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2nd Battery Light Artillery, Massachusetts (Nim's Battery)
1861
1862 1863
1864 1865
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Organized at Quincy and mustered in July 31, 1861.
The Battery was moved to Baltimore, MD August 8 – 11 and attached to Dix’s
Command to February 1862. Mustered out at Boston, MA August 11, 1865. Lost during service
four Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 26 Enlisted men by disease for a total
loss of 30 lives. The chronology below shows their assignments, service, and
engagements with the enemy:
1861
– Assignments and Service Top
1862
– Assignments and Service Top
Moved to Fortress Monroe, VA February 25 – 26 and camp at Old Point Comfort
till April 19 New Orleans, LA expedition to March Moved to New Orleans, LA April 19 to May 11, thence to Baton Rouge, LA May 31 to
June 2 Expedition from Baton Rouge June 7 – 9 Williams’ expedition to Vicksburg, MS June 19 and operations against that
place till July 24 Action at Ellis Cliff June 22; Hamilton’s Plantation, Grand Gulf June 24 Moved to Baton Rouge July 24 – 26 and duty there till August 21; Battle of
Baton Rouge August 5 Moved to Carrollton August 21 – 22, thence to New Orleans Race Course August
24 and duty there till September 2 Bayou Des Allemands September 4 – 5 Duty at New Orleans till December 17; moved to Baton Rouge December 17 – 18
and duty there till March 1863 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf to December 1862
1863
– Assignments and Service Top
Artillery, Grover’s Division, Dept. of the Gulf to January Operations against Port Hudson March 7 – 27; moved to Donaldsonville March
28 Operations in Western Louisiana April 9 to May 14; Teche Campaign April 2 –
20; Fort Bisland near Centreville April 12 – 13; Irish Bend April 14; Bayou
Vermillion April 17 Moved to Barre Landing April 22 – 28 Expedition to Alexandria May 2 – 7; Boyce’s Bridge, near Cotile Bayou
May 14; movement from Alexandria to Port Hudson May 17 – 30; near New Iberia May 18 Expedition toward Berwick City May 21 – 26; Franklin May 25 Siege of Port Hudson May 30 to July 9; Clinton June 3 – 4; assault on Port
Hudson June 14 and surrender of Port Hudson July 9 Artillery, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf
to August Moved to Baton Rouge, thence to Donaldsonville and Carrollton July 11 to August 1 Moved to Algiers September 17, thence to Brashear City and Berwick Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Gulf to September Western Louisiana ("Teche") Campaign October 3 to November 30 Reconnaissance toward Opelousas October 20; Opelousas and Barre Landing October
21; Washington October 24 Carrion Crow Bayou November 3; Bayou Sara November 9 and Camp Pratt November 20
1864
– Assignments and Service Top
At New Iberia till January 8; moved to Franklin January 8 – 11 and duty
there till March 13 Red River Campaign March 10 to May 22; advance from Franklin to Alexandria March
14 – 26 Bayou Rapides march 20; Monett’s Ferry and Cloutiersville March 29 –
30; Matchitoches March 31 Wilson’s Farm April 7; Bayou de Paul, Carroll’s Mill April 8; Sabine
Cross Roads April 8 (guns captured) Moved to New Orleans April 19 – 20 , thence to Carrollton May 10 and to
Apollo Stables, New Orleans July 8 Artillery, Cavalry Division, Dept. Gulf to August Moved to Morganza September 2 and duty there till March 1865 Expedition to Simsport September 16 – 18; expedition to the Atchafalaya
September 21 Expedition to Bayou Sara October 3- 6; Jackson October 5 Unattached Artillery, Dept. Gulf to October Separate Cavalry Brigade, 19th Army Corps to December Expedition to Morgan’s Ferry December 13 - 14
1865 – Assignments and Service
Top
Artillery Brigade, Reserve Corps, Dept. Gulf to February Moved to Greenville, LA March 3 – 5; to New Orleans, thence to Barrancas, FL
March 7 – 10; march to Mobile Bay March 18 to April 1 Lucas’ Cavalry Division, Steele’s Command, District of West Florida to
April Siege of Fort Blakely April 1 – 9; storming of Fort Blakely April 9;
expedition to Claiborne, AL April 9 – 17 Daniel’s Plantation near Mt. Pleasant, April 11; Grierson’s Raid
through Alabama and Georgia April 17 – 30 Moved to Columbus, MS May 17 – 24, thence to Vicksburg, MS May 27 to June 4
and duty there till July 22; moved to Boston, MA July 22 to August 4 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. Gulf to June; Dept. of
Mississippi to August
Source: Regimental Histories, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
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