Battery A, Light Artillery (1st), "Rigby's"

Brief History
Battery A, Light Artillery [1st], "Rigby's"; This battery was organized at Baltimore and Pikesville, Maryland, in August and September, 1861, to serve three years.On the expiration of its term of service, the original members (except veterans) were mustered out, and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in service until March 11, 1865, when it was consolidated with Battery B, Maryland Light Artillery. .

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, Battery "A" Light Artillery, (accessed, 16 March 2012).

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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Commission Officer - see Roster;  Roster Page 797
 * Non-Commissioned Office - not given
 * Enlisted Man listed alphabetically - no cities or counties given - see Roster ; Roster on page 797- 802

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the Battery D, Maryland Light Artillery (Three Year), in Maryland, L. Allison Wilmer, J. H. Jarrett, and Geo. W. F. Vernon. 1898. History and roster of Maryland volunteers, war of 1861-5. Baltimore: Press of Guggenheimer, Weil &amp; Co. other library  INTERNET ARCHIVE    Archives of Maryland Online

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 ‘Maryland 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.


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