1st Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery
Encyclopedia
The 1st Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
for a three year enlistment on August 17, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on July 5, 1865.
It suffered 10 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 50 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 61 fatalities.
Artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The 1st Iowa Light Artillery was mustered into Federal service at Burlington, IowaBurlington, Iowa
Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,663 in the 2010 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in the 2000 census. Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area including West Burlington, Iowa and Middletown, Iowa and...
for a three year enlistment on August 17, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on July 5, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
A total of 266 men served in the 1st Iowa Battery at one time or another during its existence.It suffered 10 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 50 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 61 fatalities.