1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery

The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was a Minnesota USV artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on November 21, 1861.

1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery Battle Flag
Active	November 21, 1861, to July 1, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Artillery
Engagements	American Civil War Shiloh Campaign Battle of Shiloh Iuka-Corinth Campaign Second Battle of Corinth Vicksburg Campaign Siege of Vicksburg Atlanta Campaign Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Carolinas Campaign Battle of Bentonville

The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was mustered out at St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 1, 1865.

Commanders

• Captain Emil 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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]