1st United States Artillery / Battery K
Regimental History and Service Record
Stationed at Eagle Pass, Fort Duncan, Texas, January and February, 1861. Moved to Fort Taylor, Fla., and duty there until January, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C. Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to September, 1862. Reserve Artillery, 5th Army Corps, to December, 1862. Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army Potomac, to June, 1864. Camp Barry, D.C., to August, 1864. Horse Artillery, Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to December, 1864. Horse Artillery Reserve, Army Shenandoah, to April, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, Army Shenandoah.
SERVICE.--
- Moved to Virginia Peninsula March, 1862.
- March 17-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
- May 31-June 1, 1862 -
Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
- May 5, 1862 -
Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
- Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centerville August 16-28.
- Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 28-September 2.
- Battles of Groveton August 29;
- Bull Run August 30;
- Chantilly September 1.
- September 3-20, 1862 -
The Maryland Campaign
- Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 11-15.
- At Falmouth, Va., until April, 1863.
- April 27-May 6, 1863 -
The Chancellorsville Campaign
- May 1-5, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- May 1-5, 1863 -
- Brandy Station or Fleetwood and Beverly Ford June 9.
- Upperville June 21.
- June 11-August 1, 1863 -
The Gettysburg Campaign
[1]- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 6, 1863 -
Action at Williamsport, Maryland
- July 1-3, 1863 -
- Williamsburg July 6.
- July 6, 1863 -
Action at Hagerstown, Maryland
Brandy Station August 1-4. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-15. Culpeper Court House September 13. Robertson's Ford September 15. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Jeffersontown October 12-13. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Reconnaissance from Bealeton to Front Royal January 1-4, 1864.
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
[2] - May 26-28, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
[3] - May 28-31, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
- June 1-12, 1864 -
Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
[4]
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Ream's Station June 21. Wilson's Raid on Southside & Danville Railroad June 22-30. Nottaway Court House June 23. Sappony Church or Stony Creek June 28-29. Ream's Station June 29. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 12-14. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Near Kearneysville August 25. Leetown and Smithfield August 28. Smithfield Crossing, Opequan Creek, August 29. Savior's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 15. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 21.
Mt. Jackson September 23-24. Port Republic September 26-27. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Defenses of Washington and Shenandoah Valley until August, 1865.
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 760, 761, 762, 828, 897, 902, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 940, 941, 953, 1696)
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