The battery was organized at Burlington, Wisconsin and mustered in for three years on January 27, 1862, under the command of Captain Cyrus H. Johnson.

March to Denver City, Colorado Territory, via Fort Kearney and Julesburg, April 26-June 2.

Left Section moved to Fort Larned June 15 and garrison duty there until December 1864.

Engaged in escorting trains and U.S. mail coaches on the Santa Fe Trail.

The battery lost a total of 6 enlisted men during service, all due to disease.