3rd Missouri (Field) Artillery Battery
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- Also referred to as:
- (Gorham's) Artillery Battery, along with its predecessor
- (LeSeuer's) Artillery Battery
- (Tilden's) Artillery Battery
- March 1862 - Organized from (Gorham's) Missouri State Guard Artillery Battery
- April-June 1862 - Corinth Campaign
- July 4, 1863 - Helena
- March-May 1864 - The Red River Campaign
- March-May 1864 - Camden Expedition
- April 30, 1864 - Jenkins' Ferry
- November 19, 1864 - Designated the 3rd Field Artillery Battery per Trans-Mississippi Department / Special Order #290
- May 26, 1865 - Armed with four 12-lb. Howitzers
- May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department
DESIGNATIONS
- March-April 1862 - Department #2 / Trans-Mississippi District / Price's Division / Frost's Artillery Brigade
- April-May 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the West / Frost's Artillery Brigade
- December 1862-January 1863 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 1st Corps / Parson's Division / Steen's Brigade
- February 1863-March 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Hindman's/Price's/Drayton's/Price's Division / Parsons'/Burns' Brigade
- March-April 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / (Parsons') Missouri Division / Burns' Brigade
- April 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of West Louisiana / Detachment District of Arkansas / (Parsons') Missouri Division / Burns' Brigade
- April-September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / (Parsons') Missouri Division / Burns' Brigade
- September 1864-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / 2nd Corps / (Blotcher's) 5th Artillery Battalion
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: James C. Gorham (Captain)
- Charles B. Tilden (Captain)
- A.A. LeSeuer (Captain)
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Notes
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 77, 79, 85)
