Henshaw's Battery Illinois Light Artillery

Henshaw's Battery Illinois Light Artillery
Henshaw's Battery Illinois Light Artillery
	Union artillery crews of an unknown battery pose for the camera in a wartime photograph.
Active	3 December 1862 – 18 July 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union; Illinois
Branch	Union Army
Type	Field Artillery
Size	Artillery Battery
Equipment	4 x M1841 6-pounder field guns; 2 x 3.8-inch James rifles (Dec. 1863)
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Buffington Island (1863); Battle of Salineville (1863); Knoxville campaign (1863); Battle of Campbell's Station (1863); Siege of Knoxville (1863); ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Edward C. Henshaw

Henshaw's Battery Illinois Light Artillery was an artillery battery from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery was mustered into service in December 1862 and assigned to guard duty in Kentucky. In July 1863, the battery helped capture John Hunt Morgan's raiders at Buffington Island and Salineville. Beginning in August 1863, the unit took part in Ambrose Burnside's campaign in East Tennessee and the Knoxville campaign. It spent the rest of the war on garrison in east Tennessee before being mustered out of service in July 1865.

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