Organized at Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in September 10,
1861. Moved to Camp Dennison, Ohio, January 1, 1862, and to St. Louis, Mo.,
February 9; thence to Cairo, Ill., and to Paducah, Ky., February 13. Attached
to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee to April, 1862. Artillery,
1st Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division,
District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. Artillery, District of Jackson,
Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862.
Artillery, District of Jackson, Tenn., 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. Artillery,
3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1863. District of Corinth, Miss., 2nd
Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1864. Artillery, 4th Division, 16th Army
Corps, to September, 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to
November, 1864. Artillery Post, Nashville, Tenn., to November, 1864. Artillery,
7th Division, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to
February, 1865. Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to June,
1865. Dept. of Mississippi to July, 1865.
SERVICE. – Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862. Advance
on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. March to Jackson, Tenn., and
duty there till June 2, 1863. Moved to Corinth, Miss., and duty there till
November 2, 1863. Moved to Lynnville, Tenn., and duty there till March 13,
1864. Reenlisted January 1, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8,
1864. Demonstrations on Resaca May 8-13. Sugar Valley, near Resaca, May 9. Near
Resaca May 13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25.
Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope
Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against
Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Assault on Kenesaw Mountain June 27. Nickajack
Creek July 2-5. Ruff's Mills July 3-4. Chattahoochie River July 6-17. Battle of
Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on
Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy
Station September 2-6. Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 3-26. Ordered to
Nashville, Tenn., October 24. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of
Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Hollow Tree Gap and Franklin
December 17. West Harpeth River December 17. Richland Creek December 24. Sugar
Creek, Pulaski, December 25-26. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., thence to Eastport,
Miss, and duty there till February 6. Ordered to New Orleans, La.. and duty
there till April. Moved to Mobile Bay April 3-7. March to Greenville, Ala.,
April 18-22; thence to Eufala April 24-27, and to Montgomery May 5. March to
Columbus, Miss., May 11-21, and duty there till July 27. Mustered out August
11, 1865.
Battery lost during service 11 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 37 Enlisted men by disease. Total 49.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the 3, p. Rebellion, Part 1492
