1st Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery
Encyclopedia
The 1st Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
The battery was mustered out on July 18, 1865.
men.
The batter suffered five enlisted men killed or died from wounds in action, and one officer and 22 enlisted men men who died of disease, for a total of 28 fatalities.
Artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The 1st Independent Battery was mustered into service at LaCrosse, Wisconsin on October 10, 1861.The battery was mustered out on July 18, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The 1st Independent Battery initially recruited 155 officers and men. An additional 114 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 269men.
The batter suffered five enlisted men killed or died from wounds in action, and one officer and 22 enlisted men men who died of disease, for a total of 28 fatalities.