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2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery

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2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
Flag of Minnesota
ActiveMarch 21, 1862, to August 16, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchArtillery
EngagementsAmerican Civil War

2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was a Minnesota USV artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The battery was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on March 21, 1862.

The 2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was mustered out at St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 16, 1865.

Commander

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  • Captain William A. Hotchkiss - February 14, 1862, to August 16, 1865

Casualties and total strength

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The 2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery lost 1 officer and 5 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds received in battle and 19 enlisted men died of disease. Total fatalities were 25.[1]

References

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  • Andrews, C. C., ed. (1891). Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865. St. Paul, Minn: Printed for the state by the Pioneer Press Co. OL 7088819M.
  • Jones, Robert Huhn (1960). The Civil War in the Northwest. University of Oklahoma Press.
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See also

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