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Illinois 2nd Volunteer Light Artillery (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Aug 20, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 28, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
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    • 12 guns k-51 w-288 m-14 = 353
    • Brigadier General Richard Arnold
    • Capt H. Borris
    • Company L 2nd Kentucky Cavalry:
    • Escort:
    • Major General Gordon Granger
    • Brigadier General Eugene A. Carr
    • Brigadier General Jacob G. Lauman
    • Brigadier General James D. Morgan
    • Brigadier General John A. McClernand
    • Brigadier General John McArthur
    • Brigadier General Kenner Garrard
    • Brigadier General Philip Henry Sheridan
    • Brigadier General Thomas J. McKean
    • Captain Andrew Hickenlooper
    • Captain Arthur O'Leary
    • Captain Charles Barnett
    • Captain Charles M. Barnett
    • Captain George C. Gumbart
    • Captain James P. Timmony
    • Captain John W. Lowell
    • Captain Thomas Larrison
    • Colonel Abraham M. Hare
    • Colonel Daniel McCook Jr.
    • Colonel Edward H. Wolfe
    • Colonel Marcellus M. Crocker
    • Colonel Napoleon B. Buford
    • Colonel Richard J. Oglesby
    • Lieutenant Frank B. Fenton
    • Lieutenant George Lewis Nispel
    • Lieutenant J.W. Mitchell
    • Lieutenant Colonel Warren L. Lothrop
    • Major General John A. McClernand
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
ShilohApr 6, 1862Apr 7, 18621 day(s)Hardin County, Tennessee
LibertySep 17, 1861Sep 17, 1861< 1 dayLiberty, Missouri
Port GibsonMay 1, 1863May 1, 1863< 1 dayClaiborne County, Mississippi
Siege of CorinthApr 29, 1862May 30, 186231 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi
TupeloJul 14, 1864Jul 15, 18641 day(s)Tupelo, Mississippi
ChickamaugaSep 19, 1863Sep 20, 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
NashvilleDec 15, 1864Dec 16, 18641 day(s)Nashville, Tennessee
Fort DonelsonFeb 11, 1862Feb 16, 18625 day(s)Fort Donelson, Tennessee
VicksburgMay 18, 1863Jul 4, 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Pea RidgeMar 6, 1862Mar 8, 18622 day(s)Leetown, Arkansas
PerryvilleOct 8, 1862Oct 8, 1862< 1 dayPerryville, Kentucky
Battle of CorinthOct 3, 1862Oct 4, 18621 day(s)Corinth, Mississippi

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