| Battery "G" 1st Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery | |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of Michigan.svg 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[]
- Captain Charles H. Lamphere[3]
See also[]
- List of Michigan Civil War Units
- Michigan in the American Civil War
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)
References[]
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