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
- Captain Edward McAllister - Resigned 1862.
- Captain Henry A. Rogers - KIA Vicksburg May 29, 1863
- Captain Edgar H. Cooper - promoted to major.[3]
- Lieutenant James A. Borland
- Lieutenant Matthew W. Borland
- Lieutenant George J. Wood Mustered in September 28, 1962 by order of George William Hill. Mustered out by Special Order 269 June 18, 1863 [original letter on file at Illinois State Archives Springfield, Illinois in Adjutant General's Records Collection for 1st Illinois Light Artillery Col. D]
- Lieutenant Charles L. Pratt
See also
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
References
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