2nd Regiment, United States Colored Light Artillery

United States U.S. Military      in the Civil War

Brief History

Battery "A" Organized at Nashville, Tennessee., April 30, 1864.

Mustered out January 13, 1866.

Battery "B" Organized at Fort Monroe, Virginnia., January 8, 1864,

Mustered out March 17, 1866.

Battery "C" Organized from 1st Louisiana Battery, African Descent. Designated Battery "A" March 11, 1864, and Battery "C" April 26, 1864.

Mustered out December 28, 1865.

Predecessor unit:

LOUISIANA VOLUNTEERS. 1st BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY (AFRICAN DESCENT). Organized at Hebron's Plantation, Mississippi., November 6, 1863.

Battery "D" Organized from 2nd Louisiana Battery, African Descent. Designated Battery "B" March 11, 1864, and Battery "D" April 26, 1864.

Mustered out December 28, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

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