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==Total strength and casualties==
==Total strength and casualties==
The 2nd Independent Battery initially recruited 153 officers and men. An additional 42 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 195
The 2nd Independent Battery initially recruited 153 officers and men. An additional 42 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 195
men.<ref>http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Blue1907/1907-5-WICW.html '''The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin''' Compiled and Published Under the Direction of J. D. Beck, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1907 Democratic Printing Company, State Printer, [[Madison, Wisconsin]] 1907</ref>
men.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Blue1907/1907-5-WICW.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-04-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326062654/http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com:80/~wirockbios/Blue1907/1907-5-WICW.html |archivedate=2007-03-26 |df= }} '''The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin''' Compiled and Published Under the Direction of J. D. Beck, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1907 Democratic Printing Company, State Printer, [[Madison, Wisconsin]] 1907</ref>


The regiment suffered 12 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 12 fatalities.<ref>http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwiarty.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. '''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'''. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.</ref>
The regiment suffered 12 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 12 fatalities.<ref>http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwiarty.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. '''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'''. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.</ref>

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2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery
ActiveOctober 10, 1861 to July 10, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchArtillery
EngagementsDix's Peninsula Campaign

The 2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 2nd Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin on October 10, 1861.

The battery was mustered out on July 10, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The 2nd Independent Battery initially recruited 153 officers and men. An additional 42 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 195 men.[1]

The regiment suffered 12 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 12 fatalities.[2]

Commanders

  • Captain Ernst F. Herzberg
  • Captain Charles Beger[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-26. Retrieved 2007-04-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published Under the Direction of J. D. Beck, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1907 Democratic Printing Company, State Printer, Madison, Wisconsin 1907
  2. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwiarty.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
  3. ^ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/roster/results.asp?image_id=1359 Wisconsin Historical Society after Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. 2 vols. 1886.

References