6th Wisconsin Light Artillery: 2015

Friday, August 7, 2015

6th Members from Wisconsin and Illinois.

Monday, August 3, 2015

6th Wisconsin Light Artillery Boscobel WI 2015

Friday, July 10, 2015

150 years ago

July 3, 1865
The 6th Wisconsin Light Artillery arrived home in Lone Rock Wisconsin.

Monday, June 22, 2015

6th Wis Light Artillery Schedule 2015

MAY
Appleton WI Erb Park- School Day- May 1
Milton House-School Day- May 15
Milton WI-Milton House-Living History- May 16 and 17

JUNE
Lone Rock WI-Living History- June 13 and 14
Green Bay, WI-Heritage Hills State Historical Park- June 20 and 21

AUGUST
Boscobel WI-Muskets and Memories- Aug 1 and Aug 2

SEPTEMBER
Eagle WI- Old World Wisconsin- Sep 5 and Sep 6
Green Bush WI-Wade House School Day- Sep 25
Green Bush WI Wade House- Sep 26 and Sep 27

OCTOBER
Coon Valley-Norskedahlen Nature Center- Oct 10 and Oct 11

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Living History Weekend

Lone Rock Area Historical Society; Lone Rock, Wisconsin is sponsoring a living history weekend- June 13 and 14, 2015- honoring the Civil War. Our unit representing the 6th Wisconsin Battery will be there to share the history of the Wisconsin Artillery unit during the Civil War. The event will take place at Battery Park. See link to find directions. Hope to see you there......

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Officers

Sep 1861

Election of Battery Officers at Lone Rock, Wisconsin

Captain
Henry Dillon of Lone Rock, former Veteran of the Mexican War serving in Artillery with Bragg's Battery.

1st Lieutenants
Samuel F Clark of Prairie du Sac, Sr 1st Lt. having served as a 3 month Volunteer of 1st Wis Infantry
Thomas R Hood of Lone Rock, Jr 1st Lt.

2nd Lieutenants
John W Fancher of Prairie du Sac, Sr 2nd Lt. having served as a 3 month Volunteer of 1st Wis Infantry
Daniel T Noyes of Spring Green, Jr 2nd Lt. serving the area as a local Minister.

6th Wisconsin Light Artillery