Renwick's Elgin Independnet Battery Light Artillery,Illinois
Dyer's Regimental History
 
Source - "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by 
Frederick H. Dyer
 

Renwick's Elgin Independent Battery Light Artillery

Organized at Elgin, Ill., and mustered in November 15, 1862. Ordered to 
Kentucky and attached to District of Western Kentucky, Dept. of the 
Ohio, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. 
Ohio, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, to 
April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, to February, 
1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Dept. of 
the Cumberland, February, 1865. Artillery, 1st Division, 23rd Army 
Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to July, 1865. 

SERVICE - Duty at Bowling Green, Ky., until May, 1863, and at Glasgow 
and Tompkinsville until July. At Munfordsville July. Operations against 
Morgan in Kentucky July 2-26. Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee 
August 16-October 17. At Loudon until November 9. Knoxville Campaign 
November 4-December 23. Moved to Kingston and duty there until December 
4. Repulse of Wheeler's attack on Kingston November 24. Near Kingston 
December 4. March to Mossy Creek December 4-27. Action at Mossy Creek, 
Talbot's Station, December 29. At Mossy Creek until January, 1864. Post 
and garrison duty at Knoxville and other points in East Tennessee until 
February, 1865. Ordered to North Carolina. Campaign of the Carolinas 
March 1-April 26. Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro March 1-21. Battle of 
Wise's Forks, N. C., March 8-10. Occupation of Goldsborg March 21. 
Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. 
Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty in 
Dept. of North Carolina until July. Mustered out July 18, 1865. 

Battery lost during service 13 by disease.  

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