1st Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery

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Brief History
The 1st Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery was organized at Fort Snellng, Minnesota on November 21, 1861. It mustered out on July 1, 1865 at St. Paul, Minnesota.

For more information on this regiment see the following:


 * Wikipedia article on the 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery.
 * Civil War Archive. Brief history of the 1st 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.

The Civil War Archive History of the 1st Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery.

Minnesota Historical Society Brief history of the Light Artillery in the Civil War. Has good links to primary and secondary sources.

Research OnLine 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery. Has a history and bibliography.

Rootsweb First Battery Light Artillery history and a roster of the men from Wabasha County.

BOOKS


 * Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865 (Pioneer Press) vol. 1, pp. 640-649; "Narrative of the First Battery of Light Artillery," by Lieutenant Henry S. Hurter,  followed by "Roster of the First Battery," pp. 650-653  Internet Archives. Other libraries with this book.


 * Minnesotans in the Civil and Indian wars : an index to the rosters in Minnesota in the Civil and Indian wars, 1861-1865, Linda B. Warming ([Salem, Mass.] : Higginson Book Co., 1994). Other libraries with this book.


 * 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.