(Bledsoe's) Missouri State Guard Artillery Battery
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- June 11, 1861 - Organized
- ? - Mustered in Missouri State Service
- August 10-September 20, 1861 - Armed with one 12-lb. and two 6-lb. Smoothbores
- August 2, 1861 - Dug Springs
- August 10, 1861 - Wilson's Creek
- September 13-20, 1861 - Siege of Lexington
- March 7-8, 1862 - Pea Ridge
- April 21, 1862 - Transferred to Confederate Service and designated as (Bledsoe's) 1st Missouri Artillery Battery
DESIGNATIONS
- Missouri State Guard / 8th Division / 1st Brigade (June 1861-January 1862)
- Department #2 / Trans-Mississippi District / Missouri State Guard / 8th Division (January-March 1862)
- Department #2 / Trans-Mississippi District / Price's Division / Frost's Artillery Brigade (March-April 1862)
- Trans-Mississippi Department / Army of the West / Price's Division / Frost's Artillery Brigade (April 1862)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Hiram M. Bledsoe (Captain)
- Emmett MacDonald (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Bevier, R.S., History of the First and Second Missouri Confederate Brigades 1861-1865.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 70, 149-150)