1st Independent Battery, Connecticut Light Artillery

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Brief History
The 1st Connecticut Light Battery was organized at West Meriden and was mustered in October 26, 1861. It was mustered out June 11, 1865. This battery was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut.

For more information about the 1st Connecticut Light Battery and its history, see:


 * Regimental History - History of the First Connecticut Volunteer Light Battery, (accessed 9 Mar 2011). Connecticut Military Department


 * Beecher, Herbert W. and United States. Army. Connecticut Light Artillery Battery, 1st (1861-1865), History of the First Light Battery, Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time.  Available online at Library Archive, (accessed 9 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,

Rosters

 * Connecticut. Adjutant General's Office, Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864, (Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood, 1864), page 107. Available Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or FHL US/CAN Film 1550802.


 * Adjutant General's Office, Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations : (infantry, cavalry, and artillery,) in the service of the United States, 1861-1865, with additional enlistments, casualties, &amp;c., &amp;c., and brief summaries, showing the operations and service of the several regiments and batteries, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), page 114. Includes index.  Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or

Source Material

 * The Civil War in the East, (accessed 9 Mar 2011). Timeline of the 1st Connecticut Light Artillery