The Civil War in the East

1st United States Artillery, Battery E

 

1861

January

Stationed at Fort Sumter, S. C.

April 12-13

Defense of Fort Sumter

April 13

Evacuation of Fort Sumter

April 19

Reached Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor

June 3

Moved to Chambersburg, Pa. and attached to General Patterson's Army, Department of Pennsylvania

August 26

Ordered to Washington, D.C.

August 28

Arrived Washington, D.C., having marched to Hagerstown and moved by rail via Harrisburg and Baltimore. Duty at Arsenal and at Camp Duncan, Defenses of Washington.

October

Attached to Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac

1862

March

Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula.

April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown

May

Attached to 2nd Brigade, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac

May 31-June 1

Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines

June 26-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

June 29

Savage Station and Peach Orchard

June 30

White Oak Swamp and Glendale

July 1

Malvern Hill

July-August

At Harrison's Landing

August 16-28

Moved to Fortress Monroe, then to Centerville

August 28-September 2

Pope's Virginia Campaign

August 29

Battle of Groveton

August 30

Bull Run

September 6-22

Maryland Campaign. Attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

September 19-20

Shepherdstown Ford

October

At Sharpsburg. Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

October 29-November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va.

December 11-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

December

At Falmouth, Va.

1863

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

May

Attached to 2nd Regular Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac

June

Attached to 2nd Brigade, Horse Artillery, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac

June 11-July 24

Gettysburg Campaign

June 17

Aldie

June 19

Middleburg

June 21

Upperville

June 21

Ashby's Gap

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

July 14

Near Harper's Ferry

July 16

Shepherdstown

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

1864

February 28-March 1

Custer's Raid into Albemarle County

February 29

Near Charlottesville

March 1

Stannardsville

May 4-June 8

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-21

Spotsylvania

May 21

Milford Station

May 23

Chesterfield

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

May 31

Mechump's Creek

June 1-5

Cold Harbor

June 3

Sharp's Farm

June 18

Moved to Washington, D.C.

June

Garrison duty at Forts Willard and Strong, Defenses of Washington, D.C. until end of war. Assigned to 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps

July

Assigned to 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps