Mississippi: 1st Light Artillery Regiment, Company H
(aka Conner Battery)
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Unit History
Organized at Natchez on April 30, 1862.
It was armed with two 6-lb. Smoothbores and two 12-lb. Howitzers at its organization.
Battery surrendered after Confederate defeat at the Battle of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863.
Paroled at Vicksburg in July 1863.
Declared exchanged on September 12, 1863.
Reorganized and designated as the 1st Mississippi Battery.
Field and Staff
- Commander:George Ralston (Captain)
- Captain:Benjamin Wade
Assignments
- April-June 1862: Port Hudson, Department #1
- June-July 1862: Smith's Brigade, Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana
- July-September 1862: 1st Sub-district, District of the Mississippi, department #2
- October 1862: Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October-December 1862: Unattached, 3rd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- December 1862-February 1863: Hebert's Brigade, Maury's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- April-July 1863: Moore's Brigade, Maury's-Forney's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Companies & Counties of Origin
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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