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A nice full standing photograph of Aaron E. Warren of Battery "I" of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery.  The pork pie hat on Warren is great and has the artllery crossed cannons on it!  The backmark is "William Brown, Photographer, No. 70 north 4th. St., St. Louis, Mo.".  Written on the back in pencil is "Aaron E. Warren, Missouri".   

SERVICE.--Duty at Cairo, Ill.; Paducah, Ky., and in District of Columbus, Ky., until October, 1863. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863 (Section). Reconnaissance from Lagrange toward Colliersville, Tenn., November 5, 1862 (Section). Action at Ripley, Miss., December 23 (Section). Middleburg and near Bolivar, Tenn., December 24 (Section). At Lagrange and Memphis, Tenn., until April, 1863 (Section). Expedition from Lagrange March 8-13, 1863. Skirmishes at Covington March 9-10 (Section). Grierson's Expedition from Lagrange to Baton Rouge, La., April 17-May 2 (Section). Palo Alto and Okolona, Miss., April 21-22 (Section). Garlandsville, Miss., April 24 (Section). Union Church April 28 (Section). Brookhaven April 29 (Section). Wall's Post Office, La., May 1 (Section). Robert's Ford, Comite River, La., May 2 (Section). Plain's Store, La., May 21 (Section). Siege of Port Hudson, La., May 24-July 9 (Section). Clinton June 3-4 (Section). Jackson Cross Roads June 20 (Section). Moved from Port Hudson, La., to Memphis, Tenn., July 18-28 (Section). Duty at Germantown, Tenn., until November. Operations in North Mississippi and West Tennessee against Chalmers October 4-17. Scout from Germantown to Tullahoma October 22-24. Operations on Memphis & Charleston R. R. November 3-5. Quinn and Jackson's Mills and Collersville November 3. Moscow and Lafayette November 5. Operations on Memphis & Charleston R. R. against Lee's attack November 28-December 10. Saulsbury December 3. Wolf Bridge, near Moscow, December 3-4. Lafayette December 4. Operations against Chalmers and Forest until February, 1864. Colliersville December 27-28, 1863. Smith's Expedition from Colliersville to ekelena and West Point, Miss., February 11-26, 1864. West Point February 20-21. Okolona February 21. Ivey's Hill, near Okolona, February 22. At Germantown and Memphis until July. Smith's Expedition to Tupelo July 5-21. Near Tupelo July 14-15. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Hurricane Creek and Oxford August 9. Hurricane Creek August 13, 14 and 19. Expedition into Middle Tennessee and North Alabama September 30-November 1. Campaign against Hood in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee November 1-December 10. Shoal Creek, Ala., November 11. On line of Shoal Creek November 16-20. Lawrenceburg November 22. Campbellsville November 24. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Franklin November 30. Mustered out December 10, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to Battery "E," 1st Illinois Light Artillery.

Battery lost while in service 11 Enlisted men by disease.