Organized at Camp Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in October 29,
1862. Moved to Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 31, 1862, arriving there February
8, 1863. Attached to 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to
October, 1863. 1st Division, Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Cumberland, to
November, 1863. Artillery, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the
Cumberland, to December, 1863. Garrison Artillery, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of
the Cumberland, to November, 1864. Garrison Artillery, at Nashville, Tenn.,
Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. Garrison Artillery, at Chattanooga,
Tenn., till July, 1865.
SERVICE. – Duty at Murfreesboro, Tenn., till June, 1863. Middle Tennessee
(or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Liberty Gap June 24-27. Chickamauga
(Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20.
Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Attached to Garrison
Artillery at Chattanooga till June, 1864. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign
November 23-27, 1863. Engaged in repelling attacks of Rebel Cavalry under
Forest and Wheeler on the flanks of Sherman's army during the Atlanta (Ga.)
Campaign. Action at Dalton. Ga., August 14-16. March to Alpine, Ga., September
4-20, thence march to Pulaski, Tenn. Surrender of Dalton October 13 (Section).
Nashville Campaign November-December. In front of Columbia, Duck River,
November 24-27. Spring Hill and Thompson's Station November 29. Battle of Franklin
November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the
Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., and garrison duty
there till July 2, 1865. Mustered out July 19, 1865.
Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 5 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 17 Enlisted men by disease. Total 24.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the 3, p. Rebellion, Part 1494
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