Hill galloped into action at 3 p.m., July 3, 1863. Fired 120 rounds shrapnel at Pickett's column, and then 80 rounds shell at a battery in left front. Position in action, 45 yards E. of this stone." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap |
August-October |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign; attached to 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
November 27 |
Payne's Farm |
December |
Duty near Brandy Station, Va. |
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March |
Attached to 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve |
May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
May 5-7 |
Battles of the Wilderness |
May 8-21 |
Spotsylvania |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor (Temporarily with 18th Army Corps) |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg; attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road |
July 9-26 |
At City Point |
July 27-29 |
Demonstration north of the James |
July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom |
December, |
Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps |
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March 25 |
Fort Fisher, Petersburg |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek |
April 7 |
High Bridge, Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
April 23-27 |
March to Danville |
May 18-June 3 |
March to Richmond, thence to Washington, D.C. |
June 8 |
Corps Review |
June 22 |
Mustered out |
