This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 18th Indiana Light Battery (Civil War), organized by Field & Staff and by sections as recorded in primary sources. 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 Joseph A. Scott – Original commanding officer, mustered in August 24, 1862.
- Captain Eli Lilly – Succeeded Scott; promoted to Major, 9th Indiana Cavalry, April 1864.
- Captain Moses M. Beck – Succeeded Lilly as commanding officer.
- Other Field & Staff officers – Records for additional staff officers are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major – Records for this position are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
- Quartermaster Sergeant – Records for this position are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
- Other Non-Commissioned Staff – Records are incomplete.
Section Assignments
As an artillery battery, the 18th Indiana Light Battery was organized into sections rather than companies. The following sections are listed as found in available records. If specific section rosters are missing, a note is provided.
First Section
Records for this section are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Second Section
Records for this section are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Third Section
Records for this section are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits and transfers, including those from the 11th Indiana Battery in November 1864, are incomplete in the surviving primary sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
In November 1864, 65 men from the 11th Indiana Battery were transferred to the 18th Indiana Light Battery. Additional details on individual transfers are not fully recorded in available sources.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering the Army of the Cumberland and Army of the Tennessee.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (various years, volumes covering artillery units, pages as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.