Mississippi: Buckner Artillery Battery
(aka Holt's Battery)
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Unit History
Organized in the spring of 1863.
It was armed with four 2-lb. Smoothbores in October 1863.
It was armed with four 10-oz. Smoothbores and one 2.9" Rifle on November 28, 1863.
It was armed with four 1.5625" Williams Breechloaders on January 5, 1864.
No record on the Battery after March 10, 1864.
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County of origin not specified.
Lieutenant--C. H. Holt.
The Buclmer Battery of four steel breech-loading 2-pounders, Holt commanding, was part of the command of Col. R. V. Richardson, which joined General Chahlmers in his unsuccessful attack on LaGrange and Collierville, Tennessee on October 9-11, 1863, and participated in the battles of Byhalia, October 12, and Wyatt, on October 13, during the retreat of Chalmers.
Colonel McGuirk, commanding the brigade at Wyatt, said: "Lieutenant Holt, with his little battery, did well. If his guns were as large as his courage, he could do much more in defense of his country."
During the battle the battery was withdrawn, "after doing good service and withstanding a terrific fire from the enemy." Lieutenant Holt had but two guns in this battle, the other section being under command of Lieutenant Armstrong, who also commanded one section at Collierville. Holt complimented the service of Armstrong, and also mentioned Private McDougal and Corporals Williams, White and Hofmeister. October, 1863, assigned to McCulloch's Brigade, Chalmers' Cavalry, one rifle gun added to the battery.
On
November 28, 28 men, four Willlams 10-ounce, only guns of the kind in the army, and one 2.9-inch rifle. Lt. Armstrong and enlisted men of Ferguson's Brigade were on duty with the battery during December campaign on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad.
Field and Staff
- Commander: H.C. Holt (Lieutenant)
Assignments
- May-July 1863: 1st Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- July-September 1863: Artillery, 5th Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- September-October 1863: Chalmer's Cavalry Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October 1863-January 1864: McCulloch's Brigade, Chalmer's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- January-March 1864: McCulloch's Brigade, Chalmer's Division, Lee's Cavalry Corps, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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