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Chicago Board of Trade Battery
Chicago Board of Trade Battery
Active	April 21, 1861 – June 18, 1864
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Artillery
Engagements	Battle of Stones River; Battle of Chickamauga; Atlanta Campaign; Battle of Nashville

The Chicago Board of Trade Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service edit

The Chicago Board of Trade Battery was mustered into service at Chicago, Illinois, on August 1, 1862.^[1] It was sponsored by the Chicago Board of Trade, from which the battery took its name.^[2]

In March 1863, the battery changed from mounted field artillery to "flying" horse artillery, the only battery of flying artillery in the Union Western armies.^[1] The battery was mustered out on June 30, 1865, in Chicago.^[1]

Total strength and casualties edit

During its term of service, the battery lost 10 enlisted men killed in action or died of their wounds and 9 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 19 fatalities.^[3]

Commanders edit

Captain James H. Stokes (1816–1890) – mustered out August 22, 1864, upon expiration of his term of enlistment
Captain George I. Robinson – mustered out with the battery following the war^[4]

Notable soldiers edit

Phil Auten (1840–1919) – business executive and co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates^[5]

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c Union Regimental Histories: Illinois. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ "Spirited Meeting of the Board of Trade". Chicago Tribune. July 22, 1862. p. 4. Retrieved September 5, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ Dyer, 1959.
^ "Roster of Chicago Board of Trade Independent Light Artillery". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-04-20. Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
^ "Phillip L. Auten Dies". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via newspapers.com.