3rd Wisconsin Artillery

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Members of the 3rd Wisconsin Artillery, also known as the "Badger Battery," at their Camp Randall, Wis., training camp. At Stones River, the battery retreated across the river before Breckinridge's January 2 onslaught, and re-formed in Mendenhall's line. (Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society)

 

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Members of the 3rd Wisconsin Artillery, also known as the "Badger Battery," at their Camp Randall, Wis., training camp. At Stones River, the battery retreated across the river before Breckinridge's January 2 onslaught, and re-formed in Mendenhall's line. (Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society)

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So far as I know, they had 4 10 lb. Parrotts (of the pre-1863 2.9" type) and 2 M1841 12 lb field howitzers. I can't quite tell from the photo if that's a Parrott but assume it is. I have seen an excerpt from an 1866 publication that says it was originally outfitted with 4 "rifled 32 pounders". Seems that the author had some hallucinogens handy ....

 

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Wonderful photo. First time I've seen it.

 

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At Chickamauga