3rd Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery

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Brief History
The 3rd Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota from the enlisted men of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Regiments, Minnesota Infantry. This occured from February 2 to May 1, 1863. The 1st Section mustered out at Fort Abercrombie, and the rest of the Battery mustered out at Fort Wadsworth by 27 February, 1866.

For more information on this regiment see the following:


 * Wikipedia article on the 3rd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery.
 * The Civil War Archives. Brief history of 3rd 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.


 * Civil War Index Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories.

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). Other libraries with this book.