Battery "G" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery
| Battery "G" 1st Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery | |
|---|---|
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Michigan state flag | |
| Active | January 17, 1862 to August 6, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Engagements |
Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Battle of Big Black River Siege of Vicksburg |
The Battery "G" Michigan Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
Battery "G" was organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan and mustered into service on January 17, 1862.
The battery was mustered out on August 6, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
Over its existence, the battery carried a total of 320 men on its muster rolls.[1]
The battery lost 4 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 41 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 46 fatalities.[2]
Commanders
See also
Notes
- ↑ http://www.michiganinthewar.org/rosters.htm 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.
- ↑ http://www.michiganinthewar.org/artillery/1stg.htm Michigan in the Civil War website, retrieved June 3, 2007)
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