5th United States Artillery / Battery D

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as:
  • the West Point Battery
  • Griffin's Battery

Attached to Porter's Division, Army Potomac, October, 1861, to March, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps, to December, 1863. Camp Barry, Washington, D.C., 22nd Army Corps, to March, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps, to November, 1864. Consolidated with Battery "G" November, 1864. Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac, to June, 1865. Dept. of Washington, D.C., 22nd Army Corps, to ?.

SERVICE.--

• June 10-July 7, 1861 - Expedition to Rockville, Maryland
  • June 18, 1861 - Skirmish near Edward's Ferry, Maryland (section)
• Duty in the Defenses of Washington until March, 1862.
• Lewinsville, Va., September 11, 1861.
• Reconnaissance to Lewinsville September 25.
• October 21-22, 1861 - Skirmishes near Edward's Ferry, Maryland
• Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula March, 1862.
• March 17-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
  • Howard's Mills April 4.
  • Warwick Road April 5.
  • April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
  • May 27-29, 1862 - Operations about Hanover Court House, Virginia
    • May 27, 1862 - Engagement at Hanover Court House, Virginia
  • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
    • June 26, 1862 - Engagement at Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia
    • June 27, 1862 - Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
    • June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Turkey Bridge, Virginia
    • July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
• At Harrison's Landing until August 16.
• Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria August 16-23.
• September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
  • September 19, 1862 - Actions at Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown/Blackford's/Boteler's Fords, Maryland
• October 16-17, 1862 - Reconnoissance from Sharpsburg, Maryland to Smithfield, West Virginia
• Kearneysville and Shepherdstown October 16-17.
• Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
• Expedition from Potomac Creek to Richards and Ellis Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-30.
• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
• Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
• Rappahannock Station November 7.
• Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
• At Camp Barry, Washington, D.C., until March, 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
  • May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
  • May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
  • June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
    • June 1-3, 1864 - Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia

Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Weldon Railroad August 18-21, 1864. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865. Junction of Quaker and Boydton Roads and Lewis' Farm March 29. White Oak Road March 31. Battle of Five Forks April 1. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23. Duty at Washington, D.C., until ?.

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source

Source	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer	None listed	None
Fox	None listed	Fox lists this unit as 4th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Regular Army Light Artillery Companies) but offers no specific numbers for these commands
WotRWiki Statistics	0 troops killed Includes 0 troops mortally wounded Includes 0 troops killed by disease All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!

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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, 759, 761, 828, 897, 900, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 938, 939, 940, 941, 1707)
• Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 7)