Historical Sketch Of The Chicago Board Of Trade Battery: Horse Artillery, Illinois Volunteers, written by the Chicago Board Of Trade Battery in 1902. (1st Edition) The book provides a comprehensive history of the Chicago Board Of Trade Battery, which was a horse artillery unit that served as part of the Illinois Volunteers during the American Civil War. The book details the formation of the unit, its training and equipment, and its service during the war. It also includes information about the battles in which the unit participated, including the Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Corinth. 90 pages. Inscribed by Private Charles Dwight late of the Chicago Battery