Battery F, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Regiment

Battery F, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Regiment
Battery F, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Regiment
	Battery F was at the assault on Fort Blakeley in 1865.
Active	December 1861 – 11 August 1864
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union; Missouri
Branch	Union Army
Type	Artillery
Size	Artillery Battery
Nickname(s)	Murphy's Battery
Equipment	4 x 3.5-inch Blakely rifles and; 2 x 14-pounder James rifles
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove (1862); Battle of Van Buren (1862); Siege of Vicksburg (1863); Battle of Brownsville (1863); Battle of Mustang Island (1863); Battle of Fort Esperanza (1863); Battle of Spanish Fort (1865); Battle of Fort Blakeley (1865); ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	David Murphy; Joseph Foust

Battery F, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Regiment was an artillery battery unit from Missouri that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery participated in operations in December 1861. Battery F fought at the battles of Prairie Grove and Van Buren in December 1862. The battery fought at Vicksburg, Brownsville, Mustang Island, and Fort Esperanza in 1863. The unit fought at Spanish Fort, and Fort Blakely in 1865. Battery F was mustered out on 11 August 1865.

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