Country United States Branch Artillery | Allegiance Union Equipment 10-lb. Parrott rifles | |
Active April 23, 1861 to July 12, 1865 Engagements Battle of Cheat Mountain
Battle of Perryville
Battle of Stone River
Battle of Chickamauga
Siege of Chattanooga | ||
The Battery "A" Michigan Light Artillery, also known as the "Loomis' Battery" or the "Coldwater Artillery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Service
Battery "A" was a pre-war militia unit that tendered an offer of service and was enlisted as a body on April 23, 1861, and re-mustered in for three years' service on May 28, 1861.
The battery was mustered out on July 12, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The battery suffered 1 officer and 11 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 28 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 40 fatalities.
Commanders
References
Battery "A" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA