1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
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| 1st Minnesota Independent Battery Light Artillery | |
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 Flag of Minnesota |
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| Active | November 21, 1861 to July 1, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Corinth, Siege of Vicksburg, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain,Battle of Atlanta, Battle of Bentonville |
The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on November 21, 1861.
The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was mustered out at St. Paul, Minnesota on July 1, 1865.
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[edit] Commanders
- Captain Emil Munch - November 7, 1861 to December 25, 1862
- Captain William Z. Clayton - December 25, 1862 to July 1, 1865.
[edit] Casualties and total strength
The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery lost 1 officer and 7 enlistedmen killed in action or died of wounds received in battle and 1 officer and 29 enlistedmen died of disease. Total fatalities were 38. [1]
[edit] References
Andrews, General Christopher Columbus, ed., (1891). Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars. Pioneer Press.
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
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