Louisiana Civil War Confederate Artillery Units

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 * 1st Battalion, Louisiana Light Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Regiment, Louisiana Heavy Artillery (Regulars)(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 1st Field Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Confederate) Formed in New Orleans on October 28, 1861 in New Orleans, with 120 men. Disbanded at the end of the war.
 * 2nd Battalion, R.C.D.W. Louisiana Boone's Battery (Confederate) Boone's Battery was formed during the summer of 1862 and in August totalled 102 men. It disbanded during the spring of 1865.
 * 2nd Battalion, Louisiana Heavy Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * 2nd Field Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Confederate) Organized about March 1, 1862 at Red River Landing with 130 men. It was designated to serve as Company B and called Miles' Legion Artillery, but it often acted independently of the legion.  Most men disbanded at the surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department in May 1865, but some men were paroled in Alexandria on June 3.
 * 3rd Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Benton's)(Confederate) Organized at Monroe in April or May 1862. Nicknamed the Bell Battery.
 * 4th Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) Organized in 1862, including men from Tensas Parish, Louisiana and Jefferson County, Mississippi. In 1864, the battery moved to Arkansas and remained there until moving to Marshall, Texas in early 1865. The battery was one of the last to surrender to the Federals.
 * 5th Field Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Pelican Light Artillery)(Confederate) Organized October 31, 1862 mainly of men from St. James Parish. 183 men served. They surrendered near Tyler, Texas in June 1865.
 * 6th Field Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Grosse Tete Flying Artillery)(Confederate) Organized about December 1863. Many of the men were paroled and exchanged prisoners from the Pointe Coupee Artillery Battalion and the 1st Confederate Battery. The unit surrendered at Alexandria on June 1, 1865.
 * 8th Battalion, Louisiana Heavy Artillery (Confederate) 8th Artillery Battalion was organized during the early spring of 1862 with men from the New Orleans area. The battalion served at Forts Gaines and Morgan, and in August, 1864, most were captured. The unit no longer existed.
 * 22nd Regiment, Louisiana Heavy Artiller(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Arsenal Department, Louisiana(Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Barlow's Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Confederate) Temporarily formed at Montgomery, Alabama in April or May of 1864.
 * Beauregard Battalion Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Bridge's Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Confederate) Organized February 13, 1864 at Charleston, South Carolina from Louisianans who had been part of the 18th South Carolina Artillery Battery.
 * Castellano's Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Fenner's Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery Organized May 16, 1862 at Jackson, Mississippi from men disbanded from the 1st Louisiana Infantry Battalion. the company lost the last of its guns at Mobile in April 1965. The battery was paroled at Meridian in May 1865.
 * Fuller's Regiment, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Green's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Louisiana Guard Battery)(Confederate) Louisiana Guard Light Artillery was organized during the winter of 1861-1862 at New Orleans, Louisiana, with men of this city. It lost 2 killed and 5 wounded out of the 60 at Gettysburg and surrendered with no officers and 17 men.
 * Grove's Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Guyol's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Orleans Artillery)(Confederate) Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Harrison's Battery, Louisiana (Confederate) See Harrison's Regiment. (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Holmes' Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery (Confederate)"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Hutton's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Crescent Artillery Company A) (Confederate) Crescent Light Artillery was organized in the summer of 1863 and mustered into Confederate service at Alexandria, Louisiana. It was stationed near Shreveport in April, 1865, and later disbanded.
 * Kean's Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Orleans Independent Artillery) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.Invalid Corps, Louisiana (Confederate)
 * King's Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.Invalid Corps, Louisiana (Confederate)
 * Landry's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Donaldsonville Artillery) (Confederate) Organized for Confederate service in August 1861. Surrendered with Lee's army at Appomattox April 9, 1865.
 * LeGardeur's Company, Louisiana Light Artillery (Orleans Guard Battery) (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.Invalid Corps, Louisiana (Confederate)
 * McCorey's Heavy Artillery, Louisiana (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Moody's Company, Louisiana Artillery (Madison Light Artillery) (Confederate) Madison Light Artillery was organized at Tullulah, Louisiana, during the winter of 1861-1862 with men from Madison Parish. This unit lost twenty-four percent of the 135 at Gettysburg and surrendered with 3 officers and 41 men.
 * Pointe Coupee Artillery, Louisiana (Confederate) Pointe Coupee Artillery Battalion was organized in November, 1861 with three companies. The battalion was consolidated into one company. It then joined the Army of Tennessee and was active in the Atlanta, Tennessee, and North Carolina Campaigns. With less than 25 men it surrendered on April 26, 1865.
 * Purdy's Battery, Louisiana (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.
 * Siege Train Battalion, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) Louisiana men who consolidated with the 18th South Carolina Artillery Battalion.
 * Washington Battalion, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) Washington Artillery Battalion was organized in 1838 and fought in the Mexican War. It then was known as the "Native American" Battery. Reogranized in 1852 as the Washington Artillery. It was mustered into Confederate service on May 26, 1861 with five companies. A small number surrendered at West Point, Georgia, in mid-April, 1865.
 * Watson Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) Watson Light Artillery, organized at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the early fall of 1861. The company was converted to heavy artillery and captured on July 9, 1863. The men were exchanged, but the unit was not reorganized
 * White's Battery, Louisiana Artillery (Confederate) "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.