The Civil War in the East

2nd United States Artillery, Battery G

 

The battery is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to Battery G of the 2nd United States Artillery at Gettysburg

1861

May

At Washington, D.C.

June

Attached to Davies' Brigade, Miles' Division, McDowell's Army, Northeast Virginia

July 16-21

Advance on Manassas, Va.

July 17

Near Fairfax Court House

July 21

Battle of Bull Run

August

Duty in the Defenses of Washington attached to Kearney's Brigade, Division of the Potomac

October

Attached to Artillery, Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac

1862

January

Attached to Artillery, Heintzelman's Division, Army of the Potomac

March

Moved to Virginia Peninsula. Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown

May 4

Near Williamsburg

May 5

Battle of Williamsburg

May 31-June 1

Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

June 25

Oak Grove

June 30

Glendale

July 1

Malvern Hill

July

At Harrison's Landing

August 16-24

Moved to Alexandria, Va. Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 6-22

Maryland Campaign. Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

October 30-
November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

February

At Falmouth

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

April 29-May 2

Operations at Franklin's Crossing

May 3

Battle of Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg

May 3-4

Salem Heights

May

Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

Commanded by Lieutenant John H. Butler, the battery brought 113 men and six 12 Pounders to the field and lost no casualtes.

 

From the monument:
"July 2. Arrived in the afternoon with the Corps and held in reserve.


July 3. Brought up to Ziegler's Grove in rear of Third Division Second Corps on repulse of Longstreet's Assault."

August

Attached to 2nd Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac

September 13-17

Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan

September 13

Culpeper-Court House

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 27

New Hope Church

1864

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan, Barnett's Ford

May 4-June 2

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Wilderness

May 8-21

Spotsylvania Court House

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

May 31-June 2

Cold Harbor

June 2

Dismounted and ordered to Washington, D.C.

June

Duty in the Defenses of Washington attached to 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps until August, 1865.