Battery "A" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery
| Battery "A" 1st Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery | |
|---|---|
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Michigan state flag | |
| Active | April 23, 1861 to July 12, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Equipment | 10-lb. Parrott rifles |
| Engagements |
Battle of Perryville Battle of Stone River Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga |
The Battery "A" Michigan Light Artillery, also known as the "Loomis' Battery" or the "Coldwater Artillery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
Battery "A" was a pre-war militia unit that tendered an offer of service and was enlisted as a body on April 23, 1861 and re-mustered in for three year's service on May 28, 1861
The battery was mustered out on July 12, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The battery suffered 1 officer and 11 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 28 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 40 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel Cyrus O. Loomis
See also
Notes
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiarty.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. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
References
External links
- http://www.civilwaralbum.com/misc/perry1.htm
- http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/transcripts/ms0623t6202.html
- http://www.cwartillery.org/sam.html
- http://www.cwartillery.org/statues.html
- http://www.battleofperryville.com/battle.html
- http://www.fsu.edu/~ewoodwar/wvlee.html
- http://www.suvcwmi.org/memorials/mcwm1.html
- http://www.michmarkers.com/startup.asp?startpage=S0555.htm
- http://www.nwtskirmisher.org/loomis.shtml
- http://www.aotc.net/Perryville.htm
- http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~indiana42nd/42nd_History_Perryville.htm
- http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/date/october03/10_08_1862.html
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