The Civil War in the East

2nd United States Artillery, Battery M

 

The battery is honored by a monument at Gettysburg

Monument to Battery M, 2nd United States Artillery at Gettysburg

1861

January

In Texas

April

Moved to New York, then to Fort Pickens, Fla.

June

Ordered to Washington, D.C. Attached to Richardson's Brigade, Tyler's Division, McDowell's Army, Northeast Virginia

July 16-21

Advance on Manassas, Va.

July 17

Occupation of Fairfax Court House

July 21

Battle of Bull Run

August

Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Franklin's Brigade, Division of the Potomac

October

Attached to Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac

1862

March

Moved to the Virginia Peninsula. Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac

April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown

May 4

Near Williamsburg

May

Attached to 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

May 27

Hanover Court House

May 27-29

Operations about Hanover Court House

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

July 1

Malvern Hill

July-August

At Harrison's Landing

August 5

Action at Malvern Hill

August 16-23

Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria

September 6-22

Maryland Campaign. Attached to Artillery, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac

September 7

Poolesville, Md.

September 9

Barnesville

September 9

Monocacy Church

September 10-11

Sugar Loaf Mountain

September 12

Frederick

September 13

Catoctin Mountain

September 16-17

Antietam

September 19

Shepherdstown Ford

October 1

Shepherdstown and Martinsburg

October 9-12

Pursuit of Stuart into Pennsylvania

October 12

Mouth of Monocacy and White's Ford

November 1

Philomont

November 2-3

Union, Bloomfield and Upperville

November 5

Barbee's Cross Roads

November 7

Waterloo Bridge

November 10

Corbin's Cross Roads, near Amissville

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

1863

February

Attached to Reserve Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 9

Stevensburg

June

Attached to 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac

June 9

Brandy Station or Fleetwood and Beverly Ford

June 21

Upperville

June 30

Hanover, Pa.

July 1-3

Gettysburg

The battery was commanded by Lieutenant A.C.M. Pennington and brought six 3" Rifles to the field, losing one officer wounded.

 

From the monument::
"July 2. Engaged with the Confederates at Hunterstown

July 3. Engaged in Brig. General Custer's Brigade with Major General J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate Cavalry on the right of the Union Army"

July 2

Hunterstown

July 5

Smithburg

July 6

Williamsport and Hagerstown

July 8

Boonsboro

July 12-13

Hagerstown

July 14

Williamsport and Falling Waters

September 13-17

Advance to the Rapidan

September 21-23

Reconnaissance across the Rapidan

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 10

James City, Bethesda Church and near Culpeper

October 11

Morton's Ford, Brandy Station; Near Warrenton, White Sulphur Springs

October 17-18

Groveton

October 19

Gainesville, Buckland's Mills and Catlett's Station

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 26

Morton's Ford

1864

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-6

Todd's Tavern

May 6-7

Wilderness

May 8

Alsop's Farm

May 9-24

Sheridan's Raid to the James River

May 9-10

Beaver Dam Station

May 11

Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern

May 12

Brook Church or Richmond fortifications

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 27

Demonstration on Little River, Hanovertown

May 28

Haw's Shop

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-7

Cold Harbor

June 7-24

Sheridan's Trevillian Raid

June 11-12

Trevillian Station

June 12

Mallory's Cross Roads

June 21

Black Creek or Tunstall Station and White House or St. Peter's Church

June 29-August 5

Siege of Petersburg

August 7-
November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Horse Artillery, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division

August 17

Winchester

August 25

Near Kearneysville

September 18

Abraham's Creek, near Winchester

September 19

Battle of Opequan, Winchester

September 20

Near Cedarville

September 21

Front Royal

September 22

Milford

September 29

Waynesboro

October 8-9

Tom's Brook

December 19-22

Expedition to Lacey's Springs.Attached to Reserve Horse Artillery, Army of the Shenandoah

1865

February 27-
March 25

Sheridan's Expedition from Winchester

March 2

Occupation of Staunton and action at Waynesboro

March 28-April 12

Appomattox Campaign

March 30-31

Dinwiddie Court House

April 1

Five Forks

April

Moved to Washington, D.C., and duty there attached to Horse Artillery Brigade, 22nd Army Corps

August

Moved to Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md.