Kentucky Civil War Confederate Artillery Units

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The information in this list of Kentucky Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.


 * Byrne's Company, Kentucky Horse Artillery (Confederate) Organized at Camp Boone, Tennessee, during the early summer of 1861 with men from Kentucky and Mississippi. Later it served in the eastern part of Tennessee and disbanded. Captain Edward P. Byrne was in command.


 * Cobb's Company, Kentucky Light Artillery (Confederate) Lyon's-Cobb's Battery [often called the Orphan Battery] organized during the summer of 1861 as Lyon's Battery. Not reaching full strength, it merged with Captain Cobb's company which was being formed. During the winter of 1864-1865 it disbanded. Captains Robert Cobb and H.L. Lyon were in command


 * Corbett's Company, Kentucky Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Graves' Battery, Kentucky Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Green's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery (Confederate) Organized during the fall of 1861. Many of its members were recruited in Cumberland County. It became part of the garrison at Fort Donelson and was captured in February, 1862. After being exchanged it was assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. Later the company was reorganized, ordered to Alabama, and served in the defense of Mobile. It was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. Its captains were Henry F. Green and W.H. Hedden


 * McEnnis' Detachment, Kentucky Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Kentucky Artillery (Misc) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit


 * Williams' Battery, Kentucky Artillery (Misc) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.


 * Cobb's Company, Kentucky Light Artillery (Confederate) [Often called the Orphan Battery] was organized during the summer of 1861 as Lyon's Battery. During the winter of 1864-1865 it disbanded.