"Organized at St. Louis, Mo., and mustered in August 20, 1861. Duty in North Missouri (1st Section) September 6 to December 29, 1861. Battery ordered to Cairo, Ill., September 14, 1861. Duty at Cairo, Fort Holt, Ky., and Jefferson, Ky., until February, 1862. Assigned to 2nd Illinois Light Artillery as Battery "E" February 1, 1862, and for further history see that Battery." (Dyer's Compendium) |