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==Total strength and casualties== |
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The 12th Independent Battery initially recruited 99 officers and men. An additional 212 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 311 |
The 12th Independent Battery initially recruited 99 officers and men. An additional 212 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 311 |
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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/~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> |
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The battery suffered 1 officer and 10 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds, and 23 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 34 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 battery suffered 1 officer and 10 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds, and 23 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 34 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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12th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery | |
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Active | February and March, 1862 to June 26, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Artillery |
Engagements | siege of Corinth Battle of Iuka Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Raymond Battle of Jackson Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Bentonville |
The 12th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 12th Independent Battery was mustered into service at St. Louis, Missouri, in February, 1862 as a part of a Missouri light artillery regiment under the authority of Governor Henry but was transferred to Wisconsin state service.
The battery was mustered out on June 26, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The 12th Independent Battery initially recruited 99 officers and men. An additional 212 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 311 men.[1]
The battery suffered 1 officer and 10 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds, and 23 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 34 fatalities.[2]
Commanders
- Captain William A. Pile - March 1, 1862 - July 18, 1862, when his commission was revoked[3]
- Captain William Zickerick - July 18, 1862 - June 7, 1865[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-26. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
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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 - ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/roster/results.asp?image_id=1398 Wisconsin Historical Society after Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Volume I, p. 246. 2 vols. 1886.
- ^ Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Volume I, p. 246.
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