HISTORICAL NOTES:
The West Virginia 1st Light Artillery Regiment Battery E was organized at Buckhannon, W. Va., September 18, 1862.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Attached to Railroad District, District of West Virginia, Dept. of Ohio, to January, 1863. Romney, W. Va., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to March, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Campbell's Brigade, Dept. of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of West Virginia, to April. 1864. Kelly's Command, Reserve Division, West Virginia, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, West Virginia, July, 1864. Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, West Virginia, to October, 1864. District of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., to January, 1865. Camp Barry and Defences of Washington, D. C., to June, 1865.
OFFICERS:
SERVICE:
Ordered to Clarksburg, W. Va., thence to New Creek and Romney. Railroad guard duty at Romney, Clarksburg, New Creek, Moorefield and Petersburg till January, 1864. Action near Moorefield April 6, 1863. Near Burlington and at Purgitsville and Going's Ford April 6-7. Moved to Cumberland, Md., January 4-5, 1864, and duty in South Branch Valley till July. Action at Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Stephenson's Depot July 20. Near Berryville July 22. Battle of Kernstown-Winchester July 23-24. Bunker Hill July 25. At Harper's Ferry and with Reserve Division till January, 1865. Action at New Cieek November 28, 1864. Ordered to Washington, D. C., January, 1865, and duty at Camp Barry, Defences of Washington, till June. Mustered out June 28, 1865.
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