3rd Independent Battery, Connecticut Light Artillery

Connecticut in the Civil War

Brief History
The 3rd Independent Battery, Connecticut Light Artillery was organized and mustered in October of 1864, at Conscript Camp, Fair Haven, Connecticut. The battery was mustered out the 23rd of June, 1865, (with the exception of twenty-seven men, who were transferred to the First Connecticut Artillery) and discharged on the July 3, 1865 in New Haven, Connecticut. This battery was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut.

Source Material

 * Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864. Compiled From Records in the Adjutant General's Office and Published by Order of the Legislature, by Horace J. Morse - Adjutant General - Online Book
 * 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 (1869) by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Ingersoll, Colin M. (Colin Macrae), 1819-1904 - Online Book
 * The Civil War in the East - Timeline of the 3rd Connecticut Light Artillery