The Civil War in the East

1st United States Artillery, Battery F

 

1861

January

Stationed at Fort Duncan, Eagle Pass, Texas

April-May

Garrison Fort Taylor, Fla

May 24

Moved to Fort Pickens, Fla.

November 22-23

Bombardment of Forts McRae and Barrancas, Pensacola Harbor, Fla.

1862

January 1

Bombardment of Forts McRae and Barrancas, Pensacola Harbor, Fla.

May 9

Capture of Forts McRae and Barrancas

May 13

Moved to Pensacola, Fla. Attached to District Fort Pickens and Pensacola, Fla., Dept. of the South

August 30-September 3

Moved to New Orleans, La. and duty in the defenses of the city. Attached to Defenses New Orleans, La., Dept. Gulf.

1863

January

Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. Gulf

February

Moved to Baton Rouge, La.

March 7-27

Expedition to Port Hudson, La.

April 2-7

Moved to Brashear City

April 9-May 14

Operations in Western Louisiana

April 11-20

Teche Campaign

April 12-13

Fort Bisland

April 14

Jeannette

April 17

Vermillion Bayou

April 17-21

Expedition from St. Martinsville to Breux Bridge and Opelousas

May 5-16

Expedition to Alexandria and Simsport

May 18-23

Moved to Port Hudson, La.

May 24-July 9

Siege of Port Hudson

May 27

Assault on Port Hudson

June 14

Second Assault on Port Hudson

July 9

Surrender of Port Hudson

July 13-August 2

Moved to Baton Rouge

September 4-12

Sabine Pass Expedition

October 3-November 17

Western Louisiana ("Teche") Campaign

November-

At New Iberia

December

Moved to New Orleans and duty there

1864

March

Red River Campaign. Assigned to Artillery, Cavalry Division, Dept. Gulf

March 30-April 3

Moved to Alexandria on Red River

May 13-22

Retreat to Morganza with Lucas' Cavalry Brigade

May 15

Marksville

May 16

Avoyelle's Prairie, Mansura

May

At Morganza

May 30-June 5

Expedition from Morganza to the Atchafalaya

July 27-August 3

Moved to New Orleans, then to New York

August 5

To Washington, D.C.

August

Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., 22nd Army Corps

1865

October

Moved to Fort Trumball, Conn.