Artillery Units: 11th Ohio Battery, Independent Light Artillery
Artillery units were recruited from all over the state. Those represented in detail here are the ones recruited primarily from northwest Ohio counties.
11th Ohio Battery, Independent Light Artillery
This Battery was mustered into service October 27, 1861, at St. Louis Arsenal, Missouri, by George B. Sanford, Lieutenant 1st Cavalry, US Army, to serve three years. It was mustered out November 5, 1864, on expiration of term of service, at Columbus, Ohio, by John Simons, 1st Lieutenant 4th Infantry, US Army. The recruits and veterans were transferred to the 5th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. Some of the battles in which this unit participated include:
- New Madrid, Missouri, March 13, 1862
- Corinth, Mississippi (advance on), April 30-May 30, 1862
- Iuka, Mississippi, September 19-20, 1862
- Corinth, Mississippi, October 3-4, 1862
- Vicksburg, Mississippi (siege of), May 18-July 4, 1863
- Marks Mills, Arkansas, April 25, 1864
Roster
Officers
Non-Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Personnel
Newspaper Articles about the Unit/Anonymous Letters
[Casualties from Iuka] Wyandot Pioneer- October 3, 1862, pg. 2
Wyandot Pioneer- October 24, 1862 pg. 2
Wyandot Democratic Union- October 2, 1862 pg. 3
