Chicago Board of Trade Independent Battery Light Artillery
- Chicago Board of Trade Independent Battery Light Artillery
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The Chicago Board of Trade Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The Chicago Board of Trade Battery was mustered into service at Chicago, Illinois, on August 1, 1862.
In March 1863, the battery changed from Mounted Field to Flying Horse Artillery, the only battery of Flying Artillery in the Union Western armies.[1]
The battery was mustered out on June 30, 1865, in Chicago.
Total strength and casualties
The battery suffered relatively light casualties during its term of service, including 10 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 9 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 19 fatalities.[2]
Commanders
- Captain James H. Stokes - mustered out August 22, 1864, upon expiration of his term of enlistment.
- Captain George I. Robinson - Mustered out with the battery following the war.[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilart2.htm#chicago The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ Dyer, 1959.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/acm/art-chibdtd.htm Illinois in the Cvil war website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
References
External links
Categories:
- American Civil War unit and formation stubs
- Illinois Civil War regiments
- Artillery units and formations of the American Civil War
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