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Battery “a,” 2nd Illinois Regiment Light Artillery

Organized at Peoria, Ill., and mustered into State service May 23, 1861.

Moved to Alton, Ill., July 6, thence to St. Charles and Mexico, Mo., and duty in Northern Missouri till August.

Ordered to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and mustered in August 17, 1861.

Moved to Jefferson City, Mo., thence to Booneville, Mo., October 1.

Attached to Fremont's Army of the West and to Dept. of Missouri to February, 1862.

2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to May, 1862.

Artillery, 3rd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to July, 1862.

District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri. to December, 1862, and Dept. of the Tennessee to January, 1863.

Artillery, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to May, 1863.

Artillery, 14th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1863.

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to September, 1863.

Artillery, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864.

Defenses of New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to April, 1865.

District of LaFourche, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1865.


Service.

Fremont's Campaign against Springfield, Mo., October 21-November 8, 1861.

At Ottersville, Mo., till January, 1862.

Moved to Lebanon, Mo., January 25.

Curtis' advance on Springfield, Mo., January 25-February 11.

Pursuit of Price into Arkansas February 14-29.

Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6-8.

March to Sugar Creek March 10, thence to Cross Timbers March 15, and over Ozark Mountains to Batesville April 5-May 3.

March to Helena, Ark., May 25-July 13.

Duty at Helena till March, 1863.

Ordered to Milliken's Bend, La., March 20, and duty there till April.

Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30.

Battle of Thompson's Hill, Port Gibson, Miss., May 1.

Battle [1040] of Champion's Hill May 16.

Big Black Riyer May 17.

Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4.

Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22.

Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10.

Siege of Jackson July 10-17.

At Big Black till August.

Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 20.

At Carrollton, Brashear City and Berwick till October.

Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 30.

Duty in District of LaFourche and Defenses of New Orleans, La., till August, 1864.

Operations in Mobile Bay against Forts Gaines and Morgan August 2-23.

Siege and capture of Fort Gaines August 3-8.

Siege and capture of Fort Morgan August 8-23.

Duty in the Defenses of New Orleans and District of LaFourche till July, 1865.

(1st Section detached in District of Southwest Missouri to October, 1862.

Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Frontier, to June, 1863.

District of Southeast Missouri.

Advance on Fayetteville, Ark., October 11-December 3, 1862.

March to relief of Gen. Blount December 3-6.

Battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., December 7.

At Fayetteville till December 27.

Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren, Ark., December 27-29.

Duty at various points in Missouri till April, 1863.

Operations against Marmaduke April 20-May 2.

Moved to Pilot Knob, Mo.

Duty in District of Southeast Missouri till July, 1863.)

Battery mustered out July 28, 1865.

Battery lost during service 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 16 Enlisted men by disease. Total 22.

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