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1st United States Regiment Artillery

Battery “a,” 1st Artillery

Stationed at Fortress Monroe, Va., January, 1861.

Fort Pickens and Pensacola, Florida, Dept. of the South, June, 1861, to September, 1862.

Defenses of New Orleans, La., Dept. Gulf, to February, 1863.

Artillery, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. Gulf, to August, 1863.

Defenses of New Orleans, La., to January, 1864.

Artillery, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. Gulf, to August, 1864.

Service.

Embarked on Steamer “Brooklyn” for Fort Pickens, Florida, January 24, 1861, arriving in Pensacola Harbor February 6.

Garrison duty at Fort Pickens till May, 1862.

Action on Santa Rosa Island October 9, 1861.

Bombardment of Forts McRae and Barrancas, Pensacola Harbor, November 22-23, 1861, and January 1, 1862.

Capture of Forts McRae and Barrancas May 9.

Moved to Pensacola May 13, and duty there till August.

Moved to New Orleans, La., August 30-September 3, and duty in the defenses of that city till January, 1863.

Expedition up Bayou Teche January 11-18.

Engagement with Steamer “Cotton” January 14.

Moved to Baton Rouge, La.

Expedition against Port Hudson March 7-27.

Operations in Western Louisiana April 9-May 14.

Teche Campaign April 11-20.

Fort Bisland, near Centreville, April 12-13.

Jeanerette April 14.

Vermillion Bayou April 17.

Expedition to Alexandria and Simsport May 5-16.

Moved to Port Hudson May 18-23.

Siege of Port Hudson May 24-July 9.

Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14.

Surrender of Port Hudson July 9.

Moved to Donaldsonville July 13, thence to Baton Rouge, La., August 2.

Sabine Pass (Texas) Expedition September 2-12.

Duty at New Orleans, La., till January, 1864.

Expedition to Madisonville January 3.

Garrison duty at New Orleans till July.

Moved to New York July 27-August 3, thence to Washington, D. C.

Consolidated with Battery “F,” 1st Artillery, and remounted.

Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., 22nd Corps, till September, 1865, when resumed separate organization.

1908.

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