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Michigan 1st Light Artillery, Battery C (Union)

11/28/61

Organized - Michigan 1st Light Artillery, Battery C - Michigan

9/19/62

Battle - Iuka - Tishomingo County, Mississippi

Iuka
Iuka

Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Army of the West main column marched into Iuka, Mississippi, on September 14th. Price's superior, Gen. Braxton Bragg, had ordered Price to prevent Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Mississippi from moving into Tennessee and reinforcing Nashville. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding the Army of the Tennessee, feared that Price intended to go north to join Bragg. Grant devised a plan for his left wing commander, Maj. Gen. E.O.C. Ord, to advance on Iuka from the west;…READ MORE

10/3/62

Battle - Battle of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi

Battle of Corinth
Battle of Corinth

Not to be confused with Siege of Corinth. Also known as Second Battle of Corinth.READ MORE

6/22/65

Mustered Out - Michigan 1st Light Artillery, Battery C - Michigan


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