2nd New Jersey Light Artillery Battery ("Battery B")

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N.J., and mustered in September 3, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., October 22, 1861. Attached to Hamilton's Division, Defenses of Washington, to March, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1862. Artillery Reserve, 3rd Army Corps, to August, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, to January, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to May, 1863. Artillery Brigade, 3rd Army Corps, to March, 1864. 2nd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. 
* Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula March, 1862. 
* March 17(?)-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
** May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
** May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia 
** June 21, 1862 - Skirmish at Fair Oaks Station, Virginia 
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 25, 1862 - Engagement at Oak Grove, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Battle of the Peach Orchard, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at White Oak Swamp, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Glendale, Virginia 
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Moved to Washington, D.C., and duty in the Defenses of that city until November. Operations on Orange and Alexandria Railroad November 10-12. Near Falmouth, Va., November 28-December 11. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12--15. At Falmouth until April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
* Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. 
* July 12, 1863 - Action at South Mountain, Maryland
Wapping Heights, Manassas Gap, Va., July 23. Near Warrenton, Va., until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Brandy Station November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At and near Stevensburg until May, 1864.
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, VirginiaNot originally listed on Dyer summary
*** May 19, 1864 - Engagement at Harris Farm, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James River August 13-20. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. Russell's Mills August 18. Ream's Station August 25. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run March 29-31. Boydton Road, Fall of Petersburg, April 2. Sutherland Station April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6, Farmville April 6-7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 16, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 8 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 23 Enlisted men by disease. Total 32.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 763, 827, 897, 898, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 937, 938, 940, 1355)
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