9th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 9th 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 Indianapolis , Indiana and mustered in December 20 , 1861 for a three years service . The battery was attached to Military District of Cairo to April 1862 . Artillery , 3rd Division , Army of the Tennessee , to July 1862 . Artillery , 1st Division , District of Jackson , Tennessee , to September 1862 . Artillery , 4th Division , District of Jackson to November 1862 . Artillery , 4th Division , District of Jackson , Right Wing , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to December 1862 . Artillery , 4th Division , XVII Corps , to January 1863 . Artillery , 4th Division , XVI Corps , to March 1863 . Artillery , District of Columbus , Kentucky , 6th Division , XVI Corps , to July 1863 . 1st Brigade , District of Columbus , 6th Division , XVI Corps , to January 1864 . Artillery , 3rd Division , XVI Corps , to December 1864 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division ( detachment ) , Army of the Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to January 1865 . The 9th Indiana Battery Light Artillery ' s non - veterans mustered out March 6 , 1865 ; the remaining men mustered out of service June 25 , 1865 . Detailed service . Duty at Indianapolis , Ind . , until January 27 , 1862 . Moved to Cairo , Ill . , January 27 , and duty there until March 27 . Remustered February 25 , 1862 . Moved to Pittsburg Landing , Tenn . , March 27 , 1862 . Battle of Shiloh , Tenn . , April 6 – 7 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . Moved to Bolivar , Tenn . , and duty there until November 1862 . Action at Bolivar August 30 . Grant ' s Central Mississippi Campaign November 1862 to January 1863 . Duty at Tallahatchie River December 24 , 1862 to January 20 , 1863 . Moved to Colliersville , Tenn . , then to Memphis , Tenn . , and to Columbus , Ky . , March , 1863 . Duty there until July 10 . Expedition to Cape Girardeau April 29 - May 4 . Moved to Clinton , Ky . , July 10 . Campaign against Roddy ' s forces July 15 - August 4 . Duty at Union City , Tenn . , August 4 , 1863 to January 23 , 1864 . Pursuit of Forrest December 20 – 26 , 1863 . Ordered to Vicksburg , Miss . , January 23 . Meridian Campaign February 3 - March 2 . Red River Campaign March 10 - May 22 . Fort DeRussy March 14 . Occupation of Alexandria March 16 . Henderson ' s Hill March 21 . Battle of Pleasant Hill April 9 . About Cloutiersville April 22 – 24 . Alexandria April 30 - May 13 . Bayou LaMourie May 6 – 7 . Retreat to Morganza May 13 – 20 . Avoyelle ' s Prairie , Marksville , May 16 . Yellow Bayou May 18 . Moved to Vicksburg , Miss . , May 19 – 24 ; then to Memphis , Tenn . , May 25 - June 10 . Lake Chicot , Ark . , June 6 – 7 . Smith ' s Expedition to Tupelo , Miss . , July 5 – 21 ( non - veterans ) . Harrisburg , near Tupelo , July 14 – 15 . Old Town ( or Tishamingo Creek ) July 15 . Smith ' s Expedition to Oxford , Miss . , October 1 – 30 . Moved to Jefferson Barracks , Mo . , September 8 – 19 . Expedition to DeSoto September 20 - October 1 . Marched through Missouri in pursuit of Price October 2 - November 19 . Moved to Nashville , Tenn . , November 25 - December 1 . Battles of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17 – 28 . Ordered to Indiana January 25 , 1865 ; blown up on steamer " Eclypse " ( shown as " Eclipse " in Indiana Roll of Honor ) at Johnsonville January 27 , 1865 , and out of 70 officers and men , only 10 escaped unhurt . Veterans and recruits on duty at Camp Butler , Springfield , Ill . , until June . Casualties . The battery lost a total of 61 men during service ; 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 55 enlisted men died of disease .