20th Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in September 19, 1862. Left State for Henderson, Ky., December 17, 1862. Attached to District of Western Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to May, 1863. Post and District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to January, 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. Unattached, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to November, 1864. Artillery, Provisional Division, District of the Etowah, Dept. of the Cumberland, to January, 1865. Garrison Artillery, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at Henderson Ky., and in the District of Western Kentucky until May, 1863. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., and duty there until October 5, 1863. Refitted and assigned to guard duty along Nashville & Chattanooga R. R. until March 5, 1864. Moved to Bridgeport, Ala., March 5, and garrison duty there until July. Ordered to the field and Joined 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, south of the Chattahoochie River, Georgia.

July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia

Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 1-26.

October 30, 1864 - Skirmish near Atlanta, Georgia

Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., November 5, thence to Nashville, Tenn. Battles of Nashville December 15-16. Duty at Courtland, Ala., and Chattanooga, Tenn., until June, 1865. Mustered out June 28, 1865.