(McWhorter's/Clanton's) Alabama Artillery Battery
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- Also referred to as:
- McWhorter's (Alabama) Artillery Battery
- Clanton's (Alabama) Artillery Battery
- March 1863 - Organized in Montgomery County, Alabama
- March 12, 1863 - Mustered into Confederate Service
- January 11, 1864 - Armed with one 12 lb Howitzer and three 6 lb Smoothbores
- February 21, 1865 - One section armed with one 10 lb Parrott and one 12 lb Howitzer
- March 22-April 24, 1865 - Wilson's Raid
- April 16, 1865 - Columbus, Georgia (detachment)
- April 16, 1865 - Captured near Columbus, Georgia
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of the Gulf / Western Division / Clanton's Brigade (July-August 1863)
- Department of the Gulf / Clanton's Brigade (September 1863)
- Department of the Gulf / Eastern Division (Clanton) (September 1863)
- Department of the Gulf / Clanton's Brigade (February-September 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of Central and Northern Alabama / Clanton's Cavalry Brigade (February-September 1864)[1]
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of Central Alabama / Artillery (September 1864-March 1865)
- (one section) Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of the Gulf / Light Artillery (February 1865)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of Alabama / Artillery (March-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Eliphat McWhorter (Captain)
- N.H. Clanton (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ This date is listed for both in the original source
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 18)
