Mississippi: 14th Light Artillery Battalion, Company B
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Unit History
Organized in the spring of 1862.
Battalion surrendered at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863.
Paroled at Vicksburg in July 1863.
Declared exchanged on September 12, 1863.
It was armed with four 12-lb. Napoleans on May 24, 1864.
Disappears from the records in September 1864.
Field and Staff
- Commander: James H. Yates (Captain)
Assignments
- June 1862: Grenada, Mississippi, Department #2
- July-October 1862: 3rd/2nd Sub-district, District of the Mississippi, Department #2
- October 1862: Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October-December 1862: 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- December 1862-January 1863: Thomas' Brigade, Lee's-Maury's Provisional Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- January 1863: Unattached, Smith's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- April 1863: Vaughn's Brigade, Smith's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- April 1863: Vaughn's Brigade, Smith's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- April-July 1863: Unattached, Smith's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- November 1863: Baldwin's Brigade, Forney's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- November 1863-January 1864: Beltzhoover's Brigade, Forney's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- May 1864: Truehart's Artillery Battaliom, District of the Gulf, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- June-July 1864: Artillery Battalion, Cantey's-Walthall's Division, Army of Mississippi
- July 1864: Preston's-Truehart's Battalion, Artillery, Army of Mississippi
- July-September 1864: Truehart's Battalion, Artillery, 3rd Corps, Army of Tennessee
Companies & Counties of Origin
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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