1861

December 4

Organized at Augusta and mustered in

1862

March 10

Duty at Fort Preble, Portland, Me.

April 1-3

Moved to Washington, D.C. and Camp on Capital Hill

May 19 - 22

Moved to Aquia Creek, thence to Fredericksburg, Va. Attached to 2nd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock

May 25

Moved to Front Royal, Va.

June

Assigned to 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia

June 17

To Manassas

July 4-22

At Warrenton

July 22

March to Waterloo

August 4

To Culpeper

August 9

Battle of Cedar Mountain

August 16-
September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia

August 20-23

Fords of the Rappahannock

August 28

Thoroughfare Gap

August 29

Battle of Groveton

August 30

Bull Run

September 7

Ordered to Washington to refit and assigned to 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Army Potomac

October 24

Moved to Berlin

October 30

To Lovettsville

November 9

Reconnoissance from Bolivar Heights to Rippen, W. Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

February - April

At Fletcher's Chapel

April 28-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

April 29-May 2

Operations at Fitzhugh's Crossing

May 2-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

May

Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 1st Army Corps

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-
December 2

Mine Run Campaign

1864

April

Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps

May 4-June 15

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-21

Battle of Spottsylvania Court House

May 10

Ny River

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

Line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Battle of Cold Harbor

June 17-19

Before Petersburg. Assigned to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps

June 17

Siege of Petersburg

July 9

Ordered to Washington, D.C.

August 7-
November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign

September 19

Battle of Opequan (Third Battle of Winchester)

September 22

Battle of Fisher's Hill

First Lieutenant Edward Newton Whittier was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism on 22 September 1864. "While acting as assistant adjutant general, Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, First Lieutenant Whittier went over the enemy's works, mounted, with the assaulting column, to gain quicker possession of the guns and to turn them upon the enemy."

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October

Duty at Strasburg

November 10

Near Winchester

December 28

At Stevenson's Depot. Assigned to Artillery Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah

1865

January 10

At Frederick, Md.

April 4

At Winchester

June 21

Ordered to Augusta, Me.

July 6

Mustered out

Edward N Whittier