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United States 5th Artillery (Union)

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  • Aliases:
    • 5th Field Artillery Battalion, United States
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt BG John C. Tidball
    • Brigadier General Alexander M. McCook
    • Brigadier General George G. Meade
    • Brigadier General George W. Morell
    • Brigadier General John C. Robinson
    • Brigadier General Lovell H. Rousseau
    • Brigadier General Thomas W. Egan
    • Brigadier General Truman Seymour
    • Captain Augustus P. Martin
    • Captain Charles Griffin
    • Captain Cyrus O. Loomis
    • Captain Dunbar R. Ransom
    • Captain Henry A. du Pont
    • Captain James McKnight
    • Captain William R. Terrill
    • Colonel Andrew Porter
    • Colonel Charles H. Tompkins
    • Colonel David Hunter
    • Lieutenant Benjamin F. Rittenhouse
    • Lieutenant Charles E. Hazlett
    • Lieutenant Charles Holman
    • Lieutenant Francis L. Guenther
    • Lieutenant Jacob B. Rawles
    • Lieutenant Valentine H. Stone
    • Lieutenant Wallace F. Randolph
    • Major George B. Cook
    • Major Theodore Miller
    • Major General Christopher C. Augur
    • Major General Lovell H. Rousseau
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
New MarketMay 15, 1864May 15, 1864< 1 dayShenandoah County, Virginia
Fort StedmanMar 25, 1865Mar 25, 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Hanover Court HouseMay 27, 1862May 27, 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
ShilohApr 6, 1862Apr 7, 18621 day(s)Hardin County, Tennessee
Port HudsonMay 21, 1863Jul 9, 186349 day(s)East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Chaffin's FarmSept 20, 1864Sept 30, 186410 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Stones RiverDec 31, 1862Dec 31, 1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
AntietamSept 17, 1862Sept 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Siege of CorinthApr 29, 1862May 30, 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull RunJul 21, 1861Jul 21, 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Fort StevensJul 11, 1864Jul 12, 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third WinchesterSept 19, 1864Sept 19, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Boydton Plank RoadOct 27, 1864Oct 28, 18641 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Appomattox Court HouseApr 9, 1865Apr 9, 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Second WinchesterJun 13, 1863Jun 15, 18632 day(s)Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar CreekOct 19, 1864Oct 19, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
PiedmontJun 5, 1864Jun 5, 1864< 1 dayAugusta County, Virginia

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