2nd Illinois Light Artillery / Battery L
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Chicago, Ill., and mustered in February 28, 1862. Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., March 11, thence to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 8, 1862. Attached to 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. 4th Division, District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. 4th Division, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, to April, 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to September, 1864. Post and District of Vicksburg, Miss., to November, 1864. Artillery Reserve, District of Vicksburg, Dept. of Mississippi, to August, 1865.
SERVICE.--Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. March to Memphis, Tenn., via Grand Junction, Lagrange, Holly Springs, Moscow and Germantown, June 1-July 21, and duty there until September. Moved to Bolivar September 6-14, and duty there until October 4. Battle of the Hatchie or Metamora October 5. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., January, 1863, thence to Lake Providence, La., February 22. Duty there and at Milliken's Bend, La., until April. Movements on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1. Battles of Raymond May 12, Jackson May 14, Champion's Hill May 16.
- May 18-July 4, 1863 -
Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Garrison duty there until August, 1865.
- Expedition to Monroe, La., August 20-September 2, 1863.
- Expedition to Canton October 14-20.
- Action at Bogue Chitto Creek October 17.
- May 4-21, 1864 -
Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Yazoo City, Mississippi
- Benton May 7 and 9.
- Vaughan May 12.
- Yazoo City May 13.
- July 2-10, 1864 -
Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Pearl River, Mississippi
- Near Jackson July 5.
- Jackson and Clinton July 7.
- At Vicksburg until August, 1865.
- Mustered out August 9, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Battery lost during service 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 32 Enlisted men by disease. Total 38.
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 779, 786, 787, 1042-1043)