Battery F, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Regiment

Battery F, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Regiment
Battery F was at the assault on Fort Blakeley in 1865.
ActiveDecember 1861 – 11 August 1864
Country United States
AllegianceUnited States Union
 Missouri
BranchUnion Army
TypeArtillery
SizeArtillery Battery
Nickname(s)Murphy's Battery
Equipment4 x 3.5-inch Blakely rifles and
2 x 14-pounder James rifles
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
David Murphy
Joseph Foust

Battery F, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Regiment was an artillery battery unit from Missouri that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery participated in operations in December 1861. Battery F fought at the battles of Prairie Grove and Van Buren in December 1862. The battery fought at Vicksburg, Brownsville, Mustang Island, and Fort Esperanza in 1863. The unit fought at Spanish Fort, and Fort Blakely in 1865. Battery F was mustered out on 11 August 1865.