5th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery H
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Battery "H" 5th Regiment of Artillery, was a light artillery battery that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
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, to May 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. Artillery, 10th Brigade, 4th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, Left Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland
, to January 1863. Artillery, 2nd Division, XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, IV Corps, to March 1864. 1st Division, Artillery Reserve, Department of the Cumberland, to November 1864. Garrison Artillery, Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1865.
March 20-April 8. Engaged at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Buell's Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–16. Lawrenceburg, Ky., October 8. Dog Walk October 9. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there until December 26. Kimbrough's Mills, Mill Creek, December 6. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26–30. Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24–26. Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga, September 19–20. Siege of Chattanooga September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27. At Chattanooga until March 25, 1864, and at Nashville, Tenn., until August 31. Pulaski September 27. Moved to Tullahoma September 29. Operations against Wheeler October. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., October 31, and duty there until April 1865. Moved to Fort Richmond
, N.Y., April 1865.
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The battery was attached to Artillery, 1st Division, Army of the OhioArmy of the Ohio
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
, to May 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. Artillery, 10th Brigade, 4th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, Left Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Cumberland
The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
, to January 1863. Artillery, 2nd Division, XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, IV Corps, to March 1864. 1st Division, Artillery Reserve, Department of the Cumberland, to November 1864. Garrison Artillery, Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1865.
Detailed service
Moved to Louisville, Ky., November, 1861, thence to Munfordville, Ky., and duty there until February 1862. Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 14–25, 1862. March to Savannah, Tenn., to reinforce the Army of the TennesseeArmy of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
March 20-April 8. Engaged at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Buell's Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–16. Lawrenceburg, Ky., October 8. Dog Walk October 9. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there until December 26. Kimbrough's Mills, Mill Creek, December 6. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26–30. Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24–26. Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga, September 19–20. Siege of Chattanooga September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27. At Chattanooga until March 25, 1864, and at Nashville, Tenn., until August 31. Pulaski September 27. Moved to Tullahoma September 29. Operations against Wheeler October. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., October 31, and duty there until April 1865. Moved to Fort Richmond
Fort Richmond
Fort Richmond is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 2008 and was created out of parts of St. Norbert and Fort Garry....
, N.Y., April 1865.
Commanders
- Captain William R. TerrillWilliam R. TerrillWilliam Rufus Terrill was a United States Army soldier and general who was killed in action at the Battle of Perryville during the American Civil War...
- Lieutenant Francis L. Guenther
- Lieutenant Howard M. BurnhamHoward Mather BurnhamLt. Howard Mather Burnham , is best known for having fought and died at the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia, during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
- killed at the Battle of ChickamaugaBattle of ChickamaugaThe Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign...
on September 19, 1863 - Lieutenant Joshua A. Fessenden
See also
- List of United States Regular Army Civil War units
- Field Artillery Branch (United States)