1st Confederate States Artillery Battery

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Regimental History and Service Record

  • Also referred to as the 1st Louisiana (Regular) Artillery Battery
  • October 29, 1861 - Organized for 5 years' service in the Confederate States Army from the Infantry School of Practice, New Orleans' Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • April 18-25, 1862 - New Orleans
  • August 5, 1862 - Baton Rouge
  • September 24, 1862 - Koch's Plantation, near Donaldsonville
  • October 27, 1862 - Georgia Landing, near Labadieville
  • November 1-6, 1862 - Berwick Bay
  • April 11-23, 1863 - Armed with two 3" rifles and four 6-lb. Smoothbores
  • April 12-13, 1863 - Fort Bisland
  • April 14, 1863 - Jeanerette (section)
  • June 28, 1863 - Donaldsonville
  • July 3-4, 1863 - Mississippi River, near Donaldsonville (section)
  • September 29, 1863 - Stirling's Plantation
  • October 3, 1863 - Bayou Teche (detachment)
  • November 3, 1863 - Bayou Bourbeau (section)
  • March-May 1864 - Red River Campaign
  • April 8, 1864 - Mansfield (not engaged)
  • April 9, 1864 - Pleasant Hill (not engaged)
  • April 22-24, 1864 - Cloutierville
  • May 16, 1864 - Mansura
  • May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E.K. Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

  • October 1861-April 1862 - Department #1
  • April-June 1862 - Department #1 / Port Hudson
  • June-July 1862 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana / Port Hudson
  • July-August 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 1st Sub-district
  • August 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / Breckenridge's Command / Ruggles' Division / Allen's Brigade
  • August-September 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 1st Sub-district
  • September 1862-May 1863 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Artillery
  • May-December 1863 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Sub-district of Southwestern Louisiana / Artillery
  • December 1863-September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Artillery
  • September-November 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / (Polignac's) 2nd Division / (Faries') 3rd Mounted Artillery Battalion
  • November 1864-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / (Forney's) 1st Texas Division / (Squiers') 4th Artillery Battalion

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