HISTORICAL NOTES: This regiment was organized in 1862. Some accounts say early 1862, Crute sets the organization as late summer. It originally had eleven companies. During the war some served as both light and heavy artillery, but not as one command. The regiment was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and Companies A, C, D, E, G, I, and L were captured at Vicksburg July 4, 1963, paroled and exchanged Sept. 12, 1863. Companies B, F, H, and K were captured at Port Hudson, and following parole in mid 1864, Company H was formed into the 1st Artillery Battalion. After being exchanged, Companies A, B, C, D, F, G, I, K, and L were assigned to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Lousiana, Company E to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and Company G to the Army of Tennessee. Crute states that the regiment was disbanded before the end of the war. Other accounts state that the regiment was surrendered May 4, 1865. 0FFICERS: Withers, William T. - Colonel Parker, James P. - Colonel Holmes, Benjamin R. - Major Wofford, Jefferson L. - Major BATTLES: Vicksburg, MS Port Hudson, MS ROSTERS: Company H - Connor Artillery Battalion BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES: Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army Researching this unit? Here's what's available. Hooker, Col. Charles E. - Confederate Military History - Mississippi Volume - 288 pgs. Hardback $35.00 Paperback $25.00 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. Historical Sketch and Roster of the 1st Light Artillery Regiment - 181 pgs. Paperback $19.95 CD-ROM $15.00 Rigdon, John C. The Civil War in Mississippi   CD-ROM $35.00 Rigdon, John C. Mississippi Civil War Soldiers Index   CD-ROM $12.00 The Southern Historical Society Papers   CD-ROM $69.95 Ordering via EMAIL is easy. Enter your Order Powered by Responders.com The Civil War in Mississippi © - 2001 Eastern Digital Resources   The Civil War in Mississippi Index