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Identifier: indianaatvicksbu00indi (find matches)
Title: Indiana at Vicksburg
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Indiana. Vicksburg National Military Park Commission Adams, Henry C. jr. comp
Subjects: Indiana -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Indiana Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History Siege, 1863 Vicksburg National Military Park
Publisher: Indianapolis, W. B. Burford, contractor for state printing and binding
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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On the 20th of June, 1864, Captain Klaus resigned and FirstLieut. Lawrence Jacoby was promoted captain. A number of menre-enlisted as veterans while stationed at New Orleans. In the fallof 1864 the non-veteran portion of the battery severed connectionwith the organization and proceeded to Indianapolis, where theywere mustered out of the service. In March, 1865, the 1st Battery was again assigned to the 16thArmy Corps and took an active part in the siege and capture ofSpanish Fort, Alabama. After the surrender of Mobile, the 1st Battery moved to Mont-gomery, Alabama, and was stationed at that place until ordered toIndianapolis to be mustered out. It arrived at Indianapolis on the 17th of August, 1865, mththree officers and 102 enlisted men, and, after a reception by thestate officials, was paid off in full, and mustered out of the serviceAugust 22, 1865. The battery lost during service 3 enlisted men killed and mor-tally wounded, and 1 officer and 31 enlisted men by disease;total, 35.
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Monument of Sixth Battery Ijight Artillery. (Monument Tablet Inscription.) 1st DIVISION 16th CORPS6th BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY Captain Michael Mueller Served on the Exterior line in the vicinity of Haynes Bluff and at Oak Ridge from about June 12to the end of the Siege, July 4. (392) SIXTH BATTERY, LIGHT ARTILLERY, INDIANAVOLUNTEERS. The 6th Battery was recruited at Evansville and mustered intothe United States service at Indianapolis, September 7, 1861, with Frederick Behr .Captain. Cliarles Adelmann 1st Lieutenant. William Mussman 1st Lieutenant. Michael Mueller 2d Lieutenant, Lewis Kern 2d Lieutenant. On the 2d of October the battery proceeded by rail, via Evans-ville, to Henderson, Kentucky. From Henderson the battery wason duty campaigning with the troops in northern Kentucky duringthe winter of 1861 and 1862, and in the spring joined GeneralShermans command at Paducah. March 4th the 6th Battery moved, with Shermans Division, upthe Tennessee River by boat and disembarked at Pittsb

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