HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 4th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Racine, Wisconsin and it mustered in July 1861. Ordered to Baltimore, Md., January 21, 1862; thence to Fortress Monroe, Va., and garrison duty there until September. It was mustered out at Brownsville May 28, 1866. It was moved to Madison, Wisconsin, June 3-18, and it was discharged June 19, 1866. The 4th Independent Battery initially recruited 151 officers and men. An additional 100 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 251 men. The Battery lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 22 Enlisted men by disease. Total 25.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Attached to District of Fortress Monroe, Va.. Dept. of Virginia, to September, 1862. Camp Hamilton, Va., 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to January, 1863. Artillery Division at Suffolk, Va., 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to April, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863. Yorktown, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1863. Artillery Brigade, United States Forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. Artillery. 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to June, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps, to June, 1864. Artillery Cavalry Division, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to July, 1865.
OFFICERS:
Captain John F. Vallee
Captain George B. Easterly
Captain Dorman L. Noggle
SERVICE:
Fired gun "Union" during the Monitor and Merrimac engagement March 9, 1862. Moved to Camp Hamilton, Va., September, and duty there until January 11, 1863. Moved to Suffolk, Va., January 11. Siege of Suffolk April 11-May 4. Norfleet House April 15. Chuckatuck and Reed's Ferry May 3. Moved to Portsmouth, Va., May 5. To West Point, thence to Yorktown May 30. Keyes' Expedition up the Peninsula June 9-July 10. Garrison duty at Yorktown until August 25. Duty at Gloucester Point and Portsmouth until April, 1864. Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Swift Creek or Arrow field Church May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred May 16-June 4. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 3, 1865. At Bermuda Hundred, Va., until July 5, 1864, and at Jones' Landing until August 10. Moved to Light House Point August 10, thence to Prince George Court House and to Petersburg August 26. Duty in trenches until September 27. Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Darbytown Road October 7 and 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Siege operations against Richmond until April, 1865. Before Richmond March 30-April 2. Occupation of Richmond April 3 and duty there until July. Mustered out July 3, 1865.
ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contain the names of 507 men. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 2003.
Love, William D. Wisconsin in the War of the Rebellion. Chicago: Church and Goodman, 1866. E537L79. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 2011.
Quiner, E.B. The Military History of Wisconsin. Chicago: Clarke, 1866. E537Q75.
Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 2011.
Rigdon, John C. Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Index. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 2011.
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