1st Michigan Light Artillery / Battery G

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Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Kalamazoo, Mich., and mustered in January 17, 1862. Moved to Louisville, Ky., February 12-14; thence to West Point, Ky., March 3-5, and duty there until April 1. Attached to Artillery, 7th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October, 1862. Artillery, Cumberland Division, District of West Virginia, Dept. of the Ohio, to November, 1862. Artillery, 9th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. Artillery, 9th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to June, 1864. Defenses of New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1864. Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1864. United States Forces, Mobile Bay, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1864. District of Southern Alabama, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.---Cumberland Gap Campaign March 28-June 18, 1862. Occupation of Cumberland Gap June 18 to September 16. Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to the Ohio River June 17-October 3. Expedition to Charleston, Gauley River, W. Va., October 21-November 10. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 20, and duty there until December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 17, and duty there until March 8. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La.. March 8. Operations from Milliken's Bend to New Carthage March 31-April 17. James' Plantation, near New Carthage, April 8. Expedition from Perkins' Plantation to Hard Times Landing April 25-29. February, 1863. Price's Cavalry Brigade, 22nd Army Phelps' and Clark's Bayous April 26. Choctaw Bayou, on Lake Bruin, April 28.

Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black River May 17.

Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Near Clinton July 8. Near Jackson July 9. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Moved to Carrollton, La., August 13, and duty there until November 13. Moved to Brazos Santiago and Aransas, Texas, November 13-20. Fort Esperanza November 27-30. Duty at Fort Esperanza until December 15. At DeCrow's Point until January 4, 1864. At Indianola until May 28, and at Fort Esperanza until June 13. Moved to Carrolton, La., June 13-19, and duty there until October 9. Moved to Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, October 9-11, and garrison and outpost duty there until April 10, 1865. Operations against Mobile April 10-12. Capture of Mobile April 12. Garrison bay batteries Defenses of Mobile until July 19. Moved to Jackson, Mich., July 19-August 2. Mustered out August 6, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

  • Battery lost during service 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 41 Enlisted men by disease. Total 46.

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