OHIO EIGHTEENTH LIGHT ARTILLERY

Eighteenth Independent Battery Light Artillery. - Capt., Charles C. Aleshire; First Lieuts., William R. Morgan, Henry A. Regnier, Joseph McCafferty, Albert S. Bierce; Second Lieuts., Benjamin W. Rutherford, Casey Roseburgh, James W. Chestnut,James C. Patterson. This battery was mustered into service on Sept. 13, 1862, at Camp Portsmouth for three years. It first crossed the Ohio river and went into camp near Covington, Ky. It was later sent to Tennessee and participated in its first engagement at Thompson's station. In the battle at Franklin in April, 1863, the battery took a position on the right of Fort Granger on a high bluff on the north side of the Harpeth river, and from this point opened a brisk fire on the enemy's line, which kept him from getting his batteries in position. It par-ticipated in the running fight at Guy's gap and Shelbyville, and in the ensuing battle of Chickamauga did good service. After the battle of Lookout mountain, in which it participated, the battery went into camp at Chattanooga, where it remained until December, when it was ordered to turn over its guns, horses and camp equipage, and proceed by railroad to Nashville, where it went into winter quarters and spent most of the time in drilling. The spring and summer were also spent in this camp and the following December occurred the battle of Nash-ville, in which the battery, having got into a position for an enfilading fire, did great execution with shell and solid shot. The battery was mustered out on June 29, 1865, at Camp Denni-son, Ohio. Source: The Union Army, vol. 2Battles FoughtFought on 19 Sep 1863 at Chickamauga, GA.Fought on 27 Sep 1863 at Lookout Valley, TN.Fought on 15 Dec 1864 at Nashville, TN.

Robert John Thevenin