11th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery
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The 11th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery, generally known as the 11th Indiana Battery, was an artillery battery
in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
. It served in several important campaigns in the Western Theater
, including the Battle of Chickamauga
in late 1863.
Recruited at Fort Wayne, Indiana
, in late 1861, the 11th Indiana Battery was mustered into service at on December 17, 1861, at Indianapolis, Indiana
. It was ordered to report for duty in Louisville, Kentucky
, on February 6, 1862. The battery was consolidated with the 18th Indiana Battery
on November 21, 1864.
Artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...
in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. It served in several important campaigns in the Western Theater
Western Theater of the American Civil War
This article presents an overview of major military and naval operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Theater of operations:...
, including the Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign...
in late 1863.
Recruited at Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, in late 1861, the 11th Indiana Battery was mustered into service at on December 17, 1861, at Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
. It was ordered to report for duty in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, on February 6, 1862. The battery was consolidated with the 18th Indiana Battery
18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery
The 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery also known as Lilly's Hoosier Battery and Lilly's battery, was a civil war regiment formed in Indiana during the American Civil War. The regiment was formed at the end of 1860 by 22-year-old Eli Lilly, an Indianapolis pharmacist...
on November 21, 1864.