Illinois Civil War Union Artillery Units

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The information in this list of Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. That web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.


 * 1st Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery First known as Smith's Chicago Light Artillery. Entered State service for three months, April 17, 1861. Mustered out at Chicago, Illinois, July 3, 1865. Thereafter Batteries were organized and mustered in at various times and places. Batteries also mustered out at various times and places.


 * 2nd Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery Organized at Peoria, Illinois, and mustered into State service May 23, 1861. Duty in District of Southeast Missouri till July, 1863.) Battery mustered out July 28, 1865.


 * Chapman's Peoria Independent Battery Light Artillery Organized from 14th Illinois Infantry and attached to that Regiment until February, 1862, when designated Battery "B," 2nd Light Artillery.