6th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 6th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The battery was organized at Evansville , Indiana and mustered in September 7 , 1861 at Indianapolis , Indiana for a three year enlistment under the command of Captain Frederick Behr . The battery was attached to District of Paducah , Kentucky , to March 1862 . Artillery , 5th Division , Army of the Tennessee , to July 1862 . Artillery , 5th Division , District of Memphis , Tennessee , to November 1862 . Artillery , 1st Division , Right Wing , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to December 1862 . Artillery , 1st Division , XVII Corps , to January 1863 . Artillery , 1st Division , XVI Corps , to July 1863 . Artillery , 3rd Division , XV Corps , to December 1863 . Artillery , 1st Division , XVI Corps , to June 1864 . 1st Brigade , Sturgis ' Expedition , June 1864 . Artillery , 1st Division , XVI Corps , to November 1864 . 1st Brigade , Post and Defenses of Memphis , Tennessee , District of West Tennessee , to December 1864 . Artillery Reserve , District of West Tennessee , to July 1865 . The 6th Indiana Battery Light Artillery mustered out of service on July 22 , 1865 . Detailed service . Left Indiana for Henderson , Ky . , October 2 . Duty at Henderson , Calhoun , South Carrollton , Owensboro , and Paducah , Ky . until March 1862 . Moved from Paducah to Savannah , Tenn . , March 6 – 10 . Expedition to Yellow Creek , Miss . , and occupation of Pittsburg Landing , Tenn . , March 14 – 17 . Battle of Shiloh , Tenn . , April 6 – 7 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . March to Memphis , Tenn . , Juno 1 - July 21 , via Lagrange , Grand Junction , and Holly Springs . Action near Holly Springs July 1 . Duty at Memphis , Tenn . , until November 26 . Grant ' s Central Mississippi Campaign November 26 , 1862 to January 10 , 1863 . Duty at Lagrange , Lafayette , and Colliersville , Tenn . , until June 1863 . Moved to Memphis , Tenn . , June 9 ; then to Vicksburg , Miss . Siege of Vicksburg , Miss . Siege of Vicksburg June 12 - July 4 . Advance on Jackson , Miss . , July 4 – 10 . Siege of Jackson July 10 – 17 . Camp at Oak Ridge and Bear Creek until October 14 . Expedition to Canton October 14 – 20 . Bogue Chitto Creek October 17 . Moved to Memphis , Tenn . , November ; then to Lagrange and Pocahontas , and duty there until January 1864 . Veteranized January 1 , 1864 . Moved to Vicksburg , Miss . , January 31 - February 3 . Meridian Campaign February 3 - March 2 . Return to Memphis and duty there until June . Sturgis ' Expedition to Guntown , Miss . , June 1 – 13 . Brice ' s ( or Tishamingo ) Creek , near Guntown , June 10 . Smith ' s Expedition to Tupelo , Miss . , July 5 – 21 . Camargo ' s Cross Roads , near Harrisburg , July 13 . Harrisburg , near Tupelo , July 14 – 15 . Smith ' s Expedition to Oxford , Miss . , August 1 – 30 . Tallahatchie River August 7 – 9 . Assigned to duty at Memphis , Tenn . , as garrison September 1864 to July 1865 . Casualties . The battery lost a total of 17 men during service ; 1 officer and 1 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 15 enlisted men died of disease .