United States Regiments & Batteries > Delaware


“Nield’s Battery”

The 1st Delaware Battery lost 6 men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
August 30 Organized at Wilmington, Del.
September Ordered to Washington, D.C. Attached to Camp Barry, Defences of Washington, D.C. for duty in the Defences of Washington
1863
February Assigned to Camp Barry, Defences of Washington, 22nd Army Corps
April 18 Ordered to Norfolk, Va. and assigned to Artillery, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia
April 21-May 4 Siege of Norfolk
June 23-July 8. Dix’s Peninsula Campaign. Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps.
July 8 Ordered to Washington, D.C. and duty in the defences of that city. Assigned to Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps.
August At New York City, Dept. of the East
September 12 At Camp Barry, Light Artillery Camp of Instruction, Defences of Washington, 22nd Army Corps
1864
February Ordered to Department of the Gulf, and at New Orleans, Louisiana
March 2 Ordered to Franklin
March 10-
May 22

Red River Campaign

March 15-26 Advance from Franklin to Alexandria, La.
April 8

Battle of Sabine Cross Roads

April 9

Battle of Pleasant Hill (Reserve)

April 10-22 At Grand Ecore
April 23 Cane River Crossing
April 26-May 13 At Alexandria
May 13-20 Retreat to Morganza
May At Morganza
July Attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf
August Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf
October 16 Ordered to mouth of White River and duty there and at Morganza
November Assigned to Artillery, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi
December 11 Ordered to Arkansas and attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas for duty at mouth of White River and at Little Rock, Ark.,
1865
June 23 The 1st Delaware Battery mustered out
July 5 Discharged from service