17th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery

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17th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The battery was organized in Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in May 20, 1862, for three years service.

The battery was attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Maryland,

The 17th Indiana Battery Light Artillery mustered out July 8, 1865, in Indianapolis.^[citation needed]

Detailed service

Left Indiana for Baltimore, Maryland, July 5, 1862. Garrison duty at Baltimore, July 7 to December 27, 1862. Moved to Harpers Ferry, Virginia, December 27, and garrison duty there until July 1863. Evacuation of Harpers Ferry July 1, 1863. Reoccupation of Harpers Ferry and Maryland Heights July 7, 1863, and garrison duty there until July 1864. Action at Berryville, Virginia, October 18, 1863. Well's Demonstration from Harpers Ferry December 10–24, 1863. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28, 1864. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Strasburg September 21. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Garrison duty at Frederick City, Maryland, and at Winchester, Virginia, until June 19, 1865, when the battery was ordered to Indianapolis.^{[citation needed]}

Casualties

The battery lost a total of 16 men during service; 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 10 enlisted men due to disease.^{[citation needed]}

Commanders

• Captain Milton L. Milner

See also

• List of Indiana Civil War regiments
• Indiana in the Civil War

References

• Dayton, Isaac J. Historical Sketch of the 17th Bat. Ind. L.A. (Noblesville, IN: Ledger Print.), 1889.
• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.

Attribution

• This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.