Barry's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Lookout Artillery)

Brief History
Barry's Company, Tennessee Light Artillery (Lookout Artillery) completed its organization at Chattanooga, Tennessee, in May, 1862. During March, 1865, the unit was at Mobile and was included in the surrender on May 4.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Tennessee 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.


 * Tennessee in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, 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.


 * Lindsley, John B. The Military Annals of Tennessee: Confederate, First Series; Embracing a Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources. 1886. Reprint. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Co., 1974. (FS Library book 976.8 M2L.) Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive.  A brief history for The Lookout Company starts on page 909.  Memorial rolls found on page 873 and 876.


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War, Captain Robert L. Barry's Tennessee Light Artillery Company, (accessed 31 Dec 2011). A brief history.


 * fold3$, Capt Barry's Co, Light Artillery (Lookout Artillery), Unit information and rosters.