HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery battery was recruited at Jeffersonville, organized at Indianapolis in Dec, 1861, and was mustered in on Jan. 25, 1862. It left on Feb. 22, for Louisville, where it was temporarily assigned to Thomas' division of Buell's army, moving with it to Nashville. On March 29 it moved to Savannah, on the Tennessee river, too late to participate at Shiloh. Capt. Sterling resigned while here and was succeeded by Capt. White. It took part in the siege of Corinth, and afterward moved with the Army of the Ohio as far as Stevenson, Ala., thence to Nashville, reaching there Aug. 18. It was placed in Fort Negley, manning the siege guns there during the remainder of its term of service. The city was attacked Nov. 5, by the forces commanded by Breckenridge, Forrest and Morgan, and during the battle the battery performed some very effective work in driving the enemy from the place. After the battle of Chickamauga half the battery was detached, and in command of Lieut. Dunwoody, proceeded to Chattanooga, where it took part in the battles at Lookout mountain and Missionary ridge, returning to Nashville after the capture of those points. Forty-eight of the men reenlisted in Jan., 1864. The battery was actively engaged at the battle of Nashville in Dec, 1864, and on the 23d of that month 30 non-veterans were mustered out, their term of service having expired. Capt. White resigned and Lieut. Dunwoody was commissioned captain in March, 1864. The battery was kept well recruited, and at the time it was mustered out, July 7, 1865, its rolls exceeded the maximum number allowed to light battery organizations, 5 officers and 170 men appearing for discharge.
OFFICERS:
Capts., George W. Sterling, James E. White, James A. Dunwoody.
ASSIGNMENTS:
The battery served unattached, Army of the Ohio, to June 1862. Reserve Artillery, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. Post and Defenses of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Ohio, to November 1862, and Department of the Cumberland to July 1865.
SERVICE:
Left Indiana for Louisville, Kentucky: January 25, 1862.
Moved to Nashville, Tennessee: February 14 - March 6, 1862.
Marched to Savannah, Tennessee: March 20 - April 7, 1862.
Advanced on and besieged Corinth, Mississippi, April 29 - May 30, 1862.
Buell's Campaign in northern Alabama and mid Tennessee: June to August, 1862.
Assigned to duty as garrison at Fort Negley, Defenses of Nashville, Tennessee: August 18, 1862 - July 1865.
Siege of Nashville, Tennessee: September 12 - November 6, 1862.
Repulse of attack on Nashville by Breckenridge, Forest and Morgan: November 5, 1862.
One half of the battery was ordered to Chattanooga: November 1863, and participated in the battles of Chattanooga: November 23–25, 1863.
Battle of Nashville December 15–16, 1864. Non-veterans mustered out December 23, 1864.
ROSTERS:
The roster of this unit has the names of 680 men.
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