Organized between November 1861 and February 1862, Mann's Independent Battery fought at Shiloh and in the Corinth siege.

In November 1864, the battery was assigned to the Nashville garrison; it remained there until it was mustered out in July 1865.

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of West Tennessee, to March, 1862.

March to Memphis, Tenn., via Grand Junction, June 1-July 21. and duty there until August.

Reorganized from Mann's Independent Battery Missouri Light Artillery August, 1862.

Artillery, 4th Division, Left Wing 10th Army Corps (Old), Dept.

Expedition from Bolivar to Grand Junction and LaGrange, and skirmishes, September 20–22.

Moved to Clifton, Tenn., thence march to Ackworth, Ga., via Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., and Rome, Ga., April 21-June 8.

Assigned to duty at Allatoona, Marietta and Kenesaw Mountain until October.

In November 1863, Captain Charles Mann was promoted major and sent home to recruit.

Mann was replaced as commander by Lieutenant Wendolin Meyer until 17 January 1864 when Captain John L. Matthaei took over.

The unit also ordered two Colt M1861 Navy pistols and four horse artillery sabers.