1st Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery
| 1st Iowa Light Artillery Battery | |
|---|---|
| Active | August 17, 1861 – July 5, 1865 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Engagements | |
| Disbanded | July 5, 1865 |
| Commanders | |
| Captain |
Charles H. Fletcher Junius A. Jones Henry H. Griffiths William H. Gay |
| 1st Lieutenant |
Virgil J. David Orrin W. Gambell Thomas A. Ijams James W. Williams |
The 1st Iowa Light Artillery Battery was a light artillery battery from Iowa that served in the Union Army between August 17, 1861, and July 5, 1865, during the American Civil War.
Service
The 1st Iowa Light Artillery was mustered into Federal service at Burlington, Iowa for a three-year enlistment on August 17, 1861. The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on July 5, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
A total of 266 men served in the 1st Iowa Battery at one time or another during its existence.[1] It suffered 10 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 50 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 61 fatalities#[2]
References
- ↑ http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil719.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
- ↑ http://www#civilwararchive#com/Unreghst/uniaart#htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry# A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion# 3 vols# New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959#