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In July 1862, the directors of the Chicago Board of Trade used their significant influence to organize perhaps the most prominent Union artillery unit in the Western Theater. Enlistees were Chicagoans, mainly clerks. During the Civil War, the battery was involved in 11 major battles, 26 minor battles and 42 skirmishes. They held the center at Stones River, repulsing a furious Confederate attack. A few days later, they joined 50 other Union guns in stopping one of the most dramatic offensives in the Western Theater. With Colonel Robert Minty's cavalry, they resisted an overwhelming assault along Chickamauga Creek. This history chronicles the actions of the Chicago Board of Trade Independent Light Artillery at the battles of Farmington, Dallas, Noonday Creek, Atlanta, in Kilpatrick's Raid, and at Nashville, and Selma.
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii
Preface
Chapter One. The Organization of the Battery and Movement to Kentucky
Chapter Two. On to Tennessee and the Battle of Stones River
Chapter Three. Horse Artillery and the Tullahoma Campaign
Chapter Four. March to Chickamauga Creek (July 5-September 17, 1863)
Chapter Five. Battle of Chickamauga and Wheeler's Raid
Chapter Six. 1864 and the Atlanta Campaign
Chapter Seven. The Nashville Campaign
Chapter Eight. Wilson's Raid and the End of the War
Chapter Nine. Post-War Biographical Information
Appendix I: Roster of the Chicago Board of Trade Battery
Appendix II: Battery Losses
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Dennis W. Belcher has edited or authored nine books on the Civil War and has published in the North & South magazine. He lives in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Summary
In July 1862, the directors of the Chicago Board of Trade used their significant influence to organise perhaps the most prominent Union artillery unit west of the Mississippi. This history chronicles their actions at the battles of Farmington, Dallas, Noonday Creek, Atlanta, in Kilpatrick's Raid, and at Nashville, and Selma.
