Fenner's Battery, Louisiana Light Artillery

Brief History
"Fenner's Battery was organized during the later summer of 1862. It returned to Mobile, aided in the defense of the city, and surrendered in May, 1865. Organized May 16, 1862 at Jackson, Mississippi from men disbanded from the 1st Louisiana Infantry Battalion. They were attached to General Hood's army in Georgia and then transferred to General Nathan B. Forrest's army at Murfreesboro. The company gave up the last of its guns at Mobile in April 1965. The battery was paroled at Meridian in May 1865.

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.

Many men from Orleans, Terrbonne, and Caddo Parishes.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 353 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.