2nd Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery

United States     U.S. Military      Minnesota      Minnesota Military      Minnesota in the Civil War      3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

Brief History
The 2nd Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery was organized at Fort Snelling on Minnesota, March 21, 1862. It mustered out on August 16, 1865 at St. Paul, Minnesota.

For more information on this regiment see the following:


 * Wikiepedia article on the 2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery.


 * Civil War Archive. Brief history of the 2nd Independent Battery Light Artillery.



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.

Source Material
WEBSITES
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.

BOOKS
 * Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History, Kenneth Carley, Richard Moe (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000). Book of battle histories, photographs, short biographies and a roster of the different regiments with their officers, beginning on page 204. Google book (Not all pages are shown). WorldCat book.