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3rd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery

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ActiveOctober 10, 1861, to July 20, 1865
AllegianceUnion
BranchArtillery
3rd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery
ActiveOctober 10, 1861, to July 20, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchArtillery
EngagementsSiege of Corinth
Battle of Perryville
Battle of Stone's River
Battle of Chickamauga
Siege of Chattanooga

The 3rd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery , nicknamed the "Badger Battery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The 3rd Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin, on October 10, 1861.

The battery was mustered out on July 20, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The 3rd Independent Battery initially recruited 170 officers and men. An additional 67 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 237 men.[1]

The battery suffered 6 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 21 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 27 fatalities.[2]

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