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Forth Battery Light Artillery (D)

Organized at Augusta and mustered in December 21, 1861. Duty at Augusta till March 14, 1862, and at. Portland till April 1. Moved to Washington, D.C., April 1-3, and duty in the defences of that city till June 28. Ordered to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., June 28, and attached to 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 3rd Army Corps, to September, 1863. Artillery. 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, to April, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, to August, 1864. Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac, to March, 1865. Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac, to June, 1865.

SERVICE -- Battle of Cedar Mountain Va., August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 20-23. Sulphur Springs August 24. Battles of Groveton August 29, and Bull Run August 30. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Duty at Maryland Heights till October 13, and on the Upper Potomac till December 10. At Bolivar Heights till April 7, and at Maryland Heights till June 30. Moved to Monocacy Junction, thence to South Mountain, Md., June 30-July 6. Pursuit of Lee July 6-24. Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. Camp near Bealton August 1-September 15, and on Culpeper and Warrenton Pike till October 10. Bristoe Campaign October 10-22. Culpeper October 12-13. McLean's Ford October 15. Kelly's Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. At Brandy station till March 31, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 15. Battle of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-2l. North Anna River May 23-27. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Siege of Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864, to April 2, 1865, Mine Explosion, Petersburg. July 30, 1864. Duty in the trenches before Petersburg at various points from the James River to the Weldon Railroad till April, 1865. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Mustered out June 17, 1865.

Battery lost during service 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 22 Enlisted men by disease. Total 28.

from "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer, 1908