The Civil War in the East

4th United States Artillery, Battery E

 

Battery E is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to Battery E, 4th United States Artillery at Gettysburg

1861

April

Organized at Camp Monroe, Ohio, and Joined Rosecrans in West Virginia. Duty in West Virginia attached to 2nd Brigade, Army of Occupation, West Virginia.

September

Attached to Scammon's Brigade, Dept. of West Virginia

October

Attached to Kelly's Command, Railroad District, West Virginia

1862

January

Attached to Artillery, Lander's Division, Army of the Potomac

March

Attached to Artillery, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps

March 7-12

Advance on Winchester, Va.

March 23

Battle of Winchester

April 17

Occupation of Mt. Jackson. Attached to Artillery, Shields' Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah

May 10-21

March to Fredericksburg. Attached to Dept. of the Rappahannock

May 25-30

Return to Front Royal

June 8-9

Battle of Port Republic

June

Attached to 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia

August 16-September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia

August 20-23

Fords of the Rappahannock

August 27

Bristoe Station

September

Attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 6-22

Maryland Campaign

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

October 16-17

Reconnaissance to Charlestown

October 16

Charlestown

October 30-November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

February

Attached to Reserve Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac

April 14-15

Operations at Welford's, Kelly's and Beverly Fords

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May

Attached to 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac

June 9

Brandy Station and Beverly Ford

June 30

Hanover, Pa.

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The battery was commanded at Gettysburg by Lieutenant Samuel S. Elder. It brought four 3" rifles to the field, and lost one man killed.

July 4

Hunterstown, Pa.

July 8

Boonsboro, Md.

July 10-13

Hagerstown

July 14

Falling Waters

September 1-3

Expedition to Port Conway

September 13-17

Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan

September 13

Culpeper Court House

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 10

James City, Bethesda Church and near Culpeper

October 11

Brandy Station

October 14

Gainesville

October 17-18

Groveton

October 19

Gainesville, New Baltimore, Buckland's Mills and Haymarket

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

1864

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5

Craig's Meeting House

May 5-6

Todd's Tavern

May 6-7

Wilderness

May 9-24

Sheridan's Raid to the James River

May 9

North Anna River

May 11

Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern

May 12

Brook Church and fortifications of Richmond, Strawberry Hill

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 2

Totopotomoy

June 12

Long Bridge

June 13

Riddell's Shop and White Oak Swamp

June 16-August 5

Siege of Petersburg

June 22

Ream's Station

June 22-July 1

Wilson's Raid on Southside & Danville Railroad

June 23

Nottaway Court House

June 25

Staunton River Bridge

June 28-29

Sappony Church, Stony Creek

June 29

Ream's Station

August 7-
November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps (Horse Artillery Reserve), Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division

November 28-December 3

Expedition from Winchester into Faquier and Loudoun Counties

December 19-28

Expedition to Gordonsville

December 22

Liberty Mills

1865

February 27-
March 25

Sheridan's Raid from Winchester

March 2

Occupation of Staunton and action at Waynesboro

March 8

Duguidsville

March

Horse Artillery Reserve, attached to 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 30-31

Dinwiddie Court House

April 1

Five Forks

April 2

Scott's Cross Roads

April 4

Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond Creek

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 8

Appomattox Station

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 23-29

Expedition to Danville

May

Moved to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

May

Duty at Washington, D.C., until August attached to Horse Artillery Brigade, 22nd Army Corps