7th Maine Light Artillery Battery ("Battery G")

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Augusta and mustered in December 30, 1863. Left State for Washington, D.C., February 1, 1864. Duty at Camp Barry until April 25. Attached to 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 9th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--

• 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 10, 1864 - Combat at Ny River, Virginia
    • May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
  • May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
    • May 24, 1864 - Combat at Ox Ford, 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

Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Ream's Station August 25. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Pegram's Farm October 2. Garrison, Fort Welsh, until November 30, and Fort Sedgwick (Fort Hell) and Battery 21 until April 3, 1865. Assault on and capture of Petersburg April. 2-3. Pursuit of Lee April 4-9. At Farmville April 10-20. Moved to Washington, D.C., April 20-28, and camp near Fairfax Seminary to June 5. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Augusta, Me., June 5-8, and mustered out June 21, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Battery lost during service 13 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 27 Enlisted men by disease. Total 40.

Legacy

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 941, 1218)