1st Regiment, Michigan Light Artillery

Brief History
Batteries organized and mustered out at various times. See information on each Battery below for a brief history of that Battery

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


 * 1st Regiment Light Artillery at The Civil War Archive.

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.

Battery "A" 1st Regiment Light Artillery. (Loomis' Battery, Coldwater Artillery) Mustered in May 28, 1861 at Coldwater, Michigan. Length of service: Battery reorganized for three years service. Mustered out July 12, 1865, at Jackson, Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archives Men in this Battery from Branch County and Kent County - see Roster

Battery "B" 1st Regiment Light Artillery (Ross's Battery) - Captain William H. Ross Organized at Grand Rapids and Detroit, Michigan, September 10 to December 14, 1861. Mustered out June 14, 1865 at Detroit Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Wayne County and Kent County - see Roster

Battery "C" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Mustered in November 28, 1861 Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mustered out at Detroit, Michigan, June 22, 1865. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Allegan County and Jackson County - see Roster

Battery "D" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Organized at White Pigeon, Michigan, September 17 to December 7, 1861. Mustered out August 3, 1865 Jackson, Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Branch County - see Roster

Battery "E" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Organized at Grand Rapids, Albion and Marshall, Michigan. Mustered in December 6, 1861. Mustered out July 30, 1865 at Jackson, Michigan. Brief history at "The Civil War Archive" Men in this Battery from Kent County - see Roster

Battery "F" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Organized at Detroit and Coldwater, Michigan. Mustered in January 9, 1862. Mustered out July 1, 1865 at Jackson, Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Branch County - see Roster

Battery "G" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mustered in January 17, 1862. Mustered out August 6, 1865 Jackson, Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Branch County and St. Joseph County - see Roster

Battery "H" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Organized at Monroe, Michigan. Mustered in March 6, 1862 Mustered out Jackson, Michigan, July 22, 1865. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from St. Clair County - see  Roster

Battery "I" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Organized at Detroit, Michigan. Mustered in August 29, 1862. Mustered out July 14, 1865 at Detroit, Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Lenawee County - see Roster

Battery "K" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Organized at Grand Rapids, Mich., November 21, 1862, to February 20, 1863 Mustered out July 22, 1865, Detroit, Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Detroit, Wayne County - see Roster

Battery "L" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Organized at Coldwater, Michigan. Mustered in April 11, 1863 Mustered out August 22, 1865, Jackson, Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Kent County and Branch County - see Roster

Battery "M" 1st Regiment Light Artillery Organized at Detroit, Mt. Clemens and Dearborn, Michigan and organization completed June 30, 1863. Mustered out August 1, 1865, Jackson, Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Wayne County - see Roster

Michigan 13th Battery Organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mustered in 20 January 1864. Mustered out 1 July 1865 at Jackson, Michigan. Brief history at - The Civil War Archive Men in this Battery from Wayne County - see Roster

Michigan 14th Battery Organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mustered in 5 January 1864. Mustered out 5 July 1865 at Jackson, Michigan. Brief history at The Civil War Archive Men from Kalamazoo County, Michigan - see Roster

Unassigned men Many men from Wayne County and Kent County - see Roster

Other Sources

 * 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 ‘Michigan 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.


 * Michigan in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Michigan, 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.


 * Genco, James G. To the Sound of Musketry and Tap of the Drum: A History of Michigan's Battery D Through the Letters of Artificer Harold J. Bartlett, 1861-1864. (Rochester, Mich: R. Russell-Books, 1983)..


 * Garvin, Theodore F. "History of Battery 'G', First Regiment, Michigan Light Artillery, 1861-1891." (Coldwater, Mich: A.J. Aldrich, 1891)..


 * Johnson, Crisfield. History of Branch County, Michigan With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. (Philadelphia: Everts &amp; Abbott, 1879.) Pages 85-90. (*).