Battery M, 1st Illinois Light Artillery

Battery M, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (HM2JFQ)

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N 34° 55.645', W 85° 16.519'

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Mitchell's Brigade - Steedman's Division

— Reserve Corps - Granger —

Battery M, 1st Illinois Light Artillery.
4 Napoleons, 2 3" Rifles.
Mitchell's Brigade, Steedman's Division, Granger's Corps.
September 20, 1863
2d Lieutenant Thomas S. Burton, Commanding.
2d Lieutenant Bel H. Fluskey.


About noon the Battery following its Brigade from McAfee's Church to this ridge, came into position on this ground on the right of the Brigade soon after 2 p.m., supported by 2 companies of the 113th and 121st Ohio regiments, and was fiercely engaged till sunset, aiding in repulsing repeated assaults of the enemy. A portion of the time one section of this Battery was engaged on the left of the Brigade on this ridge farther to the east and rendered efficient service. Casualties: enlisted men killed 2: wounded 9; captured or missing 1.
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HM NumberHM2JFQ
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Year Placed1890
Placed ByThe Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 at 5:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 657527 N 3866351
Decimal Degrees34.92741667, -85.27531667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.645', W 85° 16.519'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 38.7" N, 85° 16' 31.14" W
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