Mississippi: 1st Light Artillery Regiment, Company G
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Unit History
Organized in early 1862.
Regiment surrendered after the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863.
Paroled at Vicksburg in July 1863
Declared exchanged on September 12, 1863.
It was armed with four 12-lb. Napoleans on May 1, 1864.
Surrendered by Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor, commanding Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, at Citronelle, Alabama on May 4, 1865.
Field and Staff
- Commander: James J. Cowan (Captain)
Assignments
- June-July 1862: Smith's Brigade, District of the Mississippi, Department #2
- July-October 1862: 2nd/3rd Sub-district, District of the Mississippi, Department #2
- October 1862: Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October 1862-January 1863: Unattached, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- January-February 1863: Herbert's Brigade, Maury's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- April-May 1863: Tilghman's Brigade, Loring's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- November 1863-January 1864: Unattached, Forney's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- January 1864: Unattached, Forney's Division, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- March-May 1864: Artillery Battalion, Loring's Division, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- May-July 1864: Artillery Battalion, Loring's Division, Army of Mississippi
- July 1864-January 1865: Myrick's Battalion, Artillery, 3rd Corps, Army of Tennessee
- March-April 1865: Grayson's Artillery Battalion, Right Wing, Defenses of Mobile, Artillery Reserves, etc., District of the Gulf, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
Companies & Counties of Origin
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
- May 18-July 27, 1862: Vicksburg Bombardment
- May-July 1863: Vicksburg Campaign
- May-July 1863: Vicksburg Siege
- May-September 1864: Atlanta Campaign
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- July-September 1864: Atlanta Siege
- December 15-16, 1864: Nashville
- March 17-April 12, 1865: Mobile
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