The Civil War in the East

17th Indiana Independent Battery Light Artillery

The battery lost 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 10 enlisted men to disease.

 

1862

 

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind.

May 20

Mustered in

July 5

Left State for Baltimore, Md.

July 7

Garrison duty at Baltimore, Md. Attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department

December 27

Moved to Harper's Ferry and garrison duty there

1863

January

Attached to Defenses, Upper Potomac, 8th Army Corps

March

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Army Corps

June

Attached to Maryland Brigade, French's Command, 8th Army Corps

July 1

Evacuation of Harper's Ferry

July 7

Reoccupation of Harper's Ferry and Maryland Heights. Attached to 2nd Brigade, then 1st Brigade, Maryland Heights Division, Dept. of West Virginia

October 18

Action at Berryville, Va.

December 10-24

Well's Demonstration from Harper's Ferry

December

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia

1864

January

Attached to Wheaton's Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia

April

Attached to Reserve Division, Harper's Ferry

August 7-November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Reserve Artillery, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division

September 19

Battle of Opequan, Winchester

September 21

Strasburg

September 22

Fisher's Hill

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October

Garrison duty at Frederick City, Md., and at Winchester, Va.

December

Attached to Artillery Brigade, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah

1865

March

Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Shenandoah

June 19

Ordered to Indianapolis, Ind.

July 8

Mustered out