7th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

HISTORICAL NOTES: This battery was organized at Indianapolis in Nov., 1861, and was mustered in Dec. 2. It was equipped with 4 ten-pounder parrots. It was ordered to Louisville, where it was assigned to Nelson's division of Buell's army, with which it moved to Nashville, just after the evacuation in Feb., 1862. From there it moved to Pittsburg landing, but arrived too late to take part in the battle of Shiloh. Capt. Harris resigned and Lieut. Swallow was promoted captain. The battery was actively engaged in the siege of Corinth, and after its evacuation moved to Huntsville, Ala., where it spent the summer. It then joined in the pursuit of Bragg to Louisville, thence to Perryville, taking part in that engagement, and then returned to Nashville. It was assigned to the 3d division, with which it took part in the three days' battle at Stone's river, rendering efficient aid in the severe fighting and receiving the division commander's compliments. George Swallow’s battery fired 406 rounds in the battle at Stones River, lost no guns, suffered four killed and eight wounded, along with losing one horse. It remained in camp near Murfreesboro until the movement toward Chattanooga in June, 1863. It was engaged at Chickamauga, fought at Missionary ridge, and took position in the fortifications after the battle. In Jan., 1864, a majority of its members reenlisted as veterans and were furloughed home. Upon their return the battery moved with Sherman's army in the Atlanta campaign reaching Ringgold, Ga., May 2. Capt. Swallow being made major of the 10th Ind. cavalry, Lieut. Morgan was promoted to the captaincy. The battery took part in all the skirmishes and battles of the Atlanta campaign, after which it returned to Chattanooga, where it was assigned to duty as a stationed battery and remained there until the muster-out of the original officers and non-veterans on Dec. 7, 1864, leaving 117 veterans and recruits without a commanding officer. The 8th Ind. battery was consolidated with it on March 13, 1865, Lieut. William Stokes of the 8th being commissioned captain of the new organization, which was designated as the 7th battery. Twenty-four veterans from the 5th Ind. battery were added to its numbers on April 5. The battery was stationed at Chattanooga until ordered to Indianapolis, where it was mustered out July 20, 1865, with 3 officers and 183 men present, representing three commands — the 5th, 7th and 8th batteries.
The Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 6 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 22 Enlisted men by disease. Total 29.
OFFICERS: Capts., Samuel J. Harris, George R. Swallow, Otho H. Morgan, William Stokes.
ASSIGNMENTS: Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in December 2, 1861. Left State for Louisville, Ky., December 6. Attached to Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to June, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. Artillery, 5th Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. Artillery, 3rd Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. Artillery, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1864. Garrison Artillery, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.
SERVICE: Duty at Camp Wickliffe, Ky., until February, 1862. Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 14-25. Occupation of Nashville, February 25 to March 17. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 17-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12. Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg to Loudon, Ky., October 1-20. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. Reserve. Nelson's Cross Roads October 18. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 20-November 7 and duty there until December 26. Dobbin's Ferry, near Lavergne, December 9. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Lookout Mountain November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Duty at Chattanooga and Ringgold, Ga., until May, 1864. Reconnaissance from Ringgold toward Tunnel Hill April 29. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May to September. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2, Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault in Kennesaw June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 20, and post duty there until December. Old members mustered out December 7, 1864. Veterans and Recruits on duty at Chattanooga, Tenn., until July, 1865. Mustered out July 20, 1865.
ROSTERS: The roster of this unit has the names of 559 men.

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REFERENCES: REF: Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
"The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 3