Country United States Branch Artillery | Allegiance Union | |
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Active January 8, 1862 to August 10, 1865 Engagements Battle of Iuka
Battle of Corinth
Battle of Perryville
Battle of Stone's River
Battle of Chickamauga
Siege of Chattanooga | ||
The 8th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, nicknamed the "Lyons' Pinery Battery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Service
The 8th Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin on January 8, 1862.
The battery was mustered out on August 10, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The 8th Independent Battery initially recruited 161 officers and men. An additional 102 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 263 men.
The battery suffered 1 officer and 1 enlisted man killed in action or died of wounds and 26 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 28 fatalities.
Commanders
References
8th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA