This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 12th 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 George W. Sterling – Original commanding officer; resigned during service.
- Captain James E. White – Succeeded Sterling; resigned March 1864.
- Captain James A. Dunwoody – Commissioned captain March 1864; previously lieutenant and commanded detachment at Chattanooga.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Company A
The 12th Indiana Light Battery was organized as a single battery and did not have companies designated A through K. All enlisted men served within the battery organization.
Company B
The 12th Indiana Light Battery did not have a Company B. All personnel served within the battery organization.
Company C
The 12th Indiana Light Battery did not have a Company C. All personnel served within the battery organization.
Company D
The 12th Indiana Light Battery did not have a Company D. All personnel served within the battery organization.
Company E
The 12th Indiana Light Battery did not have a Company E. All personnel served within the battery organization.
Company F
The 12th Indiana Light Battery did not have a Company F. All personnel served within the battery organization.
Company G
The 12th Indiana Light Battery did not have a Company G. All personnel served within the battery organization.
Company H
The 12th Indiana Light Battery did not have a Company H. All personnel served within the battery organization.
Company I
The 12th Indiana Light Battery did not have a Company I. All personnel served within the battery organization.
Company K
The 12th Indiana Light Battery did not have a Company K. All personnel served within the battery organization.
Unassigned Recruits
Some men may have been enlisted or transferred late in the war and not assigned to specific staff positions. Details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
No significant consolidations or transfers are recorded for the 12th Indiana Light Battery during its service.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Indiana artillery units.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (various years, volumes, and pages as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.