Battery "B" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery
The Battery "B" Michigan Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| Battery "B" 1st Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 10, 1861 to June 14, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Equipment | 10-lb. Parrott rifles |
| Engagements | Battle of Resaca March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville |
Service
Battery "B" was organized at Detroit, Michigan between September 10 and December 14, 1861.
The battery was mustered out on June 14, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
Over its existence, the battery carried a total of 240 men on its muster rolls.[1]
The battery lost 1 officer and 1 enlisted man killed in action or mortally wounded and 35 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 37 fatalities.[2]
See also
- List of Michigan Civil War Units
- Michigan in the American Civil War
Notes
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-07-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Michigan in the Civil War website, retrieved June 3, 2007)
- 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.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2007-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Michigan in the Civil War website, retrieved June 3, 2007)
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