title: 4th Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery
text: # 4th Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery
  
  The 4th Iowa Light Artillery Battery was a light artillery battery from Iowa that served in the Union Army between November 23, 1863, and July 14, 1865, during the American Civil War
  
  ## Service
  
  The 4th Iowa Light Artillery was mustered into Federal service at Davenport, Iowa for a three-year enlistment on November 23, 1863. The battery was mustered out of Federal service on July 14, 1865.
  
  ## Total strength and casualties
  
  A total of 171 men served in the 4th Iowa Battery at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 5 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 5 fatalities.
  
  