9th Michigan Battery

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“1st Michigan Light Artillery Regiment, Battery I”

The 9th Michigan Battery lost 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 27 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg located just west of the State of Pennsylvania monument.

1862
August 29 The 9th Michigan Battery was organized at Detroit, Michigan and mustered in under the command of Captain Jabez J. Daniels of Hudson. The First Lieutenants were Addison Kidder and Luther R. Smith and the Second Lieutenants were Lewis R. Gage and Thomas J. Limbocker. It was originally armed with two Howitzers and four Parrott Rifles. Most of the recruits came from Lenawee County.
December 4-11 The battery was ordered to Washington, D.C. It was attached to Camp Berry, Defenses of Washington,
1863
March Attached to Stahel’s Cavalry Division, 22nd Corps in the Defenses of Washington.
April 27

Battle of Aldie

The battery suffered no casualties in the four hour fight with Confederate cavalry under Colonel Thomas T. Munford.
April 30 The battery returned to Fairfax. Court House
June Attached to 1st Brigade Horse Artillery, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac. At Fairfax Court House, Va.
June 24 Marched from Fairfax COut House to Dranesville.
June 24-July 2 Continued via Frederick and Taneytown to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
July 2-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The 9th Michigan Battery was commanded by Captain Jabez J. Daniels. It brought 119 men to the field serving six 3″ Ordnance Rifles.

From the monument to the battery at Gettysburg:

This monument marks the position held by the Ninth Michigan Battery from 12:30 p.m. July 3rd, until 7 a.m. the following morning.

322 rounds of shot, shell and canister expended. Casualties one man killed and four wounded. Battery sustained the loss of 23 horses killed in the engagement.
July 8-24 March to Warrenton, Virginia, via Berlin, Creagerstown and Boonesboro, then continued to Culpeper Court House.
August Attached to 2nd Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac
October 27-
November 12		 Moved to Nashville, Tennessee.
December Attached to Artillery Brigade, 11th Corps, Army of the Cumberland
December 15 Captain Jabez J. Daniels resigned.
December 15 First Lieutenant Luther R. Smith was promoted to captain.
1865
March 7 Moved to Whiteside, Tennessee in a 140 mile march to join Sherman’s main army.
April 28 Attached to Butterfield’s Third Division of the 20th Corps in Lookout Valley.
May 19

Battle of Cassville

The battery suffered no losses.
May 27-28

Battle of New Hope Church
June 17

Battle of Lost Mountain
July 1

Battle of Culp’s House
July 3

Battle of Marietta
July 20

Battle of Peachtree Creek
July 22- August 25

Siege of Atlanta
August 29

Battle of Turner’s Ferry
November Returned to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1865
July 4 The 9th Michigan Battery returned to Detroit and was mustered out.