1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery

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Brief History
[Also known as Withers' Light Artillery]

1st Artillery Regiment was organized during the late summer of 1862 with eleven companies. During the war the various companies 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 Companes A, C, D, F, G, I, K, and L were assigned to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, Company E to the Trans-Mississippi Department, and Company G to the Army of Tennessee. Disbanded before the end of the war. Its commanders were Colonel William T. Withers, Lieutenant Colonel James P. Parker, and Majors Benjamin R. Holmes and Jefferson L. Wofford.

The 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery Web site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.

Regiment Companies with the County 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.

Company A - Ridley’s Battery, aka Jackson Light Artillery (raised in Hinds &amp; Madison Counties, MS)

Company B - Herrod’s Battery, aka Vaughan Rebels (raised in Yazoo County, MS)

Company C - Turner’s Battery (raised in Choctaw County, MS)

Company D - Wofford’s Battery (raised in Holmes County, MS)

Company E - Carroll Light Artillery (raised in Carroll County, MS)

Company F - Bradford’s Battery (raised in Lawrence County, MS)

Company G - Cowan’s Battery (raised in Warren County, MS)

Company H - Connor Battery (raised in Adams County, MS)

Company I - Bowman’s Battery (raised in Yazoo County, MS)

Company K - Abbay’s Battery (raised in Claiborne &amp; Jefferson Counties, MS)

Company L - Vaiden Artillery (raised in Carroll County, MS) [Designation changed to E, March 6, 1865.]