Battery H, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery Regiment
Battery H, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery Regiment was an artillery battery from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery was organized in December 1861 at Springfield, Illinois before traveling to Cairo and to western Kentucky in early 1862. The battery formed the garrison of Fort Donelson and Clarksville, Tennessee from March 1863 until the end of the war. The soldiers were mustered out of Federal service in July 1865.
| Battery H, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery Regiment | |
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M1841 6-pounder field gun is found at Fort Donelson National Battlefield. Battery H served most of the war in garrison at or near Fort Donelson. | |
| Active | 31 Dec. 1861 – 29 July 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union Illinois |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Field Artillery |
| Size | Artillery Battery |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Andrew Stenbeck Henry C. Whittemore |
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