Swett's Company, Mississippi Light Artillery (Warren Light Artillery)

Brief History
Warren Light Artillery was organized at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in May, 1861, with men from Warren County. It fought in the Battle of Shiloh and on April 26, 1862 totalled 73 effectives. The unit served in Kentucky, then was assigned to Swett's, Hotchkiss', and Martin's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Tennessee. It participated in many battles from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, was stationed from Macon, Georgia, and ended the war in North Carolina. The battery reported 8 casualties at Murfreesboro, had 11 disabled at Chickamauga, and totalled 90 officers and men in April, 1864. Few were included in the surrender in April, 1865. Captain Charles Swett 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.