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Original Battery disbanded January, 1862, having served at St. Louis, Mo. Battery reorganized August, 1862, from Buell's Independent Battery Light Artillery. Attached to Artillery, District of Corinth, Miss., Dept. Tennessee, to November, 1862. Artillery, District of Corinth, Miss., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept, Tennes'see, to December, 1862. Artillery, District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. Artillery, District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. Artillery, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to May, 1864. District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty at Corinth. Miss., till October, 1862. Battle of Corinth October 3-4. Pursuit to Ripley October 5-12. Duty at Corinth till April, 1863. Bear Creek December 9, 1862. Raid from Corinth to Tupelo December 13-19. Tallahatchie River January 17, 1863. Dodge's Expedition to Northern Alabama April 15-May 8. Dickson's Station, Lundy's Lane and Great Bear Creek April 17. Rock Cut, near Tuscumbia, April 22. Tuscumbla April 23. Town Creek April 28. Expedition from Pocahontas to New Albany and Ripley, Miss., June 12-14. Operations in Northeast Mississippi June 12-22 (Section). Operations in NOrth Mississippi and West Tennessee against Chalmers October 4-17. Salem October 8. Ingraham's MIlls near Byhalia October 12. Wyatt's, Tallahatchie River October 13. Moved to Pulaski, Tenn., October 30-November 12, and duty along Nashville & Decatur Railroad, and at Decatur till April, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-22. Demonstrations on Resaca May 5-13. Sugar Valley May 9. Battle of Resaca May 13-14. Ley's Ferry, Oostenaula River, May 14-15. Rome Cross Roads May 16. Relieved May 22, and ordered to Nashville, Tenn. Garrison duty there till June, 1865. Battle of Nashville December 15-16, 1864 (Reserve). Mustered out June 30, 1865.