United States Regiments & Batteries * United States Regulars
Battery L is honored by two monuments at Gettysburg shared with Battery B.
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1861
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| January | At Fortress Monroe, Va. |
| May | Attached to the newly-created Department of Virginia |
| September | Ordered to Washington, D.C., and attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
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1862
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| March | Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula. |
| April to August | Peninsula Campaign |
| May | Consolidated with Battery B, 2nd United States Artillery and attached to 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| June 30 | Turkey Bridge |
| July 1 | Malvern Hill |
| July-August | At Harrison’s Landing |
| August 16-24 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, then to Alexandria |
| September 7-22 | Maryland Campaign. Attached to Artillery, Pleasanton’s Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac |
| September 10-11 | Sugar Loaf Mountain |
| September 12 | Frederick |
| September 13 | Catoctin Mountain |
| September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam |
| September 19 | Shepherdstown Ford |
| November | Attached to Averill’s Cavalry Brigade, Right Grand Division, Army of the Potomac |
| November 4 | Markham Station |
| November 6 | Warrenton |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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1863
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| February | Attached to 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| April 27-May 8 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| April 29-May 6 | Stoneman’s Raid |
| June 9 | Brandy Station or Fleetwood and Beverly Ford |
| June | Attached to 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe combined batteries were commanded by Lieutenant Edward Heaton, and brought 6 3-inch rifles to the field. From the monument at Gettysburg: July 2. Arrived near the battlefield at 5:30 a.m. and reported to Major General Alfred Pleasonton who ordered the Battery be held in reserve until near dark when it was moved back two miles on the Baltimore Pike for the night. July 3. Moved to the front and was ordered to the position occupied the day before but being subject to the severe artillery fire the Battery was ordered to retire out of range and there remained until the close of battle. |
| August 1-4 | Brandy Station |
| September 13-17 | Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| October 10 | Raccoon Ford |
| October 11 | Morton’s Ford, Stevensburg, and Kelly’s Ford |
| October 11-12 | Brandy Station or Fleetwood |
| October 15 | Oak Hill |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
| November 27 | New Hope Church |
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1864
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| May 4-June 12 | Rapidan Campaign |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 6 | Brock Road and the Furnaces |
| May 7-8 | Todd’s Tavern |
| May 9-24 | Sheridan’s Raid to the James River |
| May 11 |
Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern |
| May 12 | Brook Church, Fortifications of Richmond |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 27 | Hanovertown |
| May 28 | Crump’s Creek and Haw’s Shop |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-7 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 16-August 5 | Siege of Petersburg |
| August 7- November 28 |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Horse Artillery, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division |
| August 11 | Toll Gate, near White Post, and near Newtown |
| August 16 | Cedarville, Guard Hill or Front Royal |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester (Opequan) |
| September 20 | Near Cedarville |
| September 21 | Front Royal |
| September 22 | Milford |
| September 29 | Waynesboro |
| October 8-9 | Tom’s Brook |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
| December 19-22 | Expedition to Lacey Springs |
| December | Duty in the Shenandoah Valley attached to Reserve Horse Artillery, Army of the Shenandoah |
| April | At Washington, D.C., attached to Horse Artillery Brigade, 22nd Army Corps |
| August | Moved to Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., |