3rd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery
| 3rd Iowa Light Artillery Battery | |
|---|---|
 3rd Iowa Light Artillery Battery flag | |
| Active | September 24, 1861 – October 23, 1865 |
| Disbanded | October 23, 1865 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Nickname(s) | Dubuque Battery |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Captain | Mortimer M. Hayden Melvil C. Wright Orlo H. Lyon |
| Lieutenant | W.H. McClure H.H. Weaver O.G. Day J.J. Dengl W.H. Gilford W.H. Crozier Jervine Bradley Leroy S. House Charles S. Martin D.U. Lee R. McFate |
The 3rd Iowa Light Artillery Battery was a light artillery battery from Iowa that served in the Union Army between September 24, 1861, and October 23, 1865, during the American Civil War.
Service
[edit]The 3rd Iowa Light Artillery was mustered into Federal service at Dubuque, Iowa for a three-year enlistment on September 24, 1861. The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on October 23, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
[edit]A total of 290 men served in the 3rd Iowa Battery at one time or another during its existence.[1] It suffered 3 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 34 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 37 fatalities#[2]
References
[edit]- ^ http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil721.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
- ^ http://www#civilwararchive Archived March 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine#com/Unreghst/uniaart#htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry# A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion# 3 vols# New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959#