1861 |
September |
Organized at Rochester, N.Y. under Captain John A. Reynolds |
November 17 |
Moved to Elmira, N.Y., and mustered in |
November 21 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. |
December |
Duty at Camp Barry attached to Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
1862 |
February |
At Baltimore, Md. attached to Dix's Command |
May |
Moved to Winchester, Va. and assigned to 1st Brigade, Sigel's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah |
May 28 |
Skirmish at Charlestown |
May 28-30 |
Defense of Harper's Ferry |
June |
Assigned to 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 9 |
Battle of Cedar Mountain, Va. |
August 16-September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 21-23 |
Fords of the Rappahannock |
August 26 |
Sulphur Springs |
August 28 |
Battle of Gainesville |
August 29 |
Groveton |
August 30 |
Bull Run |
September 1 |
Chantilly |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign. Assigned to 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 14 |
Battle of South Mountain |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
The battery brought six 3 inch Ordnance Rifles to the field, and lost 5 wounded out of 84 engaged. |
October 29-November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February |
Duty at Falmouth and Belle Plains |
March 13 |
Captain John Reynolds was promoted to major and left the battery. His brother, Lieutenant Gilbert Reynolds, took over command of the battery and was promoted to captain. |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek |
April 29-30 |
Fitzhugh's Crossing |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
May |
Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 1st Army Corps |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The battery was commanded by Captain Gilbert H. Reynolds, and brought 141 men to the field serving six 3 inch Ordnance Rifles. It lost 1 killed, 15 wounded, and 1 missing, including Captain Reynolds, who was wounded on July 1 in fighting west of Gettysburg. One gun was captured. Lieutenant Breck then took over the battery, holding a position on East Cemetery Hill against Confederate assaults on July 2nd and 3rd. |
July |
On line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
1864 |
February 6-7 |
Demonstration on the Rapidan |
March |
Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps, then to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, attached to 9th Army Corps |
May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8 |
Laurel Hill |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 23 |
Jericho Ford |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins |
August 18-21 |
Weldon Railroad |
1865 |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Assault on and fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee. Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps |
May 23 |
Moved to Washington, D. C. Grand Review |
June 17 |
Mustered out under Captain George Breck |
