Moody's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Madison Light Artillery) - Confederate

Brief History
Madison Light Artillery was organized at Tullulah, Louisiana, with men from Madison Parish. They musted in at Lynchburg, Virginia May 23, 1861. the unit fought at Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Knoxville, Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Petersburg. This unit lost twenty-four percent of the 135 at Gettysburg and surrendered with 3 officers and 41 men at Appomattox.

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.

Organized with men from Madison Parish.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 480 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

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 ‘Louisiana 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.


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