2nd Regiment, United States Colored Light Artillery

United States U.S. Military United States Colored Troops in the Civil War 2nd Regiment, United States Colored Light Artillery

Brief History
Four references have been used to learn the brief histories the Batteries of the 2nd Regiment. .   Battery "A" Organized at Nashville, Tennessee, April 30, 1864. Mustered out January 13, 1866.

Battery "B" Organized at Fort Monroe, Virginia, January 8-February 27, 1864, Mustered out March 17, 1866.

Battery "C" Organized at Jebron's Plantation, Mississippi, as 1st Louisiana Light Artillery Battery, African Descent November 6, 1863. Designated Battery "A" March 11, 1864. Designation changed Battery "C" April 26, 1864. Mustered out December 28, 1865.

Battery "D" Organized at Black River Bridge, Mississippi as 2nd Louisiana Light Artillery Battery, African Descent. Designated Battery "B" March 11, 1864, Designation changed Battery "D" April 26, 1864. Mustered out December 28, 1865.

Battery "E" Organized at Helena, Arkansas, December 1, 1863, as 3rd Louisiana Artillery Battery, African Descent. Battery "C" 2nd U.S. Colored Light Infantry Regiment on March 11, 1864. Desigantion Battery "E" April 26, 1864. Mustered out September 26, 1865.

Battery 'F" Organized November 23, 1863, as Memphis Light Artillery Battery as Company "D", 2nd U.S. Colored Light Artillery Regiment March 11, 1864. (African Descent) Changed to Battery "F", April 26, 1864. Consolidated with the 3rd U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment on December 28, 1865. Mustered out December 28, 1865.

Battery "G" Organized May 24, 1864, at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Mustered out August 12, 1865.

Battery "H" Organized June 4, 1864, as 1st Arkansas Light Battery, African Descent. Designation chanaged December 13, 1864.

Desigantion changed December 13, 1864. Mustered out September 15, 1865.

Battery "I" Organized April 19, 1864 at Memphis, Tennessee. Mustered out January 10, 1866.

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

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.

Other Sources
National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.

Tennessee in the Civil War

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Mississippi in the Civil War

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South Carolina in the Civil War