Hoskins' Battery, Mississippi Light Artillery (Brookhaven Light Artillery)

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Brief History
Brookhaven Light Artillery was organized during the spring of 1862 with men from Lincoln County. In July there were 105 officers and men present for duty. For a time it was stationed at Port Hudson, then was placed in J. Gregg's and Gist's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and fought at Jackson. In November, 1863, the company totalled 123 men in May, 1864, was at Montevallo, Alabama. Later it was attached to G.S. Storrs' Battalion of Artillery and was active in the Atlanta Campaign and Hood's Tennessee operations. Early in 1865 the unit disbanded. Captain J.A. Hoskins was in command.

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.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Mississippi in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * 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.


 * Mississippi in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Mississippi, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.