2nd Louisiana Siege Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as
  • Miles' Louisiana Legion / Artillery Battalion / Battery B
  • (Boone's) Louisiana Artillery Battery

• ~March 1, 1862 - Organized at Red River Landing
• August 29, 1862 - Port Hudson vs. USS Anglo-American
• September 7, 1862 - Port Hudson vs. USS Anglo-American and USS Essex
• December 13, 1862 - Profit Island vs. USS Winona
• February 24, 1863 - Natchez vs. USS Indianola [1 section aboard the CSS Dr. Beatty]
• May 21, 1863 - Plains Store
• July 8, 1863 - Surrendered at Port Hudson, Louisiana
  • Paroled here later this month
  • Fall 1863 - Declared exchanged
• December 12, 1863 - Reorganized as a siege battery
• May 10-22, 1864 - The Red River Campaign
  • May 16, 1864 - Mansura
  • June 8, 1864 - Simsport
• November 19, 1864 - Designated as the 2nd Siege Artillery Battery
• May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department

• NOTE - See Also:
  • (Gibson's/Brown's) Louisiana Artillery Battery
  • (Miles' Legion) Louisiana Infantry Battalion
  • (Miles' Legion) Louisiana Cavalry Battalion

DESIGNATIONS

• March 1861-April 1862 - Department #1
• April-June 1862 - Department #1 / Port Hudson
• June-July 1862 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana / Port Hudson
• July-October 1862 - Department #2 / District of the Mississippi / 1st Sub-District
• October 1862 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana
• October 1862-January 1863 - Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District
• January 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Maxey's Brigade
• March-April 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Buford's Brigade
• May-July 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Miles' Brigade
• May 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Mouton's/Polignac's Division / Artillery
• May-July 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Polignac's Division / Faries' Artillery Battalion
• September 1864-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / Siege Train

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Richard M. Boone (Captain)
• Samuel M. Thomas (Captain)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Begeron, Arthur, (Jr.), and Lawrence L. Hewitt, Louisiana Battery: A History and Roster
• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 8-9, 18, 27)