The Ward's-Cruse's Alabama Artillery Battery
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Brief History
Ward's Artillery Battery was recruited from Madison County in the fall of 1862, and they mustered in at Huntsville on 10 October 1862. They served at Mobile until April 1864 and were then assigned to G. S. Storr's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Tennessee, fighting at Kennesaw Mountain and in several battles around Atlanta. They were captured at Selma on 2 April 1865. They were armed with four 12-lb. Napoleons (on 11 Jan 1864)
Field and Staff
- Captains John J. Ward; Samuel R. Cruse
