Mississippi: 1st Light Artillery Regiment, Company K
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Unit History
Organized in the spring of 1862
Surrendered at Port Hudson, Louisiana on July 8, 1863
Paroled in July 1863
It was armed with four 12-lb. Napoleans from October 31, 1864 to February 25, 1865.
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: George F. Abbay (Captain)
Assignments
- June-July 1862: Smith's Brigade, Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana
- July-October 1862: 2nd/3rd Sub-district, District of the Mississippi, Department #2
- September-October 1862: 1st Sub-district, District of the Mississippi, Department #2
- October 1862: Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- October 1862-January 1863: Unattached, 3rd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- January-July 1863: Beall's Brigade, 3rd Military District, 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
- May-July 1864: Artillery Brigade, District of the Gulf, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- September-October 1864: Thomas' Brigade, District of the Gulf, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- October-November 1864: Burnet's Command, District of the Gulf, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- November 1864: Artillery, District of the Gulf, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- November 1864-February 1865: Semple's Artillery Battalion, District of the Gulf, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- March-April 1865: Cockrell's Brigade, French's Division, District of the Gulf, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
- April-May 1865: Cockrell's Brigade, French's Division, Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
Companies & Counties of Origin
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| K | ? County | ? |
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
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