8th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery

The 8th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, nicknamed the "Lyons' Pinery Battery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

8th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery
Active	January 8, 1862, to August 10, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Artillery
Engagements	Battle of Iuka Battle of Corinth Battle of Perryville Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga

Service

The 8th Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin, on January 8, 1862.

The battery was mustered out on August 10, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The 8th Independent Battery initially recruited 161 officers and men. An additional 102 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 263 men.^[1]

The battery suffered 1 officer and 1 enlisted man killed in action or died of wounds and 26 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 28 fatalities.^[2]

Commanders

• Captain Stephen J. Carpenter
• Captain Henry E. Stiles^[3]

See also

• American Civil War portal

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