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14th Michigan Independent Battery Light Artillery

Organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan, and mustered in January 5, 1864.

Left State for Washington, D. C., February 1.

Attached to Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1864.

1st Brigade, Hardin's Division, Defenses of Washington North of the Potomac, 22nd Army Corps, to August, 1864.

2nd Brigade, Hardin's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to December, 1864.

3rd Brigade, Hardin's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1865.


Service.

Duty at Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, February 5 to April 20, 1864.

Mounted and duty at Fort Bunker Hill May 15-22.

Dismounted May 22 and ordered to Camp Barry, thence moved to Fort Slocum May 25.

Duty as Heavy Artillery at Forts Bunker Hill, Totten, Slemmer, Snyder, Carroll and Greble, Defenses of Washington North of the Potomac, till June 17, 1865.

Repulse of Early's attack on the Northern Defenses of Washington July 11-13, 1864.

Moved to Jackson, Michigan, June 17-21, 1865, and mustered out July 1, 1865.

Battery lost during service 9 by disease.

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