Country United States Branch Artillery | Allegiance Union Equipment 10-lb. Parrott rifles | |
Active September 10, 1861 to June 14, 1865 Engagements Battle of Resaca
March to the Sea
Battle of Bentonville | ||
The Battery "B" Michigan Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Service
Battery "B" was organized at Detroit, Michigan between September 10 and December 14, 1861.
The battery was mustered out on June 14, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
Over its existence, the battery carried a total of 240 men on its muster rolls.
The battery lost 1 officer and 1 enlisted man killed in action or mortally wounded and 35 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 37 fatalities.
Commanders
References
Battery "B" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA