Ahl's Independent Company, Delaware Volunteer Heavy Artillery
Organized at Fort Delaware July 27, 1863, and garrison duty at Fort Delaware during entire service. Mustered out July 25, 1865.
Nield's Independent Battery, Delaware Volunteer Light Artillery
Organized at Wilmington, DE, August 30, 1862. Ordered to Washington, DC, September, 1862. Attached to Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, DC, to February, 1863. Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863. Unattached Artillery, 7th Army Corps, Department of Virginia, to June, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, to July, 1863. Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, to August, 1863. Dept. of the East to October, 1863. Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, to February, 1864. Defenses of New Orleans, LA, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1864. Artillery, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to November, 1864. Unassigned Artillery, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to December, 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, DC, until April, 1863. Ordered to Norfolk, VA, April 18. Siege of Norfolk April 21-May 4. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 23-July 8. Ordered to Washington, DC, July 8, and duty in the defenses of that city until August. At New York City, Department of the East, until September 12, and at Light Artillery Camp of Instruction, Defenses of Washington, until February, 1864. Ordered to Dept. of the Gulf, and at New Orleans, LA, until March 2. Ordered to Franklin March 2. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria, LA, March 15-26. Battles of Sabine Cross Roads, April 8 and Pleasant Hill, April 9 (Reserve). At Grand Ecore April 10-22. Cane River Crossing April 23. At Alexandria, April 26-May 13. Retreat to Morganza, May 13-20. At Morganza until October 16. Ordered to mouth of White River and duty there and at Morganza until December. Ordered to Arkansas December 11. Duty at mouth of White River and at Little Rock, AR, until June, 1865. Mustered out June 23, and discharged from service July 5, 1865.
Battery lost 6 by disease during service.