United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts
The 2nd Massachusetts Light Artillery lost 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 26 Enlisted men by disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| July 31 | Organized at Quincy and mustered in |
| August 8-11 | Moved to Baltimore, Md. and attached to Dix’s Command |
| November 4-December 15 | Lockwood’s Expedition to Eastern Shore of Maryland |
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1862
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| February 25-26 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va. and camp at Old Point Comfort. Attached to New Orleans (La.) Expedition. |
| March | Attached to 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf |
| April 19 | Moved to New Orleans, La., |
| April 19-May 11 | To Baton Rouge, La. |
| May 31-June 2 | Expedition from Baton Rouge |
| June 7-9 | Williams’ Expedition to Vicksburg, Miss. |
| June 22 | Action at Ellis Cliff |
| June 24 | Hamilton’s Plantation, Grand Gulf |
| July 24-26 | Moved to Baton Rouge |
| August 5 | Battle of Baton Rouge |
| August 21-22 | Moved to Carrollton |
| August 24 | To New Orleans Race Course and duty there |
| September 4-5 | Bayou Des Allemands |
| September | Duty at New Orleans |
| December 17-18 | Moved to Baton Rouge and attached to Artillery, Grover’s Division, Dept. of the Gulf |
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1863
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| January | Attached to Artillery, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| March 7-27 | Operations against Port Hudson |
| March 28 | Moved to Donaldsonville |
| April 9-May 14 | Operations in Western Louisiana |
| April 9-20 | Teche Campaign |
| April 12-13 | Fort Bisland, near Centreville |
| April 14 | Irish Bend |
| April 17 | Bayou Vermillion |
| April 22-28 | Moved to Barre Landing |
| May 2-7 | Expedition to Alexandria |
| May 14 | Boyce’s Bridge, near Cotile Bayou |
| May 17-30 | Movement from Alexandria to Port Hudson |
| May 18 | Near New Iberia |
| May 21-26 | Expedition toward Berwick City |
| May 25 | Franklin |
| May 30-July 9 | Siege of Port Hudson |
| June 3-4 | Clinton |
| June 14 | Assault on Port Hudson |
| July 9 | Surrender of Port Hudson |
| July 11-August 1 | Moved to Baton Rouge, then to Donaldsonville and Carrollton. Attached to Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Gulf |
| September 17 | Moved to Algiers then to Brashear City and Berwick. Attached to Artillery, Cavalry Division, Dept. Gulf |
| October 3- November 30 |
Western Louisiana (“Teche”) Campaign |
| October 20 | Reconnaissance toward Opelousas |
| October 21 | Opelousas and Barre Landing |
| October 24 | Washington |
| November 3 | Carrion Crow Bayou |
| November 9 | Bayou Sara |
| November 20 | Camp Pratt |
| November-December | At New Iberia |
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1864
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| January 8-11 | Moved to Franklin |
| March 10-May 22 | Red River Campaign |
| March 14-26 | Advance from Franklin to Alexandria |
| March 20 | Bayou Rapides |
| March 29-30 | Monett’s Ferry and Cloutiersville |
| March 31 | Natchitoches |
| April 7 | Wilson’s Farm |
| April 8 | Bayou de Paul, Carroll’s Mill |
| April 8 | Sabine Cross Roads (guns captured) |
| April 19-20 | Moved to New Orleans |
| May 10 | To Carrollton |
| July 8 | To Apollo Stables, New Orleans |
| August | Assigned to Unattached Artillery, Dept. Gulf |
| September 2 | Moved to Morganza |
| September 16-18 | Expedition to Simsport |
| September 21 | Expedition to the Atchafalaya |
| Sara October 3-6 | Expedition to Bayou. attached to Separate Cavalry Brigade, 19th Army Corps |
| October 5 | Jackson |
| December 13-14 | Expedition to Morgan’s Ferry. Attached to Artillery Brigade, Reserve Corps, Dept. Gulf |
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1865
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| February | Attached to Lucas’ Cavalry Division, Steele’s Command, District of West Florida |
| March 3-5 | Moved to Greenville, La. |
| March 7-10 | To New Orleans, then to Barrancas, Fla. |
| March 18-April 1 | March to Mobile Bay |
| April 1-9 | Siege of Fort Blakely. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. Gulf |
| April 9 | Storming of Fort Blakely |
| April 9-17 | Expedition to Claiborne, Ala. |
| April 11 | Daniel’s Plantation, near Mt. Pleasant |
| April 17-30 | Grierson’s Raid through Alabama and Georgia |
| May 17-24 | Moved to Columbus, Miss. |
| May 27-June 4 | To Vicksburg, Miss., attached to Dept. of Mississippi |
| July 22-August 4 | Moved to Boston, Mass. |
| August 11 | Mustered out |