Battle Honors
This is a short outline of the history of Taylor's Battery. Including dates of Organization and muster out. You will get an idea of the flow of action for a typical Western Federal unit.
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4/16/1861 |
Organized in Chicago |
| 5/2/61 | Mustered in for 3 months service |
| 6/1/61 | Stationed at Cairo, Illinois |
| 7/16/61 | Mustered in for 3 years service |
| 11/7/61 | Battle of Belmont, Missouri. |
| 2/ 2-6/62. | Capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, |
| 4/6-7/62 | Battle of Shiloh Tenn. |
| 4/26-5/30/62 | Siege of Corinth, Miss. |
| 6/1-11/25/62 | Garrison duty at Memphis, Tenn. |
| 12/29/62 | Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, Miss. |
| 1/3-10/63 | Expedition to Arkansas Post |
| 1/10-11/63 | Capture of Fort Hindman, Ark. |
| 3/16-22/63 | Expedition up Steele's Bayou, Miss. |
| 5/2-14/63 | Advance upon Jackson, Miss. |
| 5/14/63 | Battle of Jackson, Miss. |
| 5/16/63 | Battle of Champion's Hill, Miss. |
| 5/18-7/4/63 | Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. |
| 7/5-9/28/63 | Garrison at Big Black River, Miss. |
| 9/29-11/22/63 | Advance to Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| 11/23-25/63 | Battles around Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| 11/28-12/17/63 | Relief of Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 12/63-5/64 | Garrison at Larkinsville, Ala. |
| 5/64 | Advance to Atlanta, Ga. |
| 5/13-15/64 | Battle of Resaca, Ga. |
| 6/27/64 | Assault on Kennesaw Mountain, Ga. |
| 7/6-12/64 | Advance to Chattahoochee River, Ga. |
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7/23/64 |
Mustered out of Service |