United States Regiments & Batteries * U.S. Regulars
Battery K was referenced on a War Department marker at Antietam (now lost) and honored by a monument on the Gettysburg battlefield.
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1861
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| January | Stationed at Eagle Pass, Fort Duncan, Texas |
| February | Moved to Fort Taylor, Fla., |
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1862
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| January | Moved to Washington, D.C. Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac |
| March | Moved to Virginia Peninsula |
| April 5-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown |
| May 5 | Battle of Williamsburg |
| May | Attached to 2nd Brigade, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
| May 31-June 1 | Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| July 1 | Malvern Hill |
| July | Assigned to 2nd Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army Potomac |
| August 16-28 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, then to Centerville |
| August 28-September 2 | Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
| August 29 | Battle of Groveton |
| August 30 |
Second Battle of Bull Run |
| September 1 | Chantilly |
| September 6-22 | Maryland Campaign. Attached to Reserve Artillery, 5th Army Corps |
| September 16-17 |
Battle of AntietamThe battery was armed with six 12-pounder Napoleons at antietam. It lost four men killed and five badly wounded. From the marker on the Antietam battlefield: Captain William M. Graham, commanding This Battery moved from the bivouac of the Artillery Reserve, near Porterstown, crossed the Antietam at Pry’s Ford, passed the Neikirk farm buildings and, following the ravines, came into position about 40 yards north of this point on the right of Richardson’s Division, and engaged a section of Confederate Battery—two brass guns—about 700 yards southwest, which soon retired. It then assisted in repelling a charge of Confederate Infantry through Piper’s Cornfield. Two Confederate Batteries, rifled guns, now opened on the Battery, one of which enfiladed it and, in an engagement of about thirty-five minutes, it suffered heavy losses. The Battery was unable to reach the enemy, who had rifled guns of greater range than Captain Graham’s smooth-bores, and was withdrawn by General Richardson to avoid useless sacrifice of men and horses. General Richardson was mortally wounded while personally directing the fire of the Battery. From Captain Graham’s report of the battle: I feel called upon to mention the conduct of a citizen… who resides near the battle-field. This gentleman drove his carriage to my battery while under a severe artillery fire, and carried off my wounded, who were suffering very much for the want of proper surgical attendance, and distributed ham and biscuit among the men of the battery. He also returned a second time to the battery. One of his horses was wounded while performing this service. |
| December 11-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
| December | At Falmouth, Va. Assigned to Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac |
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1863
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| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| June 9 |
Battle of Brandy StationCommanded by Captain William M. Graham |
| June 21 | Upperville |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgFrom the monument on the South Cavalry Field at Gettysburg: Six 3 inch Rifles July 3. Arived on the field and took position on the left with cavalry and engaged during the attack of Brig. General E .J. Farnsworth’s and Brig. General W. Merritt’s Brigades on the Confederate right. |
| July 6 | Williamsburg and Hagerstown, Md. |
| July 8 | Boonsboro |
| July 9 | Benevola or Beaver Creek |
| July 10-13 | About Funkstown |
| August 1-4 | Brandy Station |
| September 13-15 | Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan |
| September 13 | Culpeper Court House |
| September 15 | Robertson’s Ford |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| October 12-13 | Jeffersontown |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
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1864
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| January 1-4 | Reconnaissance from Bealeton to Front Royal |
| May 4-June 12. | Rapidan Campaign |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 23-26 | North Anna |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 21 | Ream’s Station |
| June 22-30 | Wilson’s Raid on Southside & Danville Railroad |
| June 23 | Nottaway Court House |
| June 28-29 | Sappony Church or Stony Creek |
| June 29 | Ream’s Station |
| July 12-14 | Moved to Washington, D.C. Assigned to Camp Barry, D.C. |
| August 7- November 28 |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Horse Artillery, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division. |
| August 25 | Near Kearneysville |
| August 28 | Leetown and Smithfield |
| August 29 | Smithfield Crossing, Opequan Creek |
| September 15 | Savior’s Ford, Opequan Creek |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester (Opequan) |
| September 21 |
Fisher’s Hill |
| September 22 | Milford |
| September 23-24 | Mt. Jackson |
| September 26-27 | Port Republic |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
| December | Duty in the Defenses of Washington and Shenandoah Valley. Attached to Horse Artillery Reserve, Army of the Shenandoah |
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1865
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| April | Assigned to Cavalry Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah until August |