Organized at St.
Louis, Mo., September 25, 1861. Attached to Dept. of Missouri to January, 1862.
Army of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to March, 1862. Artillery 1st
Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to May, 1862. Artillery 3rd Division,
Army of Southwest Missouri, to July, 1862. Artillery District of Eastern
Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1862. District of Southeast Missouri,
Dept. of Missouri, to December.
SERVICE.—Duty at St.
Louis and Rolla, Mo., till January, 1862. Curtis' Campaign against Price in
Missouri and Arkansas January to March, 1862. Advance on Springfield February
2-12. Pursuit of Price into Arkansas February 14-24. Battles of Pea Ridge,
Ark., March 6-8. March to Batesville April 5-May 3. Searcy Landing, Little Red
River, May 19. March to Helena, Ark., May 25-July 14, and duty there till
October. Expedition from Helena to mouth of White River August 5-8. Moved to
Ironton and Pilot Knob, Mo., October 1, and duty in Southeastern Missouri till
December. Assigned to 1st Missouri Light Artillery as Battery "B"
December, 1862, which see.
