Hoole's Company, Mississippi Light Artillery (Hudson Battery)

Brief History
Pettus Flying Artillery was assembled at Jackson, Mississippi, during the summer of 1861. Most of the men were recruited in Hinds County, and in October there were 70 present for duty. It was in reserve at Shiloh, had 6 wounded at Baton Rouge, then was active in the Battle of Corinth. Later the battery was assigned to Rust's and Barton's Brigade, Department of Mississippi, and East Louisiana, and was part of the forces captured at Vicksburg in July, 1863. Exchanged, it contained 5 officers and 59 men in December, 1863. For the balance of the war it served in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, attached to Forrest's Cavalry Corps. The unit fought in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama. Some of the men were captured at Selma and very few surrendered in May, 1865. Captain Alfred Hudson 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.