(Waddell's) Alabama Artillery Battery
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- February 1862 - Organized from reenlisting men of 6th Alabama Infantry at Davis Ford, Hampshire County, West Virginia
- August 29-30, 1862 - Richmond, Kentucky
- May-July 1863 - The Vicksburg Campaign
- May 16, 1863 - Champion Hill
- May-July 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
- July 4, 1863 - Regiment surrendered at Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi
- Paroled there later that month
- May-July 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
- September 12, 1863 - Declared exchanged
- October 1863 - Increased to a battalion and re-designated 20th Alabama Light Artillery Battalion
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of East Tennessee / McCown's Division / Tracy's Brigade (October-December 1862)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Stevenson's Division / Tracy's Brigade (January-February 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Stevenson's Division / Artillery Battalion (March-April 1863)
- Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 2nd Military District / Stevenson's Division / Tracy's/Garrott's/Lee's Brigade (April-July 1863)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: James F. Waddell (Captain)
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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. Alabama. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 11)