This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 5th Indiana Light Battery (Civil War), 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 Peter Simonson – Original commander; killed at Pine Mountain, Georgia, June 1864.
- Captain Alfred Morrison – Succeeded Simonson as commander.
- Other Field & Staff officers – Records for additional staff officers are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company A
The 5th Indiana Light Battery served as a single battery unit and was not organized by companies. All enlisted men and non-commissioned officers served together under the battery structure.
Company B
The 5th Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. See Field & Staff section for known personnel.
Company C
The 5th Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. See Field & Staff section for known personnel.
Company D
The 5th Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. See Field & Staff section for known personnel.
Company E
The 5th Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. See Field & Staff section for known personnel.
Company F
The 5th Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. See Field & Staff section for known personnel.
Company G
The 5th Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. See Field & Staff section for known personnel.
Company H
The 5th Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. See Field & Staff section for known personnel.
Company I
The 5th Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. See Field & Staff section for known personnel.
Company K
The 5th Indiana Light Battery was not organized by companies. See Field & Staff section for known personnel.
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major – Records for non-commissioned staff are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
- Other non-commissioned officers – Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Some veterans and recruits were transferred to the 7th Indiana Battery in April 1865, following the mustering out of non-veterans in November 1864.
Consolidations or Transfers
After September 1864, veterans and recruits of the 5th Indiana Light Battery were consolidated with the 7th Indiana Light Battery and served with that unit until final muster out in July 1865.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, various volumes and parts covering Army of the Cumberland artillery operations.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (various years; see volumes on artillery units for muster rolls and service records).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 3.