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, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) article on the 3rd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery.
  

• The Civil War Archives. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 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.

The following counties of origin are taken from the Adjutant General's Report, found on the Internet Archives web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. Also see the Dalby Database, a site from Minnesota, searchable by men, counties, regiments and companies.

Men from the 3rd Independent Battery were not divided into seperate companies.

Company Third Battery - made of men from many different counties. See Dalby Database. (Enter Company's name as THIRD, Regiment's name as LIGHT ARTILLERY to bring up the roster.

Adjutant General's Report Roster information is found on pages 800 to 804.

Other Sources 

WEBSITES

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
  
  

BOOKS

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Compiled and Arranged from Official Records of the Federal and Confederate Armies : [Minnesota]. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993). FHL Collection. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084700. Other libraries with this book.
  

• Carley, Kenneth, and Richard Moe. Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History. (Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2000).  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.
  

• United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations. (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, c1964).FHL Collection FHL US/CAN Film 1488542. Other libraries with this microfilm. View online at Internet Archives.
  

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