11th Ohio (Independent) Light Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

Battery organized at St. Louis, Mo., and mustered in October 27, 1861. Attached to Army of the West and Dept. of Missouri to March, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, Army of Mississippi, to April, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Army of Mississippi, to November, 1862. 7th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. Artillery, 7th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1863. Artillery, 7th Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1863. Kimball's Division, Arkansas Expedition, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to January, 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. Garrison Pine Bluff, Ark., 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, to November, 1864.

SERVICE.--Moved to South Point, Mo., October 28, 1861. March to Syracuse, Mo., November 22, thence to Tipton, Mo., November, 29, and duty there until December 15. Moved to Otterville, Mo., December 15, and duty there until February 2, 1862. March to Booneville, thence to St. Charles, February 2-17. Siege of New Madrid, Mo., March 3-14. Siege and capture of Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 15-April 8. Expedition to Fort Pillow, Tenn.. April 13-17. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 17-23. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 30-June 13. Duty at Corinth until June 23. Expedition to Ripley June 27-July 2. At Corinth until August 4. At Jacinto until September 18. Battle of Iuka, Miss., September 19. Battle of Corinth October 3-4. Pursuit to Ripley October 5-12. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November-December. At Germantown, Tenn., until January 15, 1863. At Memphis, Tenn., until March. Yazoo Pass Expedition and operations against Fort Pemberton and Greenwood, March 11-April 5. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Thompson's Hill. Port Gibson, May 1 (Reserve). Battle of Raymond May 12. Jackson May 14. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16.

• May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • May 19, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • May 22, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi

Ordered to Helena, Ark., July 28. Steele's Expedition to Little Rock, Ark., August 10-September 10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Duty at Little Rock until April, 1864, and at Pine Bluff until October. Ordered home for muster out. Mustered out at Columbus, Ohio. November 5, 1864, expiration of term.

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source

Source	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer	20 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 30 enlisted men by disease Total 50	None
Fox	20 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded Total 20 (Combat Losses) Fox lists this unit as 2nd on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Volunteer Light Artillery Companies)	"The loss in the Eleventh Ohio Battery occurred almost entirely in one action, 19 of its men having been killed or mortally wounded at Iuka in a charge on the battery."
WotRWiki Statistics	0 troops killed Includes 0 troops mortally wounded Includes 0 troops killed by disease All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!

Legacy

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 779, 1491)
• Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 7)