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Battery "L" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery

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Country
  
United States

Branch
  
Artillery

Allegiance
  
Union

Active
  
April 11, 1863 to August 22, 1865

The Battery "L" Michigan Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Service

Battery "L" was organized at Coldwater, Michigan and mustered into service on April 11, 1863.

The battery was mustered out on August 22, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

Over its existence, the battery carried a total of 209 men on its muster rolls.

The battery endured 29 fatalities; one soldier killed in action and one officer and 27 enlisted men who died of disease.

Commanders

  • Captain Charles J. Thompson
  • References

    Battery "L" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery Wikipedia