3rd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
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| 3rd Minnesota Independent Battery Light Artillery | |
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 Flag of Minnesota |
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| Active | February 1, 1863 to February 27, 1866 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Engagements | Battle of Tah Kah A Kuty or Killdeer Mountain, July 28, 1864 Action at Two Hills, Bad Lands, Little Missouri River, August 8 to 9, 1864 |
3rd 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 between February 2 to May 1, 1863 from members of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiments.
The 3rd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was mustered out at St. Paul, Minnesota on February 27, 1866.
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[edit] Commander
- Captain John Jones - February 25, 1863 to February 27, 1866
[edit] Casualties and total strength
The 3rd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery lost no men killed in action or died of wounds received in battle and 4 enlistedmen died of disease. Total fatalities were
4.[1]
[edit] References
Andrews, General Christopher Columbus, ed., (1891). Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars. Pioneer Press.
Jones, Robert Huhn (1960). The Civil War in the Northwest. University of Oklahoma Press.
