United States Regiments & Batteries * U.S. Regulars
Battery H is honored by a monument at Gettysburg in the National Cemetery.
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1861
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| January | Stationed at Fort Sumter, S. C. |
| April 12-13 | Defense of Fort Sumter |
| April 13 | Evacuation of Fort Sumter |
| April 19 | Reached Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor |
| June 3 | Moved to Chambersburg, Pa. and attached to General Patterson’s Army, Department of Pennsylvania |
| August 26 | Ordered to Washington, D.C. |
| August 28 | Arrived Washington, D.C., having marched to Hagerstown and moved by rail via Harrisburg and Baltimore |
| October | Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. attached to Reserve Artillery, Army Potomac |
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1862
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| March | Moved to Virginia Peninsula and attached to 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Potomac |
| April 5-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown, Va |
| May 5 |
Battle of Williamsburg |
| May | Attached to 1st Regular Brigade, Artillery Reserve |
| 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 |
| August 16-23 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, then to Washington, D.C. |
| November 10-12 | Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
| December 11-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
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1863
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| February 5-7 | Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church |
| February-March | At Falmouth |
| April 14 | Rappahannock Bridge |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgCommanded by Lieutenant Chandler R. Eakin, the battery brought six 12 Pounders to the field and lost 1 enlisted man killed, Lieutenant Eakin and 7 enlisted men wounded and 1 man missing. Lieutenant Philip D. Mason took command when Lieutenant Eakin was severely wounded. From the monument: July 2. In position on Cemetery Hill facing the Emmitsburg Road. Engaged July 2nd and 3rd. |
| October 9-22 |
Bristoe CampaignAssigned to 3rd Brigade, Artillery Reserve. |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
| December | Attached to 2nd Brigade, Artillery Reserve |
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1864
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| March | Attached to Camp Barry, Defences of Washington |
| April 20 | Consolidated with Battery I and attached to 2nd Brigade, Horse Artillery |
| May 4-June 12 | Rapidan Campaign |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 23-26 | North Anna |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-7 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 7-24 | Sheridan’s Trevillian Raid |
| June 11-12 |
Trevillian Station |
| June 21 | Black Creek or Tunstall Station and White House or St. Peter’s Church |
| June 24 | St. Mary’s Church |
| June 29-July 27 | At Light House Point |
| August | At Camp Barry |
| September 29 | Arthur’s Swamp |
| September 29-October 1 |
Poplar Springs Church |
| October 1 | Wyatt’s Road |
| October 27-28 | Boydton Plank Road |
| December 12 | Warren’s Raid on Weldon Railroad |
| February 5-7 |
Dabney’s Mills |
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1865
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| March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| March 30-31 |
Dinwiddie Court House |
| April 1 |
Five Forks |
| April 3 | Namozine Church |
| April 5 | Paine’s Cross Roads |
| April 6 |
Sailor’s Creek |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| May | Moved to Washington, D.C. and assigneed to Dept. of Washington |
| May 23 | Grand Review |