(Prairie Gun) Missouri Artillery Battery
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- Also referred to as:
- (Bell's) Artillery Battery
- (Hamilton's) Artillery Battery
- Spring 1863 - Organized
- July 4, 1863 - Helena
- Armed with four guns
- August 1-September 14, 1863 - vs. Steele's Little Rock Expedition
- August 27, 1863 - Bayou Metro
- Apparently broken up after Captain Bell's[1] death on August 27, 1863
DESIGNATIONS
- May-August 1863 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Marmaduke's Cavalry Division / Marmaduke's/Greene's/Marmaduke's Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: James L. Hamilton (Lieutenant)
- C.O. Bell (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ Originally printed as 'Lieutenant' but Bell is listed as a Captain
Sources
- 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 79, 81, 85)
