Foot Guard Service

Dates

Sherman's Expedition to Port Royal , SC
October 21-November 7 , 1861
Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard ,
Port Royal Harhor
November 7 , 1861
Reconnaissance on Hilton Head Island
November 8
Expedition to Braddock's Point
November 10-11
Duty at Hilton Head , SC
till January 20 , 1862
Expedition to Warsaw Sound
January 20-February 27
Duty at Hilton Head
till March 20
Moved to Dafuskie Island and Siege operations
against Fort Pulaski , GA
March 20-April 11
Bombardment and capture of Fort Pulaski
April 10-11
Operations on James Island
June 1-28
Grimball's Plantation
June 10
Battle of Secessionville
June 16
Evacuation of James Island and move
to Hilton Head
Jun 28-Oct 21
Expedition to Pocotaligo SC
Oct 21-23
Action at Frampton;s Plantation , Pocotaligo
Oct 22
Duty at Beaufort , SC
till March 1863
Duty at Jacksonville , Fla
Till April
Moved for duty at Hilton Head , SC
till June
Occupation of Folly Island , SC
June 3-July 10
Attack on Morris Island , SC
July 10
Assault on Fort Wagner , Morris Island
July 18
Moved To Hilton Head
July 25 , 1863-April 1864
Moved to Gloucester Point
April 27-May 1
Butler's operations on south side of James River
and against Petersburg and Richmond
May 4-28
Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church
May 9-10
Chester Station
May 10
Operations against Fort Darling
May 12-16
Proctor's Creek
May 13
Battle of Drewry's Bluff
May 14-16
At Bermuda Hundred
till Aug 13
Ware Bottom Church
May 20
Petersburg
June 9
Port Walthal
June 16-17
Siege operations against Petersburg
and Richmond
June 16 , 1864-January 3 , 1865
Second Expedition to Fort Fisher , NC
Jan 3-15
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher
Jan 15
Half Moon Battery
Jan 19
Sugar Loaf Battery
Feb 11
Fort Anderson
Feb 18
Capture of Wilmington
Feb 22
North East Ferry
Feb 22
Duty at Wilmington and Goldsboro , NC
till July
Mustered out
August 21 , 1865

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