1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery

1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery Battle Flag.jpg 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery Battle Flag November 21, 1861, to July 1, 1865 United States Union Artillery American Civil War Shiloh Campaign Battle of Shiloh Iuka-Corinth Campaign Second Battle of Corinth Vicksburg Campaign Siege of Vicksburg Atlanta campaign Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Carolinas campaign Battle of Bentonville Emil D. Munch The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was a Minnesota USV artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The battery was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on November 21, 1861. The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was mustered out at St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 1, 1865. Commanders Captain Emil D. Munch - November 7, 1861, to December 25, 1862 Captain William Z. Clayton - December 25, 1862, to July 1, 1865. Casualties and total strength The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery lost 1 officer and 7 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds received in battle and 1 officer and 29 enlisted men died of disease. Total fatalities were 38.History – Minnesota Cavalry Battles and campaigns The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery took part in the Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Vicksburg, the Atlanta campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea. They served in the 4th Division of the 17th U.S. Army Corps.Dyer's Compendium of the War of the Rebellion On 5 March 1864, Captain Clayton exchanged the old guns, two 12-pound howitzers, and two 6-pound rifled guns, caliber 3.67, for four new rifled 3-inch Rodman's guns. The 3-inch Rodman guns were actually 3-inch ordnance rifles.https://archive.today/20120717081754/http://thisweekinthecivilwar.com/?p=697/ 1st Minnesota Light Artillery in the Atlanta Campaign May-Sept. 1864 References Further reading C. C. Andrews Christopher Columbus Andrews Printed for the state by the Pioneer Press Co St. Paul, Minn Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865 1891 7088819M External links The Civil War Archive Website Civil War letters of Thomas and William Christie who were part of the 1st MN Light Artillery https://archive.today/20120717081754/http://thisweekinthecivilwar.com/?p=697/ 1st Minnesota Light Artillery in the Atlanta Campaign May-Sept. 1864 el 1st Minnesota Light Artillery at Shiloh and Corinth Minnesota Historical Society page on Minnesota and the Civil War See also List of Minnesota Civil War Units Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Minnesota Category:Artillery units and formations of the American Civil War Category:1861 establishments in Minnesota Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865