ILLIONIS SPRINGFIELD LIGHT ARTILLERY (Three Years)

Springfield Light Artillery.-Capt., Thomas F. Vaughn; First Lieuts., Edward B. Stillings, Henry D. Colby, Charles W. Thomas, James Irwin, John Schaefer; Second Lieuts., Charles W. Thomas, Louis D. Rosette, James Irwin, John Schaefer, William M. Gilmore. The "Springfield Light Artillery" was recruited principally from the cities of Springfield, Belleville and Wenona, and was mustered into the U.S. service at Springfield on Aug. 21, 1862, for the term of three years, numbering 12O men and officers. On Nov. 1, it was ordered to the front. After doing guard duty in sections for a number of months, the battery was reunited on Aug. 30, 1863, assigned to the 2nd brigade 1st division, 16th army corps, and started for Little Rock, Ark., where it participated in the capture of that place on Sept. 10. It was next assigned to the 2nd brigade, 1st division, 7th army corps, and joined Gen. Steele's expedition to cooperate with Gen. Banks' Red River expedition taking part in the several skirmishes of that campaign and the battles of Prairie d'Ane and Jenkins' ferry. It returned to Little Rock on May 3, 1864, where the battery remained until June, 1865, when orders were received to report at Springfield, Ill., for muster out. It arrived at Springfield, June 25, 1865, and was mustered out on the 30th.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 3

Illinois Springfield Artillery (Union)

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