This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 2nd Indiana Light Battery, organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Quartermaster Sergeant –
- Sergeant –
- Corporal –
- Bugler –
- Artificer –
- Wagoner –
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company A
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. All enlisted men served within the battery as a single unit. Individual names and roles are listed under Field & Staff and the general roster.
Company B
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. No separate roster exists for this company.
Company C
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. No separate roster exists for this company.
Company D
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. No separate roster exists for this company.
Company E
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. No separate roster exists for this company.
Company F
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. No separate roster exists for this company.
Company G
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. No separate roster exists for this company.
Company H
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. No separate roster exists for this company.
Company I
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. No separate roster exists for this company.
Company K
As an artillery battery, the 2nd Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. No separate roster exists for this company.
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major –
- Quartermaster Sergeant –
- Other Non-Commissioned Officers –
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits, if any, are not fully detailed in available state adjutant general reports.
Consolidations or Transfers
The 2nd Indiana Light Battery was reorganized in September 1864 after the original enlistment term ended. Some men reenlisted as veterans, while others were mustered out or transferred. Details of individual transfers are not fully recorded in available sources.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, various volumes and parts as relevant to Indiana artillery units.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (various years, volumes, and pages).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 3.