3rd Louisiana Field Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

Also referred to as:
- the Bell Battery
- (Bell's) Louisiana Artillery Battery
- (Benson's) Louisiana Artillery Battery

Spring 1862 - Organized at Monroe
May 10-11, 1863 - Fort Beauregard
May 10-22, 1864 - The Red River Campaign
April 8, 1864 - Mansfield [In Reserve]
April 9, 1864 - Pleasant Hill [In Reserve]
April 26, 1864 - Deloach's Bluff
May 5, 1864 - Chambers' Plantation
May 6, 1864 - Polk's Bridge, Bayou Lamourie
November 19, 1864 - Designated as the 3rd Field Artillery Battery
May 1865 - Serving as Heavy Artillery
May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

May 1862 - Department #1
August-December 1862 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana
December 1862-January 1863 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Sub-District of North Louisiana
January 1863-March 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Artillery
March-May 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Mouton's/Polignac's Division / Artillery
May-June 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Green's/Bee's/Wharton's Cavalry Division / Artillery
August-September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Polignac's Division / Faries' Artillery Battalion
September-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / (Polignac's/Thomas') 2nd Division / (Faries') 3rd Mounted Artillery Battalion

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Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Louisiana. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 9, 17)