14th Independent Michigan Light Artillery Battery

14th Independent Michigan Light Artillery Battery
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ActiveJanuary 5, 1864, to July 1, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchArtillery
Size223 (Total Enrollment)
Part ofXXII Corps
EngagementsBattle of Fort Stevens

The 14th Independent Michigan Light Artillery Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

Battery "M" was organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan, and mustered into service on January 5, 1864.

On February 1, 1864, the battery moved to Washington D.C., where they arrived to report to Camp Barry on February 5.[1]

On February 20, the battery was mounted and moved to Fort Bunker Hill, remaining there until February 22, when they were ordered back to Camp Barry, dismounting their horses. On February 25, the battery moved to Fort Slocum and was stationed there for the rest of 1864.[2][1]

From July 11-13, the battery took part in the Battle of Fort Stevens, as part of Jubal Early's march towards Washington, D.C. But since the battery had been dismounted, they would later serve as heavy artillery and were attached to Hardin's Division, XXII Corps, Department of Washington. The battery would conduct garrison duty at Fort Snyder, Carroll, and Grebble until June 17, 1865.[2][3]

The battery was mustered out on July 1, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

Over its existence, the battery carried a total of 239 men on its muster rolls.[4]

The battery lost 9 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 9 fatalities.[5]

Commanders

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1st Michigan Light Artillery, 14th Battery". www.migenweb.org. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "History - Michigan Artillery". www.civilwararchive.com. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Michigan Regimental Rosters". Michigan in the Civil War. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Union Regimental Histories: Michigan". The Civil War Archive. Retrieved July 4, 2007. From Dyer, Frederick Henry (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York: Thomas Yoseloff.
  6. ↑ "1st Michigan Light Artillery: 14th Battery". Michigan in the Civil War. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
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