Mississippi: 1st Artillery Battery
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Unit History
Organized from the paroled prisoners of Company H, 1st Light Artillery Regimentin mid-1864.
Battery was armed with four guns on November 19, 1864 and served as heavy artillery in May 1865.
Battery surrendered by Gen. E. Kirby Smith, the commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, on May 26, 1865.
Field and Staff
- Commander: Benjamin Wade (Captain)
Assignments
- September-November 1864: 8th Mounted Artillery Battalion, Unattached, Trans-Mississippi Department
- November 1864: Reserve Artillery Battalion, Trans-Mississippi Department
- December 1864-January 1865: Semmes' Horse Artillery Battalion, 2nd (Maxey's) Texas Cavalry Division, 1st Corps, Trans-Mississippi Department
- May 1865: McMahan's Battalion Reserve Artillery, Trans-Mississippi Department
Companies & Counties of Origin
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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