Battle of Bull Run

Ball’s Bluff

Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines

Peach Orchard and Savage Station

White Oak Swamp and Glendale

Malvern Hill

Battle of Antietam

The battery was commanded by Lieutenant George A. Woodruff.

From the marker on the Antietam battlefield:

Between 9 and 10 A.M., Battery I, 1st Artillery, advancing by the Smoketown Road, passed through the East Woods to the assistance of the Infantry of Sedgwick’s Division, then engaged in the West Woods. The Battery went into position about 380 yards north, 62° west of this point, opening fire at once, with canister, and checking the advance of the Confederates from the West Woods. A movement of the enemy on its left, from the woods around the Dunkard Church, compelled the Battery to retire to this point, its left gun on the road, where it again went into action. It remained in this position until about noon, when it was relieved by Batteries A and C (consolidated), 4th U.S. Artillery, and withdrawn. At 5 P.M., after replenishing ammunition, the Battery took position on the ground overlooking the Sunken Road where Richardson’s Division had been engaged, and remained until 2 P.M. of the 18th.

Battle of Chancellorsville

Battle of Gettysburg

From the monument:

Battery I First U.S. Artillery,
Six 12 Pounders, Lieut. George A. Woodruff commanding, Lieut. Tully McCrea commanding.

July 2&3 Arrived and took position in Ziegler’s Grove on the left of Evergreen Cemetery. Actively engaged and assisted in repelling Longstreet’s Assault. Lieut. Woodruff was mortally wounded on the 3d and the command devolved on Lieut. Tully McCrea.

Casualties: killed 1 man, wounded 1 officer and 28 men

Battle of the Wilderness

Spotsylvania Court House

Cold Harbor

Trevillian Station

Appomattox Campaign

Five Forks

Namozine Church

Paine’s Cross Roads

Sailor’s Creek

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.