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November 6 |
Organized at Pittsburgh under Captain James Thompson and Lieutenants John P. Barry and James Stephenson as the Second Maryland Battery, with men from western Pennsylvania and Maryland. |
November |
Moved to Washington, D.C. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. attached to Military District of Washington |
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May |
Attached to Ord's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock. By this time Captain Thompson had successfully lobbied to change the name of the battery to "Thompson's Independent Pennsylvania Battery." |
May-August |
Duty at Front Royal, Catlett's Station, Warrenton and Waterloo |
June |
Attached to 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 9 |
Battle of Cedar Mountain |
August 10-
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 12 |
Crooked Run |
August 21-23 |
Fords of the Rappahannock |
August 28 |
Thoroughfare Gap |
August 29-30 |
Bull Run |
September 1 |
Chantilly |
September 6-24 |
Maryland Campaign. Attached to 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam |
September-October |
Duty at Sharpsburg, Md. |
October 30-
November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February-April |
At Falmouth and Belle Plains |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek |
April 29-30 |
Fitzhugh's Crossing |
May |
The State of Pennsylvania officially changed the name of the battery to "Independent Battery C" |
May 2-5 |
Chancellorsville |
June |
Attached to 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac. |
June 3 |
The survivors of Captain Hampton's Pennsylvania Independent Battery F were combined with Battery C, under Captain Thompson's command. |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The combined batteries were commanded by Captain James Thompson. They brought six Ordnance rifles to the field.
From the monument: "From June 3 1863 to March 25th 1864 Batteries C&F served as a consolidated battery."
"July 2. Occupied this position from about 5 to 6 O'Clock p.m. July 3rd. In position on right of First Volunteer Brigade Reserve Artillery and engaged the enemy."
"Present at Gettysburg (Consolidated Battery C&F) 105 officers and men. Died of wounds 1 man. Wounded 3 officers and 7 men. Captured or missing 3 men. Total loss 14." |
September 13-17 |
Advance to line of the Rapidan |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
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February 6-7 |
Demonstration on the Rapidan at Morton's Ford |
March |
Separated from Pennsylvania Independent Battery F and ordered to Defenses of Washington and duty at Camp Barry and in Defenses of Washington South of the Potomac, 22nd Army Corps |
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June |
Mustered out |
