Battery "C" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery

The Battery "C" Michigan Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service
Battery "C" was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan  between  November 23 and December 17, 1861. The battery was mustered into Federal service on November 28, 1861.

The battery was mustered out on June 22, 1865.

Total strength and casualties
Over its existence, the battery carried a total of 235 men on its muster rolls.

The battery lost 3 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 34 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 37 fatalities.

Commanders

 * Captain Alexander W. Dees
 * Captain George Robinson