Battery B, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery Regiment was an
artillery battery that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War and
Plains Indian Wars
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Service
Organized at St. Louis, Mo., January, 1862. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to June, 1864. District of Rolla, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to October, 1864. District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to July, 1865. District of the Plains, Dept. Missouri, to December, 1865.
Detailed service
Duty in Forts about St. Louis, Mo., till February, 1863. Garrison duty at New Madrid, Mo., till April 24, 1864. At Cape Girardeau till May. Moved to Springfield, Mo., via St. Louis and Sedalia, thence to Rolla, Mo., June 20, and duty there till October. March from Rolla to Jefferson City October 4–6 (Detachment). Moreau Creek October 7. Jefferson City October 7–8. Expedition to Rocheport October 11–29. At Rocheport till November 13, then rejoined Battery at Rolla. Moved to Franklin November 19–21, and duty there till June 1, 1865. Ordered to St. Louis June 1 and equipped as Cavalry. Moved to Omaha, Neb., June 11–20.
Powder River Expedition. March to Powder River and
Fort Connor July 1-September 20. Actions on
Powder River
Powder River may refer to:
Places
* Powder River (Wyoming and Montana), in Wyoming and Montana in the United States
* Powder River Country, the area around the above river
* Powder River (Oregon), in Oregon in the United States
* Powder River Ba ...
September 2–8. Mustered out December 20, 1865.
Commanders
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Captain
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Samuel Flagg
See also
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2nd Missouri Light Artillery Regiment
The 2nd Missouri Light Artillery Regiment was an artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
Organized at St. Louis, Mo., as 1st Regiment, Missouri Artillery, U. S. Reserve Corps, September 16 to Novemb ...
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Missouri Civil War Union units
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Missouri in the Civil War
During the American Civil War, Missouri was a hotly contested border state populated by both Union and Confederate sympathizers. It sent armies, generals, and supplies to both sides, maintained dual governments, and endured a bloody ne ...
References
* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
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{{Missouri in the Civil War
Military units and formations established in 1862
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Units and formations of the Union Army from Missouri
1862 establishments in Missouri
Artillery units and formations of the American Civil War