1st United States Artillery, Battery B

United States Regiments & Batteries * U.S. Regulars

1861
January Stationed at Fort Taylor, Key West, Fla. Attached to District Key West, Fla., Dept. South
June 18-21 Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., then to Beaufort, S.C. Attached to District Beaufort, S.C., Dept. South
September Attached to District of Beaufort, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. South
October 21-24 Expedition to destroy Charleston & Savannah Railroad
October 22

Battle of Pocotaligo, S.C.
1862
At Hilton Head, S.C.
1863
March 20 Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. Attached to District Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps
April 5-13 Expedition against Charleston, S.C.
May Siege operations from Folly Island, S.C., against Morris Island, S.C.
July 10

Attack on Morris Island.

Assigned to Morris Island, S.C., 10th Corps
July 11 Siege operations against Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, and against Fort Sumter and Charleston, S.C.
September 7 Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg. Moved to Folly Island, and duty there attached to Folly Island, S.C., Gordon’s Division, 10th Corps.
November 26 Moved to Kiowah Island
1864
January 24 Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. Attached to District Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps.
February 5-7

Expedition to Florida.

Attached to Light Brigade, District Florida, Dept. South.
February 7

Capture of Jacksonville
February 7-22 Expedition from Jacksonville to Lake City, Fla.
February 8

Ten Mile Run, near Camp Finnegan
February 10 Barber’s Place
February 11 Lake City
February 20

Battle of Olustee
March 1 McGirt’s Creek, Cedar Creek
April 2 Cedar Run
April 25-May 4 Moved to Gloucester Point, Va. Attached to 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James.
May Attached to Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Corps
May 5-28 Butler’s operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond
May 12-16 Operations against Fort Darling
May 14-16
Battle of Drury’s Bluff
May 20-21
Bermuda Hundred
May 22 Duty in trenches at Bermuda Hundred
May 28-June 1 Moved to White House, then to Cold Harbor
June 1-12

Battle of Cold Harbor

June Attached to Kautz’s Cavalry Division, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina
June 15-19

First Assault on Petersburg
June 16 Begin siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond
June 22-30 Wilson’s Raid on Southside & Danville Railroad
June 25 Staunton River Bridge or Roanoke Station
June 28-29 Sappony Church or Stony Creek
June 29

Ream’s Station
July Duty at Point of Rocks, near Petersburg. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 18th Corps.
September 28-30
Demonstration on north side of the James; Battle of Chaffin’s Farm
October 7
Johnson’s Farm, Darbytown Road
October 27-28
Battle of Fair Oaks
November In trenches north of the James
December Atached to Artillery Brigade, 24th Army Corps
1865
March 27-April 9

Appomattox Campaign
March 29-April 2

Battle of Hatcher’s Run
April 2

Fall of Petersburg
April 3-9 Pursuit of Lee
April 6 Rice’s Station
April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.
April Duty at Richmond, Va.
October Dismounted and ordered to Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor.