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13th Independent Michigan Light Artillery Battery

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The 13th Independent Michigan Light Artillery Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

ActiveJanuary 20, 1864, to August 1, 1865
AllegianceUnion
BranchArtillery
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13th Independent Michigan Light Artillery Battery
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ActiveJanuary 20, 1864, to August 1, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchArtillery
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Service

Battery "M" was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan, and mustered into service on January 20, 1864. The battery was mounted and used to fight guerrillas and on patrol duty on February 27, 1865.

The battery was mustered out on July 1, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

Over its existence, the battery carried a total of 257 men on its muster rolls.[1]

The battery had one enlisted man killed in action or mortally wounded and 13 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 14 fatalities.[2]

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