(Byrne's) Kentucky and Mississippi Artillery Battery
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- August 21, 1861 - Organized as a Mississippi and Kentucky unit
- Initially armed with four 6-lb. Smoothbores and two 12-lb. Howitzers
- October 1861-May 1862 - Armed with five 6-lb. Smoothbores and two 12-lb. Howitzers
- April 6-7, 1862 - Shiloh
- May 1862 - Merged into 1st Kentucky Artillery Battery at Corinth, Mississippi
DESIGNATIONS
- October 1861-March 1862 - Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Hardee's Division / Artillery
- March-May 1862 - Department #2 / Central Army of Kentucky / Hardee's Division / Artillery
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Edward P. Byrne (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Davis, William C., The Orphan Brigade: The Kentucky Confederates Who Couldn't Go Home
- 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 5, 7)
