2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in August 9, 1861 as 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery. They were ordered back to Indiana June, 1865, and mustered out at Indianapolis, Indiana, July 3, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * 2nd Independent Battery Light Artillery at The Civil War Archive.
 * 2nd Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery at Wikipedia.
 * 2nd Independent Battery Light Artillery at Ranger95.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived, though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Many men were from Ohio, Martin, Henry, Rush, Madison, Greene, Dearborn, and Shelby Counties.


 * Roster at Ranger95.
 * Recruits Roster at Ranger95.

Residence is not included for all listed on these rosters. Combine this information with that found by looking up the regiment or individual soldier on The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System for additional details.

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Indiana in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * The Civil War Archive (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.