Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Pennsylvania Volunteers., Battery “D,” 1st Pennsylvania Regiment Light Artillery (43rd Volunteers).

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Battery “D,” 1st Pennsylvania Regiment Light Artillery (43rd Volunteers).

Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861.

Moved to Washington, D. C., August, 1861.

Attached to Buell's Division, Army of the Potomac, October, 1861, to March, 1862.

Artillery, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1862.

Artillery, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.

Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, to June, 1863.

Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, D. C., to August, 1863.

Unattached, Artillery, Dept. West Virginia, to December, 1863.

1st Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia, to January, 1864.

Wheaton's Brigade, Dept. West Virginia, to April, 1864.

[1573] Artillery Brigade, Dept. West Virginia, to January, 1865.

1st Separate Brigade, Dept. West Virginia, to May, 1865.

2nd Infantry Division, West Virginia, to June, 1865.

Service.

Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862.

Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula March.

Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4.

Battle of Williamsburg May 5.

Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1.

Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.

James River Road near Fair Oaks June 29.

Charles City Cross Roads June 29.

Malvern Hill July 1.

At Harrison's Landing till August 16.

Movement to join Pope August 16-26.

Sulphur Springs August 26.

Maryland Campaign September.

Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17 (Reserve).

Duty in Maryland till October 29.

Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19.

Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.

“Mud March” January 20-24, 1863.

At Falmouth till April.

Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.

Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2.

Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3.

Salem Heights May 3-4.

Banks' Ford May 4.

Ordered to Washington, D. C., June, and duty at Camp Barry till August.

Ordered to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., and duty there till August, 1864.

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to November.

Berryville September 3.

Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19.

Fisher's Hill September 22.

Battle of Cedar Creek October 19.

Duty at Maryland Heights and in Dept. of West Virginia till June, 1865.

Mustered out June 30, 1865.

Lost during service 11 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 18 Enlisted men by disease. Total 30.

1908.

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Battery “D,” 1st Pennsylvania Regiment Light Artillery (43rd Volunteers).

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