2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery

The 2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery
Active	October 10, 1861, to July 10, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Artillery
Engagements	Dix's Peninsula Campaign

Service

The 2nd Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin, on October 10, 1861.

The battery was mustered out on July 10, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The 2nd Independent Battery initially recruited 153 officers and men. An additional 42 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 195 men.^[1]

The regiment suffered 12 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 12 fatalities.^[2]

Commanders

• Captain Ernst F. Herzberg
• Captain Charles Beger^[3]

See also

• American Civil War portal

• List of Wisconsin Civil War units
• Wisconsin in the American Civil War