United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts > 10th Massachusetts Battery


The 10th Massachusetts Battery lost 2 officers and 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 16 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
September 9 Organized at Lynnfield and mustered in
October 14 Left State for Washington, D.C.; Attached to Grover’s Brigade, Military District of Washington
October 17 to
December 26
Duty at Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington
December 26-28 Moved to Poolesville, Md. and duty there
1863
February Assigned to Jewett’s Brigade, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington
June Assigned to French’s Command, 8th Corps, Middle Department
June 24 Removed to Maryland Heights
June 30-July 1 To Frederick City and Frederick Junction
July Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 3rd Corps, Army of the Potomac
July 8-11 March to Williamsport
July 12-14 Near Antietam Bridge
July 17-31 Operations in Loudoun Valley
July 23 Wapping Heights
July 26-31 Near Warrenton
July 31-
September 15
At Sulphur Springs
September 17-
October 10
Near Culpeper
October 10-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 13 Auburn
October 15-19 Near Fairfax Station
October 21-30 At Catlett’s Station
November 1 – 6 At Warrenton Junction
November 7 Kelly’s Ford
November 9-25 At Brandy Station
November 26-
December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 27 Payne’s Farm
December 3 At Brandy Station
1864
March Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
April 8 At Stevensburg
May-June

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-21

Spottsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient, Spottsylvania Court House

May 19

Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28 Line of the Pamunkey
May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 16-18

First Assault on Petersburg

June 16

Siege of Petersburg begins

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

July 27-29 Demonstration north of James River
July 27-28

Deep Bottom

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

August 25

Ream’s Station

September 24 to
October 24
In trenches before Petersburg in Battery 14
October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run

October 29 –
November 29
In Forts Stevenson, Blaisdell and Welch
December 9-10 Movement to Hatcher’s Run
1865
December 11 –
February 5
In Forts Emery and Siebert
February 5-7

Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run

March 25 Watkins’ House
March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 30 Moved to Dabney’s Mills
April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 8-9 Pursuit of Lee
April 6

Sailor’s Creek

April 7

Cover crossing of 2nd Corps at High Bridge, Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 11-14 March to Burkesville
May 2-13 March to Washington, D.C.
May 23 Grand Review
June 9 The 10th Massachusetts Battery mustered out
June 14 The men were discharged from service