Country United States Branch Artillery | Allegiance Union Size Battery | |
Active August 18, 1861 – February 7, 1865 Engagements American Civil War
Battle of Iuka
Battle of Corinth
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Nashville | ||
The 2nd Iowa Light Artillery Battery was a light artillery battery from Iowa that served in the Union Army between August 18, 1861, and February 7, 1865, during the American Civil War.
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Service
The 2nd Iowa Light Artillery was mustered into Federal service at Council Bluffs, Iowa for a three-year enlistment on August 18, 1861. The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on August 7, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
A total of 193 men served in the 2nd Iowa Battery at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 3 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 29 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 32 fatalities#
References
2nd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA