2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery
# 2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery

The 2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

## Service

The 2nd Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin, on October 10, 1861.

The battery was mustered out on July 10, 1865.

## Total strength and casualties

The 2nd Independent Battery initially recruited 153 officers and men. An additional 42 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 195 men.

The regiment suffered 12 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 12 fatalities.

## Commanders

* Captain Ernst F. Herzberg
* Captain Charles Beger
