Global InformationSpringfield Illinois Light Artillery information
| Springfield Illinois Light Artillery | |
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 Capt. Thomas F. Vaughn commanded the battery. | |
| Active | 21 Aug. 1862 – 30 June 1865 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | Union Illinois |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Field Artillery |
| Size | Artillery Battery |
| Equipment | 6 × 14-pounder James rifles |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Thomas F. Vaughn |
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The Springfield Illinois Light Artillery, also known as Vaughn's Independent Illinois Battery or Battery A, 3rd Illinois Light Artillery, was an artillery battery from Illinois that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized in August 1862, the unit was first stationed at Bolivar, Tennessee. In August–September 1863 the battery participated in Frederick Steele's expedition to Little Rock, Arkansas, being engaged at Bayou Fourche. In spring 1864, the battery took part in the Camden Expedition, fighting at Prairie D'Ane and Jenkins' Ferry. The unit sat out the remainder of the war in Little Rock before being mustered out of service in June 1865.