1861 |
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Organized at Portsmouth, Ohio by Captain L.N. Robinson |
October 8, January 20 |
Mustered in at Camp Dennison, Ohio |
1862 |
January 20-27 |
Moved to Patterson's Creek, Va. and attached to Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac |
March 7-15 |
Advance on Winchester, Va. attached to Artillery, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps and Dept. of the Shenandoah |
March 19-20 |
Reconnoissance to Strasburg |
March 23 |
Battle of Winchester |
April 17 |
Occupation of Mt. Jackson |
May 12-21 |
March to Fredericksburg attached to Artillery, Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock |
May 25-30 |
Return to Front Royal |
June 29 |
Moved to Alexandria and duty in the Military District of of Washington |
September |
Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
October-November |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 |
January |
At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign; attached to Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The battery was commanded by Captain Frank C. Gibbs. It brought 121 men to the field serving six 12-punder Napoleons, and lost two wounded.
From the monument: "Captain F. C. Gibbs' Battery. L First Ohio Light Artillery, Artillery Brigade, Fifth Corps. Arriving on the field at 8 a.m. July 2, went into position under a brisk skirmish fire on the extreme right of Wolf Hill. Afterwards moved to north slope of Little Round Top, and there became hotly engaged with Longstreet's Corps then trying to turn the left. Held same position July 3." |
July-September |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 7 |
Rappahannock Station |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
1864 |
December-
July |
Duty at Camp Barry and at Forts Sumner and Kearney, Defences of Washington |
April |
Attached to Camp Barry, Defences of Washington, D.C.. 22nd Army Corps |
May |
Attched to 2nd Brigade, Hardin's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
July 11-12 |
Repulse of Early's attack on Washington |
July 14-23 |
Expedition to Snicker's Gap attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Middle Military Division |
August |
Attached to Reserve Division, Dept. of West Virginia |
September 3 |
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Berryville attached to Artillery Brigade, Dept. of West Virginia |
September 19 |
Battle of Opequan, Winchester |
September 22 |
Fisher's Hill |
October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
October-December |
Duty at Winchester |
December 28 |
At New Creek |
1865 |
January |
Attached to 1st Separate Brigade. 3rd Division, West Virginia |
April |
Attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, Dept. of West Virginia
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June 30 |
Ordered to Columbus, Ohio |
July 4 |
Mustered out |
