3rd Louisiana Field Artillery Battery

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Regimental History and Service Record

  • Also referred to as:
    • the Bell Battery
    • (Bell's) Louisiana Artillery Battery
    • (Benson's) Louisiana Artillery Battery
  • Spring 1862 - Organized at Monroe
  • May 10-11, 1863 - Fort Beauregard
  • May 10-22, 1864 - The Red River Campaign
  • April 8, 1864 - Mansfield [In Reserve]
  • April 9, 1864 - Pleasant Hill [In Reserve]
  • April 26, 1864 - Deloach's Bluff
  • May 5, 1864 - Chambers' Plantation
  • May 6, 1864 - Polk's Bridge, Bayou Lamourie
  • November 19, 1864 - Designated as the 3rd Field Artillery Battery
  • May 1865 - Serving as Heavy Artillery
  • May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

  • May 1862 - Department #1
  • August-December 1862 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana
  • December 1862-January 1863 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Sub-District of North Louisiana
  • January 1863-March 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Artillery
  • March-May 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Mouton's/Polignac's Division / Artillery
  • May-June 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Green's/Bee's/Wharton's Cavalry Division / Artillery
  • August-September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Polignac's Division / Faries' Artillery Battalion
  • September-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / (Polignac's/Thomas') 2nd Division / (Faries') 3rd Mounted Artillery Battalion

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