8th Louisiana Heavy Artillery Battalion
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- Also referred to as the Pinkney Battalion
- May 5, 1862 - Organized by the reduction to 3 companies and re-designation of the 8th Louisiana Infantry Battalion
- April 18-25, 1862 - New Orleans
- May 18-July 27, 1862 - Vicksburg Bombardments
- April 16, 1863 - Vicksburg Passage
- May-July 1863 - Vicksburg Campaign
- May-July 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg
- July 4, 1863 - Surrendered at Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi
- Paroled here later that month
- Early 1864 - Declared exchanged
- May-July 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg
- Apparently never re-organized
- Some of the men went to Mobile and served with the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery
- 1864 - The majority crossed the Mississippi River and reorganized as the 8th Louisiana Heavy Artillery Battery
DESIGNATIONS
- March-May 1862 - Department #1
- May-June 1862 - Department #1 / Defenses of Vicksburg
- June-July 1862 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana / Smith's Brigade
- July-October 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 2nd/3rd Sub-District
- October 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October-December 1862 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Unattached
- December 1862-January 1863 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Smith's Division / Unattached
- January-February 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Smith's Division / Beltzhoover's Brigade
- April 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Smith's Division / Lee's Brigade
- April-July 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / River Batteries [Higgins' Command]
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: William E. Pinkney (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
- Frederick N. Ogden (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 12-13, 82)