Mississippi: 1st Light Artillery Regiment, Company L
(aka Vaiden Artillery)
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Unit History
Organized in the spring of 1862.
Battery surrendered after the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863.
Paroled at Vicksburg in July 1863.
Declared exchanged on September 12, 1863.
Surrendered by Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor, commanding Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, at Citronelle, Alabama on May 4, 1865.
Field and Staff
- Commander: Samuel C. Bains (Captain)
Assignments
- June-July 1862: Smith's Brigade, Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana
- July-October 1862: 2nd/3rd Sub-district, District of the Mississippi, Department #2
- September-October 1862: 1st Sub-district, District of the Mississippi, Department #2
- October 1862: Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October 1862-January 1863: Unattached, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- January-February 1863: Beltzhoover's Brigade, Smith's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- March-April 1863: Lee's Brigade, Smith's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- April-July 1863: River Batteries, Vicksburg, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- November 1863-January 1864: Heavy Artillery Brigade, Forney's Command, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- March-April 1865: Burnet's Command, Defenses of Mobile, Artillery Reserves, etc., District of the Gulf, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- April-May 1865: Burnet's Command, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
Companies & Counties of Origin
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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