Independent Battery B , Pennsylvania Light Artillery Independent Battery " B " , Pennsylvania Volunteers was a light artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The unit was also referenced as the Twenty - sixth Independent Battery , Pennsylvania Artillery , and commonly as " Muehler ' s Battery , " or " Stevens ' Battery , " after its first two commanders . Service . The order for recruiting the Pennsylvania Seventy - seventh Regiment , provided for eight companies of infantry , and one of artillery . The artillery unit was recruited in Franklin County , in August 1861 , by Captain Peter B . Housum ; but not having the required strength , it was consolidated with one recruited for similar service in Erie County , by Captain Charles F . Muehler , and was mustered into service for a three year enlistment at Pittsburgh , on October 11 , 1861 . Capt . Muehler was given command of the unit , until his resignation on November 16 , 1862 ; he was replaced by Captain Alanson Stevens , on January 5 , 1863 . Stevens was the nephew , and former ward , of congressman Thaddeus Stevens . The battery was attached to Negley ' s Brigade , McCook ' s Command , Army of the Ohio , to December 1861 . Artillery , 2nd Division , Army of the Ohio , to June 1862 . Artillery , 5th Division , Army of the Ohio , to September 1862 . Artillery , 5th Division , II Corps , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . Artillery , 3rd Division , Left Wing , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . Artillery , 3rd Division , XXI Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1863 . Artillery , 3rd Division , IV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to April 1864 . Artillery , 1st Division , 4th Corps , to July 1864 . Artillery Brigade , IV Corps , to August 1865 . Department of Texas to October 1865 . Battery " B " , Pennsylvania Light Artillery mustered out of service on October 12 , 1865 . Detailed service . Moved down the Ohio River with the 77th Pennsylvania , in November 1861 , to Louisville , Ky . ; then to General McCook ' s Headquarters at Camp Nevin , Kentucky , for instruction and drill . Camp at Nolin River , Ky . , until February 1862 . March to Bowling Green , Ky . ; then to Nashville , Tenn . , February 14 - March 3 . March to Savannah , Tenn . , March 16 - April 6 . Battle of Shiloh , April 6 – 7 ( reserve ) . Advance on and Siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . Pursuit to Booneville May 31 - June 6 . Buell ' s Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August . March to Louisville , Ky . , in pursuit of Bragg , August 20 - September 26 . Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 – 22 . Battle of Perryville , Ky . , October 8 . Logan ' s Cross Roads October 18 . March to Nashville , Tenn . , October 22 - November 6 and duty there until December 26 . Advance on Murfreesboro December 26 – 30 . Battle of Stones River December 30 – 31 , 1862 and January 1 – 3 , 1863 . Duty at Murfreesboro until June . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16 . Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River , and Chickamauga Campaign , August 16 - September 22 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19 – 20 . Siege of Chattanooga September 24 - October 27 . Battles of Chattanooga November 23 – 25 ; Missionary Ridge November 24 – 25 ; Atlanta Campaign May to September 1864 . Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8 – 11 . Buzzard ' s Roost Gap May 8 – 9 . Demonstration on Dalton May 9 – 13 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Near Kingston May 18 – 19 . Near Cassville May 19 . Kingston May 21 . Cassville May 24 . New Hope Church May 25 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church , and Allatoona Hills , May 26 - June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Pine Hill June 11 – 14 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Ruff ' s Station , or Smyrna Camp Ground , July 4 . Chattahoochee River July 5 – 17 . Peachtree Creek July 19 – 20 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Operations in northern Georgia and northern Alabama against Hood September 29 - November 3 . Nashville Campaign November – December . Spring Hill November 23 and November 29 . Battle of Franklin November 30 . Near Nashville December 6 . Battle of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17 – 28 . Moved to Huntsville , Ala . , and duty there until March 1865 . Operations in northern Georgia and eastern Tennessee January 31 - April 24 . Duty at Nashville , until June . Moved to New Orleans , then to Texas and duty there until October 1865 . Casualties . The battery lost a total of 35 men during service : 2 officers ( Stevens & McDowell ) and 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded ( Cuddy , Feirstine , Haberlin , Heller , Reins , Schlof ) ; 25 enlisted men died of disease .