3rd United States Artillery / Battery E

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
* At Washington, D.C., May, 1861
* Attached to Department of Northeastern Virginia / 1st Division (Tyler) / 3rd Brigade (Sherman), Brigaded with:
** (I) 13th New York Infantry
** 69th New York Infantry
** 79th New York Infantry
** 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
* Sherman's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861
* Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1861
* W. T. Sherman's South Carolina Expeditionary Corps to April, 1862
* 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the South, to July, 1862
* District of Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. of the South, to September, 1862
* United States Forces, Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to June, 1863
* United States Forces, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, to July, 1863
* United States Forces, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, to January, 1864
* Artillery, Folly Island, S.C., Northern District, 10th Army Corps, to February, 1864
* Artillery, Ames' Division, District of Florida, Dept. of the South, to April, 1864
* Artillery, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, to May, 1864
* Artillery, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, to June, 1864
* Artillery, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, to August, 1864
* Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Corps, to December, 1864
* Artillery Brigade, 25th Army Corps, to January, 1865
* Artillery, 3rd Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865
* Artillery, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina
SERVICE.--
* May 24, 1861 - Union Occupation of Arlington Heights, Virginia - Colonel Ellsworth becomes the first Union officer killed in the Rebellion
* July 16-21, 1861 - The Manassas Campaign
* July 18, 1861 - Skirmish at Blackburn's/McLean's/Mitchell's Fords, Virginia 
** July 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
Expedition to Port Royal, S. C., October 21-November 7. Bombardment and capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, November 7. Duty at Hilton Head, S.C., until February, 1862. Expedition to Florida February 25-March 5. At Hilton Head, S, C., until May. Operations on James Island, S.C., June 1-28. Action on James Island June 10. Battle of Secessionville June 16. At Hilton Head, S.C., until October. Expedition to Pocotaligo, S. C., October 21-23. Action at Pocotaligo October 22. At Hilton Head, S.C., until June, 1863. Moved to Folly Island, S.C. Attack on Morris Island, S.C., July 10. Operations on Morris Island against Forts Wagner and Gregg and against Fort Sumter and Charleston July 10-September 7. Assault on Fort Wagner July 18. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg September 7. Operations on Morris and Folly Islands against Charleston until January, 1864. Expedition to Florida February 5-7. Expedition from Jacksonville to Lake City, Fla., February 8-22. Battle of Olustee February 20. Duty at Jacksonville until April. Moved to Gloucester Point, Va. Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 5-28. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16 to December 7. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Darbytown Road October 7. Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., December 7-27. Second Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 3-15, 1865. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15. Near Sugar Loaf Battery February 11. Occupation of Wilmington February 22. Northeast Ferry February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21. Advance on Raleigh April 10-13. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty in Dept. of North Carolina until ?.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 271, 894, 895, 1701)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3