Country United States Branch Artillery | Allegiance Union | |
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Active October 10, 1861 to June 6, 1865 Engagements Siege of Corinth
Battle of Perryville
Battle of Stone's River
Battle of Chickamauga
Siege of Chattanooga
Battle of Bentonville | ||
The 5th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Service
The 5th Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin on October 10, 1861.
The battery was mustered out on June 6, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The 5th Independent Battery initially recruited 155 officers and men. An additional 70 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 225 men.
The battery suffered 1 officer and 5 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 1 officer and 18 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 25 fatalities.
Commanders
References
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