The History of the 7th Wisconsin Light Artillery

The Seventh Battery of the Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Camp Utley, Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered into the service of the United States Union Army on the 4th of October, 1861. The battery left the state on the 15th of March, 1862, proceeding to New Madrid, MO, where it was placed in charge of siege guns which it operated until the surrender of Island Number 10, April 8th, 1862. The unit remained for a short time at that station, and was then transferred to Tennessee and assigned to forces operating in middle Tennessee. For several months, the Seventh Battery was engaged in active pursuit of rebel raiders in western Tennessee, and participated in the action at Parker's Cross Roads on December 31st, 1862.
From headquarters at Jackson, Tennessee, the battery accompanied expeditions into various parts of western Tennessee and northern Mississippi, and for a short period in June of 1863, was stationed at Corinth, Mississippi. In the latter part of that month the Seventh Battery was transferred to Memphis, which remained the headquarters of the organization during the remainder of its term of service. From this point, the battery participated in many expeditions against the enemy, including an action at Guntown, Mississippi on June 10th, 1864, and the defense of Memphis on August 1st, 1864. The battery remained at Memphis until its muster out of the service of the United States Union Army on July 20th, 1865.