2nd Maryland Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

October 1861 - Organized at Richmond, Virginia
- ? - Mustered in Confederate Service
May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign
May 23, 1862 - Front Royal
May 25, 1862 - 1st Winchester
June 6, 1862 - Harrisonburg
June 8, 1862 - Cross Keys
June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 - Gaines' Mill
- July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
August-September 1862 - Armed with one 3" Rifle, one 12-lb. Howitzer, and two Blakely Rifles
August 21, 1862 - Cunningham's Ford
August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
September 12-15, 1862 - Harpers Ferry
September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
June 1863 - Converted to Horse Artillery
July 21, 1863 - Millville
June 30, 1863 - Harrisburg
July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Armed with four 10-lb. Parrotts
October 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
May 11, 1864 - Yellow Tavern
October 8, 1864 - Maurytown
- Four guns were captured here
October 9, 1864 - Tom's Brook
October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered

DESIGNATIONS

Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / E.K. Smith's/Ewell's Division / Elzey's Brigade (January-March 1862)
Department of Northern Virginia / Ewell's Division / Elzey's Brigade (March-May 1862)
Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Ewell's Division / Maryland Line (May-June 1862)
Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's Division / Maryland Line (June-July 1862)
Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's Division / Artillery Battalion (June-July 1862)
Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Jackson's Division / Artillery Battalion (August-November 1862)
Department of Northern Virginia / Maryland Line (November 1862-June 1863)
Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Division / Horse Artillery Battalion (June-November 1863)
Department of Richmond / Maryland Line (November 1863-May 1864)
Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Corps / Horse Artillery / Breathed's Battalion (May-June 1864)
Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District Lomax's Cavalry Division / Horse Artillery Battalion (June 1864-March 1865)
Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Corps / Horse Artillery / Breathed's Battalion (March-April 1865)

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Goldsborough, William Worthington. The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. Middle Atlantic States Historical Publications Series, no. 19.
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 54-55, 57)