(Ward's/Cruse's) Alabama Artillery Battery
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- fall of 1862 - Organized
- October 10, 1862 - Mustered into Confederate Service at Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
- January 11, 1864 - Armed with four 12 lb Napoleons
- March-September 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign- July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
- March 22-April 24, 1865 - Wilson's Raid
- April 2, 1865 - Selma
- Captured at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of the Gulf / Slaughter's Brigade (June 1863)
- Department of the Gulf / Western Brigade / Cantey's Brigade (August 1863)
- Department of the Gulf / Cantey's Brigade (August 1863-January 1864)
- Department of the Gulf / Shoup's/Fulller's Artillery Brigade (February-April 1864)
- Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of the Gulf / Fuller's Artillery Brigade (April-May 1864)
- Army of Mississippi / French's Division / Artillery Battalion (May-July 1864)
- Army of Mississippi / Artillery / Storrs' Battalion (July 1864)
- Army of Tennessee / 3rd Corps / Artillery / Storrs' Battalion (July-September 1864)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John J. Ward (Captain)
- Samuel R. Cruse (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. (Pages 24-25)
