Independent Battery "C", Pennsylvania Volunteers was a light artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The battery was organized at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was attached to the regiment being raised by Ward H. Lamon and moved to Williamsport, Md. After the dissolution of Lamon's Brigade it was mustered in for a three-year enlistment on November 6, 1861 under the command of Captain James Thompson.
The battery was attached to Military District of Washington until May 1862. Ord's Division, Department of the Rappahannock, to June 1862. 2nd Division, III Corps, Army of Virginia, to September 1862. 2nd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June 1863. 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to November 1863. Artillery Brigade, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March 1864. Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, XXII Corps, to June 1865.
Battery C, Pennsylvania Light Artillery mustered out of service on June 30, 1865.
Moved to Washington, D.C., November 1861. Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until May 1862. Duty at Front Royal, Catlett's Station, Warrenton, and Waterloo, until August. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in northern Virginia August 10-September 2. Crooked Run August 12. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21âÂÂ23. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Second Battle of Bull Run August 29âÂÂ30. Chantilly September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6âÂÂ24. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16âÂÂ17. Duty at Sharpsburg, Md., until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12âÂÂ15. "Mud March" January 20âÂÂ24, 1863. At Falmouth and Belle Plains until April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29âÂÂ30. Chancellorsville May 2âÂÂ5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24. Advance to line of the Rapidan September 13âÂÂ17. Bristoe Campaign October 9âÂÂ22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7âÂÂ8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6âÂÂ7, 1864. Morton's Ford February 6âÂÂ7. Ordered to the defenses of Washington and duty at Camp Barry and in the defenses south of the Potomac River until June 1865.
The battery lost a total of 24 men during service: 1 officer and 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 enlisted men died of disease.