The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was a Minnesota USV artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service The battery was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on November 21, 1861.
The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was mustered out at St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 1, 1865.
Commanders Captain Emil D. Munch - November 7, 1861, to December 25, 1862 Captain William Z. Clayton - December 25, 1862, to July 1, 1865.
Casualties and total strength The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery lost 1 officer and 7 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds received in battle and 1 officer and 29 enlisted men died of disease. Total fatalities were 38.History – Minnesota Cavalry
Battles and campaigns The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery took part in the Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Vicksburg, the Atlanta campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea. They served in the 4th Division of the 17th U.S. Army Corps.Dyer's Compendium of the War of the Rebellion On 5 March 1864, Captain Clayton exchanged the old guns, two 12-pound howitzers, and two 6-pound rifled guns, caliber 3.67, for four new rifled 3-inch Rodman's guns. The 3-inch Rodman guns were actually 3-inch ordnance rifles.
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Further reading
External links The Civil War Archive Website Civil War letters of Thomas and William Christie who were part of the 1st MN Light Artillery
Minnesota Historical Society page on Minnesota and the Civil War
See also List of Minnesota Civil War Units