Battery "D", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery
| Battery "D", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery | |
|---|---|
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Illinois flag | |
| Active | July 30, 1861 to July 28, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Engagements |
Fall of Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Raymond Battle of Jackson Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Battle of Nashville |
Battery "D", 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
Battery "D" was mustered into service at Cairo, Illinois on July 30, 1861.
The battery was mustered out on July 28, 1865.[1]
Total strength and casualties
The battery lost 1 officer and 7 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 28 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 36 fatalities.[2]
Commanders
See also
- List of Illinois Civil War Units
- Illinois in the American Civil War
Notes
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilart1.htm#bate The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ↑ Dyer, 1959.
- ↑ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/acm/art-1d.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls