9th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery

9th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery
Active	December 20, 1861 to June 25, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Artillery
Equipment	4 6-pdr smoothbores, 2 12-pdr Howitzers
Engagements	Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Red River Campaign Battle of Pleasant Hill Battle of Westport Battle of Nashville

9th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The battery was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in December 20, 1861 for a three years service.

The battery was attached to Military District of Cairo to April 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, District of Jackson, Tennessee, to September 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, District of Jackson to November 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, District of Jackson, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, XVII Corps, to January 1863. Artillery, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to March 1863. Artillery, District of Columbus, Kentucky, 6th Division, XVI Corps, to July 1863. 1st Brigade, District of Columbus, 6th Division, XVI Corps, to January 1864. Artillery, 3rd Division, XVI Corps, to December 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division (detachment), Army of the Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to January 1865.

The 9th Indiana Battery Light Artillery's non-veterans mustered out March 6, 1865; the remaining men mustered out of service June 25, 1865.

Detailed service

Duty at Indianapolis, Ind., until January 27, 1862. Moved to Cairo, Ill., January 27, and duty there until March 27. Remustered February 25, 1862. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 27, 1862. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Moved to Bolivar, Tenn., and duty there until November 1862. Action at Bolivar August 30. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November 1862 to January 1863. Duty at Tallahatchie River December 24, 1862 to January 20, 1863. Moved to Colliersville, Tenn., then to Memphis, Tenn., and to Columbus, Ky., March, 1863. Duty there until July 10. Expedition to Cape Girardeau April 29-May 4. Moved to Clinton, Ky., July 10. Campaign against Roddy's forces July 15-August 4. Duty at Union City, Tenn., August 4, 1863 to January 23, 1864. Pursuit of Forrest December 20-26, 1863. Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., January 23. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Fort DeRussy March 14. Occupation of Alexandria March 16. Henderson's Hill March 21. Battle of Pleasant Hill April 9. About Cloutiersville April 22-24. Alexandria April 30-May 13. Bayou LaMourie May 6-7. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Avoyelle's Prairie, Marksville, May 16. Yellow Bayou May 18. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., May 19-24; then to Memphis, Tenn., May 25-June 10. Lake Chicot, Ark., June 6-7. Smith's Expedition to Tupelo, Miss., July 5-21 (non-veterans). Harrisburg, near Tupelo, July 14-15. Old Town (or Tishamingo Creek) July 15. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., October 1-30. Moved to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., September 8-19. Expedition to DeSoto September 20-October 1. Marched through Missouri in pursuit of Price October 2-November 19. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 25-December 1. Battles of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Ordered to Indiana January 25, 1865; blown up on steamer Eclypse (shown as "Eclipse" in Indiana Roll of Honor) at Johnsonville January 27, 1865, and out of 70 officers and men, only 10 escaped unhurt. Veterans and recruits on duty at Camp Butler, Springfield, Ill., until June.

Casualties

The battery lost a total of 61 men during service; 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 55 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

Lieutenant George R. Brown - commanded at the battle of Shiloh
Lieutenant Samuel G. Calfee - commanded at the battle of Nashville

Indiana Military Units in the Civil War

Heavy Artillery	1st Regiment

Light Artillery	1st Regiment 2nd Regiment 3rd Regiment 4th Regiment 5th Regiment 6th Regiment 7th Regiment 8th Regiment 9th Regiment 10th Regiment 11th Regiment 12th Regiment 13th Regiment 14th Regiment 15th Regiment 16th Regiment 17th Regiment 18th Regiment 19th Regiment 20th Regiment 21st Regiment 22nd Regiment 23rd Regiment 24th Regiment 25th Regiment 26th Regiment

Cavalry	1st Regiment 2nd Regiment 3rd Regiment 4th Regiment 5th Regiment 6th Regiment 7th Regiment 8th Regiment 9th Regiment 10th Regiment 11th Regiment 12th Regiment 13th Regiment Stewart's Company Bracken's Company Mounted Scouts (Independent Company)

Infantry (3 Month Enlistments)	6th Regiment) 7th Regiment 8th Regiment 9th Regiment 10th Regiment 11th Regiment 54th Regiment

Infantry (1 Year Enlistments)	12th Regiment 16th Regiment

Infantry	6th Regiment 7th Regiment 8th Regiment 9th Regiment 10th Regiment 11th Regiment 12th Regiment 13th Regiment 14th Regiment 15th Regiment 16th Regiment 17th Regiment 18th Regiment 19th Regiment 20th Regiment 21st Regiment 22nd Regiment 23rd Regiment 24th Regiment 25th Regiment 26th Regiment 27th Regiment 28th Regiment 29th Regiment 30th Regiment 31st Regiment 32nd Regiment 33rd Regiment 34th Regiment 35th Regiment 36th Regiment 37th Regiment 38th Regiment 39th Regiment 40th Regiment 41st Regiment 42nd Regiment 43rd Regiment 44th Regiment 45th Regiment 46th Regiment 47th Regiment 48th Regiment 49th Regiment 50th Regiment 51st Regiment 52nd Regiment 53rd Regiment 54th Regiment 55th Regiment 56th Regiment 57th Regiment 58th Regiment 59th Regiment 60th Regiment 61st Regiment 62nd Regiment 63rd Regiment 64th Regiment 65th Regiment 66th Regiment 67th Regiment 68th Regiment 69th Regiment 70th Regiment 71st Regiment 72nd Regiment 73rd Regiment 74th Regiment 75th Regiment 76th Regiment 77th Regiment 78th Regiment 79th Regiment 80th Regiment 81st Regiment 82nd Regiment 83rd Regiment 84th Regiment 85th Regiment 86th Regiment 87th Regiment 88th Regiment 89th Regiment 90th Regiment 91st Regiment 92nd Regiment 93rd Regiment 94th Regiment 95th Regiment 96th Regiment 97th Regiment 98th Regiment 99th Regiment 100th Regiment 101st Regiment 102nd Regiment 103rd Regiment 104th Regiment 105th Regiment 106th Regiment 107th Regiment 108th Regiment 109th Regiment 110th Regiment 111th Regiment 112th Regiment 113th Regiment 114th Regiment 115th Regiment 116th Regiment 117th Regiment 118th Regiment 119th Regiment 120th Regiment 121st Regiment 122nd Regiment 123rd Regiment 124th Regiment 125th Regiment 126th Regiment 127th Regiment 128th Regiment 129th Regiment 130th Regiment 131st Regiment 132nd Regiment 133rd Regiment 134th Regiment 135th Regiment 136th Regiment 137th Regiment 138th Regiment 139th Regiment 140th Regiment 141st Regiment 142nd Regiment 143rd Regiment 144th Regiment 145th Regiment 146th Regiment 147th Regiment 148th Regiment 149th Regiment 150th Regiment 151st Regiment 152nd Regiment 153rd Regiment 154th Regiment 155th Regiment 156th Regiment 157th Regiment 158th Regiment 159th Regiment

See also: Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State and List of Indiana Civil War regiments

Indiana in the American Civil War

People	William A. Bowles Jesse D. Bright Ambrose Burnside Harrison H. Dodd Alvin P. Hovey Andrew Humphreys Lambdin P. Milligan Oliver P. Morton Francis A. Shoup Lew Wallace Indiana regiments

Places	Camp Joe Holt Camp Morton Jefferson General Hospital Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot Military Park New Albany National Cemetery

Battles Raids	Battle of Corydon Battle of Pogue's Run Hines' Raid Morgan's Raid Newburgh Raid

See also: Indianapolis in the American Civil War

References

Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.

Attribution

This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.

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