1st Illinois Light Artillery / Battery A

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
First known as Smith's Chicago Light Artillery. Entered State service for three months, April 17, 1861, and moved to Cairo, Ills., with Swift's Cairo Expedition. Capture of steamers C. E. Hillman and J. D. Perry, and seizure of arms and munitions of war bound south, April 25. Duty at Cairo. Ills., until July. Reorganized at Cairo, Ill., for three years, July 16, 1861, as Battery "A," 1st Illinois Light Artillery. Attached to District of Cairo to February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Cairo, February, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, District of Cairo, March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. Artillery, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., to November, 1862. Artillery, 5th Division, Right Wing 15th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee. November, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., 13th Army Corps, to December, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. Artillery, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to November, 1864. Garrison Artillery Nashville, Tenn., to December, 1864. Artillery Reserve, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in Military District of Cairo until February, 1862. Operations at Ironton-Fredericktown, Mo., October 12-25, 1861. Engagement at Fredericktown October 21. Expedition from Paducah, Ky., to Fort Henry, Tenn., January 15-25, 1862. Operations against Forts Henry and Heiman, Tenn., February 2-6. Investment and capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 12-16. Expedition to Clarksville and Nashville, Tenn., February 22-March 1. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 1-10. 
* April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. March to Memphis, Tenn., June 3-July 21. Duty at Memphis until November. Expedition from Memphis to Coldwater and Hernando, Miss., September 8-13. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November-December. "Tallahatchie March," November 26-December 12. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 17, and duty there until March. Expedition to Rolling Fork, via Muddy, Steele's and Black Bayous and Deer Creek, March 14-27. Demonstration on Haines' and Drumgould's Bluffs, April 29-May 2. Movement to join army in rear of Vicksburg, Miss., via Richmond and Grand Gulf, May 2-14. Battle of Jackson, Miss., May 14. Champion's Hill May 16. 
* May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
** May 19, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
** May 22, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
** July 4, 1863 - Surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi
* Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. 
* Siege of Jackson, Miss., July 10-17. 
* At Big Black until September 26. 
* September 26-November 20, 1863 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee
* Operations on Memphis and Charleston R. R. in Alabama October 20-29.
* Bear Creek, Tuscumbia, October 27. 
* November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
** Tunnel Hill November 23-24.
** Mission Ridge November 25. 
* March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn, November 28-December 17.
* At Scottsboro, Ala., until May, 1864.
* Expedition from Scottsboro toward Rome, Ga., January 25-February 5, 1864. 
* May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
** May 8-13, 1864 - Demonstration on Resaca, Georgia
*** May 13, 1864 - Combat at Resaca, Georgia
** May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
** Advance on Dallas May 18-25. 
** May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
** Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. 
** Assault on Kenesaw June 27. 
** Nickajack Creek July 2-5. 
** Chattahoochie River July 6-17. 
** July 22, 1864 - Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
** July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
** Ezra Chapel, Hood's second sortie, July 28. 
** Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. 
** Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. 
** Lovejoy Station September 2-6. 
** Operations in North Georgia and North Alabama against Hood, September 29-October 28. 
* Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., October 28, and garrison duty there and at Chattanooga. Tenn., until June, 1865. 
* Mustered out at Chicago, Ills., July 3, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
 
 
 Field and Staff Officers
 
 
 Regimental Band
 
 
 Company A
 
 
 Company B
 
 
 Company C
 
 
 Company D
 
 
 Company E
 
 
 Company F
 
 
 Company G
 
 
 Company H
 
 
 Company I
 
 
 Company K
 
 
 Unassigned
 
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== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 15 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 22 enlisted men by disease
* Total 37	None
Fox 	
* 15 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
* Total 15 (Combat Losses)
* Fox lists this unit as 14th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Volunteer Light Artillery Companies)	None
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 703, 705, 707, 714, 715, 778, 779, 783, 846, 866, 1035)
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