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