1st United States Artillery / Battery M

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Regimental History and Service Record

Stationed at Fort Brown, Texas, until March, 1861. At Fort Jefferson, Fla., March 24, 1861, to June 16, 1862. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., June 16-20; thence to Beaufort, S.C., June 21. Attached to District of Beaufort, S.C., Dept. of the South, to September, 1862. United States Forces, Port Royal Island, S.C., 10th Corps, Dept. of the South, to November, 1863. United States Forces, Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to February, 1864. Artillery, District of Florida to April, 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, to May, 1864. Artillery, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, to August, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Corps, to December, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 25th Army Corps, to May, 1865. Dept. of Texas to December, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at Beaufort, S.C., until November, 1863. Expedition to Pocotaligo, S.C., October 21-23, 1862. Action at Frampton's Plantation, Pocotaligo, October 22. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., November, 1863, and duty there until February, 1864. Expedition to Jacksonville, Fla., February 5-7, Occupation of Jacksonville February 7. Expedition from Jacksonville to Lake City, Fla., February 7-22. Battle of Olustee February 20. Duty in District of Florida until April. Moved to Gloucester Point, Va., April 26-May 5. Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 5-28. Wier Bottom Church May 9. Proctor's Creek May 10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Front May 16-June 16. Green Plains May 20. Attack on Redoubt Dutton June 2. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Duty on the Bermuda front June 16 to August 28, 1864. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 29-30. Darbytown Road October 7. Duty at New York during presidential election of 1864 November 2-17. Return to Army of the James November 17-22. Duty in trenches before Richmond until March 27, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 27-April 9. Hatcher's Run March 28-April 2. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At City Point until June 7. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 7-July 1. At Brownsville until December, Moved to New Orleans, thence to New York December 31, 1861, to January 15, 1866.

1st Regiment Artillery lost during service 6 Officers and 75 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 116 Enlisted men by disease. Total 175.

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