Washington (South Carolina) Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

June 1861 - Organized
? - Mustered in Confederate Service
March 29, 1862 - Edisto Island [one section] - Edisto Island
June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
August 28-30, 1862 - Bull Run
September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
October 9-12, 1862 - Stuart's Expedition into Maryland and Pennsylvania [one section]
December 13, 1862 - Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
May 1-4, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
June 9, 1863 - Brandy Station
June 14-15, 1863 - 2nd Winchester
June 19, 1863 - Middleburg
June 21, 1863 - Upperville
June 30, 1863 - Hanover
July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Armed with three Blakeley Rifles
July 5, 1863 - Williamsport
October 9-23, 1863 - The Bristoe Campaign
November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
May 23-26, 1864 - North Anna River
June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
October 1, 1864 - Vaughan Road
December 28, 1864 - Armed with four 3" Rifles
February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
- April 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina

DESIGNATIONS

Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 3rd Military District (April-June 1862)
Army of Northern Virginia / Magruder's Command / D.R. Jones' Division / Gernett's Artillery Battalion (June-July 1862)
Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / D.R. Jones' Division / Semmes' Brigade (July 1862)
Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Division / Horse Artillery Battalion (August 1862-September 1863)
Army of Northern Virginia / Cavalry Corps / Horse Artillery / Chew's Battalion (September 1863-January 1865)
Hampton's Cavalry Command / Butler's Division / Artillery (February-April 1865)
Army of Tennessee / Hampton's Cavalry Command / Butler's Division / Artillery (April 1865)

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Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 20, 36-37)