1861 |
January |
At Fortress Monroe, Va. |
April |
Attached to Dept. of Virginia |
June 10 |
Action at Big Bethel, Va. |
August 28-29 |
Capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark, Hatteras Inlet, N. C. |
September |
Moved to Washington, D.C. Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
1862 |
March |
Moved to the Virginia Peninsula. |
April 5-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown |
May 4 |
Near Williamsburg |
May 9 |
Sistersville, New Kent Court House |
May |
Consolidated with Battery "L" 2nd Artillery and attached to 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 30 |
Turkey Bridge |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July |
At Harrison's Landing |
August 16-24 |
Moved to Fortress Monroe, thenc to Alexandria |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign. Attached to Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac |
September 10-11 |
Sugar Loaf Mountain |
September 12 |
Frederick, Md. |
September 13 |
Catoctin Mountain |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam |
September 19 |
Shepherdstown Ford |
November 4 |
Markham Station |
November 6 |
Warrenton |
November |
Attached to Averill's Cavalry Brigade, Right Grand Division, Army of the Potomac |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 |
February |
Attached to 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac |
April 27-May 8 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 8 |
Stoneman's Raid |
June |
Attached to 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac |
June 9 |
Brandy Station or Fleetwood and Beverly Ford |
July 1-3 |
Gettysburg
Commanded by Lieutenant Edward Heaton, the battery brought six 3 inch Rifles to the field.
From the monument in Gettysburg on Pleasonton Avenue:
July 2. Arrived near the battlefield at 5:30 a.m. and reported to Major General Alfred Pleasonton who ordered the Battery be held in reserve until near dark when it was moved back two miles on the Baltimore Pike for the night.
July 3. Moved to the front and was ordered to the position occupied the day before but being subject to the severe artillery fire the Battery was ordered to retire out of range and there remained until the close of battle.
From the monument in Gettysburg on Granite Schoolhouse Lane:
July 2 Arrived at 5.30 A.M. In reserve during the day and at night withdrew two miles on the Baltimore Pike.
July 3 Advanced to former position in the morning and ordered to the Reserve Artillery and for a time exposed to a severe fire. In the evening was withdrawn to the position of the previous night. |
August 1-4 |
Brandy Station |
September 13-17 |
Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
October 10 |
Raccoon Ford |
October 11 |
Morton's Ford, Stevensburg, and Kelly's Ford |
October 11-12 |
Brandy Station or Fleetwood |
October 15 |
Oak Hill |
November 7-9 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
November 27 |
New Hope Church |
May 4-June 12 |
Rapidan Campaign |
1864 |
May 5-7 |
Wilderness |
May 6 |
Brock Road and the Furnaces |
May 7-8 |
Todd's Tavern |
May 9-24 |
Sheridan's Raid to the James River |
May 11 |
Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern |
May 12 |
Brook Church or Richmond fortifications |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 27 |
Hanovertown |
May 28 |
Crump's Creek and Haw's Shop |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-7 |
Cold Harbor |
June 16-August 5 |
Siege of Petersburg |
July 27-29 |
Deep Bottom |
August 7-November 28 |
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign |
August 11 |
Tell Gate, near White Post, and near Newtown |
August 16 |
Cedarville, Guard Hill or Front Royal |
September 19 |
Battle of Opequan, Winchester |
September 20 |
Near Cedarville |
September 21 |
Front Royal |
September 22 |
Milford |
September 29 |
Waynesboro |
October 8-9 |
Tom's Brook |
October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
December |
Attached to Reserve Artillery, Middle Military Division |
December 19-22 |
Expedition to Lacey Springs |
1865 |
January |
Duty in the Shenandoah Valley |
April |
Duty at Washington, D.C. attached to Horse Artillery Brigade, 22nd Corps until August |
