6th Indiana Battery Light Artillery | Regimental History

A general intro to the 6th Indiana Independent Battery Light Artillery in the American Civil War coming soon.

Organization

   
  • Organized at Evansville, Ind., and mustered in at Indianapolis, Ind., September 7, 1861.
  • Left State for Henderson, Ky., October 2.
  • Attached to District of Paducah, Ky., to March, 1862.
  • Artillery, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862.
  • Artillery, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., to November, 1862.
  • Artillery, 1st Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862.
  • Artillery, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
  • Artillery, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, to December, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1864.
  • 1st Brigade, Sturgis' Expedition, June, 1864.
  • Artillery, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to November, 1864.
  • 1st Brigade, Post and Defences of Memphis, Tenn., District of West Tennessee, to December, 1864.
  • Artillery Reserve, District of West Tennessee, to July, 1865.

Service

   
  • Duty at Henderson, Calhoun, South Carrollton, Owensburg and Paducah, Ky.. till March, 1862.
  • Moved from Paducah to Savannah, Tenn., March 6-10.
  • Expedition to Yellow Creek, Miss., and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 14-17.
  • Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7.
  • Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.
  • March to Memphis, Tenn., Juno 1-July 21, via Lagrange, Grand Junction and Holly Springs.
  • Action near Holly Springs July 1.
  • Duty at Memphis, Tenn., till November 26.
  • Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November 26, 1862, to January 10, 1863.
  • Duty at Lagrange, Lafayette and Colliersville, Tenn., till June, 1863.
  • Moved to Memphis, Tenn., June 9; thence to Vicksburg, Miss.
  • Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. Siege of Vicksburg June 12-July 4.
  • Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10.
  • Siege of Jackson July 10-17.
  • Camp at Oak Ridge and Bear Creek till October 14.
  • Expedition to Canton October 14-20.
  • Bogue Chitto Creek October 17.
  • Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November; thence to Lagrange and Pocahontas, and duty there till January, 1864.
  • Veteranize January 1, 1864.
  • Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., January 31-February 3.
  • Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2.
  • Return to Memphis and duty there till June.
  • Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13.
  • Brice's (or Tishamingo) Creek, near Guntown, June 10.
  • Smith's Expedition to Tupelo, Miss., July 5-21.
  • Camargo's Cross Roads, near Harrisburg, July 13.
  • Harrisburg, near Tupelo, July 14-15.
  • Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30.
  • Tallahatchie River August 7-9.
  • Assigned to duty at Memphis, Tenn., as garrison September, 1864, to July, 1865.
  • Mustered out July 22, 1865.

Casualties

   
  • Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 1 Enlisted man killed and 15 Enlisted men by disease. Total 17.