13th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery

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

ActiveDecember 29, 1863 – July 20, 1865
DisbandedJuly 20, 1865
AllegianceUnion
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13th Independent Battery Wisconsin
Light Artillery
ActiveDecember 29, 1863 – July 20, 1865
DisbandedJuly 20, 1865
Country United States
AllegianceUnion
BranchArtillery
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Captain Richard R. Griffith
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Service

The 13th Independent Battery was mustered into service at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 29, 1863, and spent its entire service in garrisons at New Orleans, Louisiana, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The battery was mustered out on July 20, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The 13th Independent Battery initially recruited 156 officers and men. An additional 32 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 188 men.[1]

The battery suffered 14 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 14 fatalities.[2]

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