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Battery “B,” 1st United States Artillery

Stationed at Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, January, 1861, to June, 1862.

Attached to District Key West, Florida, Dept. South. January to June, 1862.

District Beaufort, S. C., Dept. South, to September, 1862.

District of Beaufort, S. C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. South, to March, 1863.

District Hilton Head, S. C., 10th Corps, to July, 1863.

Morris Island, S. C., 10th Corps, to September, 1863.

Folly Island, S. C., Gordon's Division, 10th Corps, to January, 1864.

District Hilton Head, S. C., 10th Corps, to February, 1864.

Light Brigade, District Forida, Dept. South, to April, 1864.

2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, to May, 1864.

Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Corps, to June, 1864.

Kautz's Cavalry Division, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to July, 1864.

Artillery Brigade, 18th Corps, to December, 1864.

Artillery Brigade, 24th Army Corps, to August, 1865.

Service.

Duty at Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, till June, 1862.

Moved to Hilton Head, S. C., thence to Beaufort, S. C., June 18-21, and duty there till March 20, 1863.

Expedition to destroy Charleston & Savannah Railroad October 21-24.

Battle of Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22.

Moved to Hilton Head, S. C., March 20.

Expedition against Charleston, S. C., April 5-13.

Siege operations from Folly Island, S. C., against Morris Island, S. C., May to July.

Attack on Morris Island July 10.

Siege operations against Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, and against Fort Sumpter and Charleston, S. C., July 11-September 7.

Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg September 7.

Moved to Folly Island, and duty there till November 26.

Moved to Kiowah Island November 26.

Thence to Hilton Head, S. C., January 24, 1864.

Expedition to Florida February 5-7.

Capture of Jacksonville February 7.

Expedition from Jacksonville to Lake City, Florida, April 7-22.

Ten Mile Run, near Camp Finnegan, February 8.

Barber's Place February 10.

Lake City February 11.

Battle of Olustee February 20.

McGirt's Creek, Cedar Creek, March 1.

Cedar Run April 2.

Moved to Gloucester Point, Va., April 25-May 4.

Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 5-28.

Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16.

Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16.

Bermuda Hundred May 20-21.

Duty in trenches at Bermuda Hundred till May 28.

Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 28-June 1.

Cold Harbor June 1-12.

Before Petersburg June 15-19.

Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.

Wilson's Raid on Southside & Danville Railroad June 22-30.

Staunton River Bridge or Roanoke Station June 25.

Sappony Church or Stony Creek June 28-29.

Ream's Station June 29.

Duty at Point of Rocks, near Petersburg, till September.

Demonstration on north side of the James September 28-30.

Battle of Chaffin's Farm September 28-30.

Johnson's Farm, Darbytown Road, October 7.

Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28.

In trenches north of the James till March, 1865.

Appomattox Campaign March 27-April 9.

Hatcher's Run March 29-April 2.

Fall of Petersburg April 2.

Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.

Rice's Station April 6.

Appomattox Court House April 9.

Surrender of Lee and his army.

Duty at Richmond, Va., till October, 1865.

Dismounted and ordered to Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor.

1908.

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