3rd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery

The 3rd Iowa Light Artillery Battery was a light artillery battery from Iowa that served in the Union Army between September 24, 1861, and October 23, 1865, during the American Civil War.

3rd Iowa Light Artillery Battery
3rd Iowa Light Artillery Battery flag
Active	September 24, 1861 – October 23, 1865
Disbanded	October 23, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Artillery
Size	Battery
Nickname(s)	Dubuque Battery
Engagements	American Civil War
Commanders
Captain	Mortimer M. Hayden Melvil C. Wright Orlo H. Lyon
Lieutenant	W.H. McClure H.H. Weaver O.G. Day J.J. Dengl W.H. Gilford W.H. Crozier Jervine Bradley Leroy S. House Charles S. Martin D.U. Lee R. McFate

Service

The 3rd Iowa Light Artillery was mustered into Federal service at Dubuque, Iowa for a three-year enlistment on September 24, 1861. The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on October 23, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

A total of 290 men served in the 3rd Iowa Battery at one time or another during its existence.^[1] It suffered 3 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 34 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 37 fatalities#^[2]