Battery F is honored by two identical monuments at Gettysburg shared with Battery K.
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1861
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| October | Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. attached to Battery K, 3rd United States Artillery, and assigned to the Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
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1862
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| March | Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula. |
| April 5-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown, Va. |
| May | Attached to 5th Brigade, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| July 1 | Malvern Hill |
| July-August | At Harrison’s Landing |
| August 16-23 | Moved to Alexandria |
| September | Duty in the Defenses of Washington attached to Artillery, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| December 12-15 | Movement to Falmouth, Va. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. |
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1863
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| January-April | At Falmouth |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 1-5 | Battle of Chancellorsville |
| May | Attached to 1st Regular Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgBattery F was consolidated with Battery K during the battle. They were commanded by Lieutenant John C. Turnbull, and brought six 12-pounders to the field, losing 1 officer and 8 men killed, 14 men wounded and 1 man missing. Four of the battery’s guns were lost during the fighting along Emmitsburg Road on July 2, but were recaptured later in the battle. From the monuments: July 1 Took position on crest of hill near General Meade’s Headquarters. July 2 Moved to a position on the right of a log house on the Emmitsburg road with General A. A. Humphreys’ Division Third Corps. Engaged here but was compelled to retire with the loss of 45 horses killed and 4 guns which were afterwards recaptured. July 3 Went into position near Taneytown Road on the left of Cemetery Hill. |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 7 | Rappahannock Station |
| November | Attached to Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
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1864
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| February | Consolidated with Battery C, 3rd United States Artillery |