15th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 15th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The battery was organized in Indianapolis , Indiana March 11 , 1862 and mustered in July 5 , 1862 for three years service under the command of Captain John C . H . Von Sehlen . The battery was attached to D ' Utassy ' s Brigade , White ' s Division , Army of Virginia , to September 1862 . Miles ' Command , Harpers Ferry , September 1862 . Camp Douglas , Illinois , and Indianapolis , Indiana , to April 1863 . District of Central Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to June 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , Army of the Ohio , to July 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XXIII Corps , to August 1863 . 1st Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , to October 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , to November 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division , Department of the Ohio , to December 1863 . Artillery , 2nd Division , IX Corps , Department of the Ohio , to April 1864 . Artillery , 3rd Division , XXIII Corps , to December 1864 . Artillery , 2nd Division , XXIII Army Corps , Army of the Ohio , to February 1865 , and Department of North Carolina to June 1865 . The 15th Indiana Battery Light Artillery mustered out June 30 , 1865 in Indianapolis . Detailed service . Left Indiana for Harpers Ferry , Va . , July 5 . Duty at Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry , Va . , until September 1862 . Defense of Harpers Ferry September 13 – 15 . Bolivar Heights September 14 . Surrendered September 15 . Paroled September 16 and sent to Annapolis , Md . , then to Camp Douglas , Chicago , Ill . Duty at Camp Douglas and Indianapolis , Ind . , until March 1863 . Ordered to Louisville , Ky . Pursuit of Morgan in Kentucky April 1863 . Action at Paris , Ky . , April 16 . Pursuit of Morgan through Indiana and Ohio July 1 – 26 . New Lisbon , Ohio , July 26 . Paris , Ky . , July 29 . Burnside ' s Campaign in eastern Tennessee August 16 - October 17 . Winter ' s Gap August 31 . Actions at Athens , Calhoun , and Charleston September 25 . Philadelphia September 27 and October 24 . Knoxville Campaign November 4 - December 23 . Loudon November 14 . Lenoir November 14 – 15 . Campbell ' s Station November 16 . Siege of Knoxville November 17 - December 5 . Kingston November 24 . Bean ' s Station December 10 . Blain ' s Cross Roads December 16 – 19 . Duty at Knoxville until January 19 , 1864 . March to Red Clay , Ga . Atlanta Campaign May 1 - September 8 . Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8 – 11 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Cartersville May 20 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church , and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Muddy Creek June 17 . Noyes Creek June 19 . Cheyney ' s Farm June 22 . Olley ' s Farm June 26 – 27 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Nickajack Creek July 2 – 5 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Utoy Creek August 5 – 7 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Lovejoy ' s Station September 2 – 6 . Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 1 – 26 . Nashville Campaign November – December . Columbia , Duck River , November 24 – 27 . Columbia Ford November 28 – 29 . Battle of Franklin November 30 . Battle of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Pursuit of Hood , to the Tennessee River , December 17 – 28 . At Clifton , Tenn . , until January 16 , 1865 . Movement to Washington , D . C . , then to Fort Fisher , N . C . , January 16 - February 9 . Operations against Hoke February 11 – 14 . Fort Anderson February 18 – 19 . Town Creek February 19 – 20 . Capture of Wilmington February 22 . Campaign of the Carolinas March 1 - April 26 . Advance on Goldsboro March 6 – 21 . Occupation of Goldsboro March 21 . Advance on Raleigh April 10 – 14 . Occupation of Raleigh April 14 . Bennett ' s House April 26 . Surrender of Johnston and his army . Duty at Greensboro , N . C . , until June . Ordered to Indianapolis , Ind . Casualties . The battery lost a total of 14 men during service ; 1 enlisted men killed , 1 officer and 12 enlisted men died of disease .