21st Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in September 9, 1862. Left State for Covington, Ky., September 9. Attached to 2nd Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, October 1862. Unassigned, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to December, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to February, 1863. Crook's Brigade, Baird's Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1863. Artillery, 4th Division, 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 2nd Division, Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1864. Garrison Artillery, Columbia, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864. Garrison Artillery, Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 2nd Sub-District, District of Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at Lexington, Richmond, Danville and Louisville, Ky., until February 2, 1863. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., February 2; thence moved to Cathage, Tenn., and duty there until June. Moved to Murfreesboro June 3. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16.

August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
- Catlett's Gap, Pigeon Mountain, September 15-18.
- September 19-20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
September 24-October 27, 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee
November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign^[1]
- November 23-25, 1863 - Battles of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Duty at Chattanooga until March 26, 1864, and at Columbia, Tenn., until November 24.
Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 24.
Battle of Nashville December 15-16.
Garrison duty at Nashville until June, 1865.
June 26, 1865 - Mustered out of federal service