Mississippi: 14th Light Artillery Battalion, Company A
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Unit History
Organized in the spring of 1862.
Battalion surrendered at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863.
Paroled at Vicksburg in July 1863.
Declared exchanged on September 12, 1863.
Disappears from the records in January 1864.
Field and Staff
- Commander: J.D. Vance (Captain)
Assignments
- June 1862: Grenada, 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-December 1862: 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- December 1862-January 1863: Thomas' Brigade, Lee's-Maury's Provisional Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- January 1863: Unattached, Smith's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- April 1863: Vaughn's Brigade, Smith's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- April 1863: Vaughn's Brigade, Smith's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- April-July 1863: Unattached, Smith's Division, 2nd Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- November 1863: Baldwin's Brigade, Forney's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
- November 1863-January 1864: Beltzhoover's Brigade, Forney's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Companies & Counties of Origin
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Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements
- December 27-29, 1862: Chickasaw Bayou
- April 16, 1863: Vicksburg Passage
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- May-July 1863: Vicksburg Campaign
- May-July 1863: Vicksburg Siege
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