Battery H, 5th U.S. Artillery was United States Regular Army artillery company that served in the

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during the

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. Formed as part of the newly-created 5th Regiment, United States Artillery in July 1861, it continued in regular service until the regiment was dissolved and reformed in February 1901.

Service

The battery was attached to Artillery, 1st Division,

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, to May 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. Artillery, 10th Brigade, 4th Division,

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, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, Left Wing,

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, 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.

American Civil War service

Moved to

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, November 1861, then to Munfordville, Ky., and duty there until February 1862. Advanced on Nashville, Tennessee, February 14–25, 1862. Marched to

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to reinforce the

Army of the Tennessee An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

March 20-April 8. Engaged at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Mississippi, April 29-May 30. Buell's Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August. Marched 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

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, New York, April 1865.

Commanders

* Captain

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- promoted to brigadier general (USV), September 9, 1862 * Captain George A. Kensel ** Lieutenant Howard M. Burnham - acting commander, killed in action at the

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on September 19, 1863 * Captain Francis L. Guenther * Captain Joshua A. Fessenden * Captain Henry J. Reilly * Captain Elbridge R. Hills * Captain George W. Crabb * Captain Thomas R. Adams * Captain Luigi Lomia

References

* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.

Attribution

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Service

American Civil War service

Commanders

References

Attribution

See also