Battery L, 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment
Battery L, 1st 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 February 1862 at Chicago and guarded prisoners until June 1862. The battery spent the remainder of the war on guard duty in West Virginia without seeing any major actions. The soldiers were mustered out in July 1865.
| Battery L, 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment | |
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3-inch Ordnance rifles are shown at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Battery L spent most of the war guarding Harpers Ferry and the B&O railroad. | |
| Active | 22 Feb. 1862 – 10 July 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union Illinois |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Field Artillery |
| Size | Artillery Battery |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | John Rourke |
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