2nd United States Artillery / Battery L
Regimental History and Service Record
At Fortress Monroe, Va., January, 1861. Attached to Dept. of Virginia to September, 1861. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. Consolidated with Battery "B" May, 1862, and attached to 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1862. Artillery, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1862. Averill's Cavalry Brigade, Right Grand Division, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1864. Horse Artillery, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to December, 1864. Reserve Horse Artillery, Army of the Shenandoah, to April, 1865. Horse Artillery Brigade, 22nd Army Corps, to August, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Fortress Monroe, Va., until September, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D.C., and duty there until March, 1862. Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula. Peninsula Campaign April to August.
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria August 16-24.
- September 3-20, 1862 -
The Maryland Campaign
- Markham Station November 4.
- Warrenton November 6.
- Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.
- April 27-May 6, 1863 -
The Chancellorsville Campaign
Stoneman's Raid April 29-May 6. Brandy Station or Fleetwood and Beverly Ford June 9. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Brandy Station August 1-4. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Raccoon Ford October 10. Morton's Ford, Stevensburg, and Kelly's Ford October 11. Brandy Station or Fleetwood October 11-12. Oak Hill October 15. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
- Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
- New Hope Church November 27.
- 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
[2] - May 26-28, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
- May 27, 1864 -
Action at Hanovertown, Virginia
- Crump's Creek and Haw's Shop May 28.
- May 27, 1864 -
- May 28-31, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
- June 1-7, 1864 -
Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
- May 5-7, 1864 -
- Siege of Petersburg June 16-August 5.
- July 12, 1864 -
Action at Fort Stevens, District of Columbia
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Toll Gate, near White Post, and near Newtown August 11. Cedarville, Guard Hill or Front Royal August 16. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Near Cedarville September 20. Front Royal September 21.
Waynesboro September 29. Tom's Brook October 8-9. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Expedition to Lacey Springs December 19-22. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until April, 1865, and at Washington, D.C., until August. Moved to Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., August, 1865.
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Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 758, 760, 761, 902, 904, 905, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 939, 940, 941, 953, 990, 1699-1700)
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