JacksonGuards
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- Joined
- Dec 13, 2018
- Location
- Covington, GA
I'm looking for the placement of some Confederate artillery at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield. I have a little info on the three batteries. I was hoping someone might be able to point me to a map that details the placement of artillery with names/units attached. I know for example where Guibor's Battery was, just by visiting the battlefield.
Bledsoe's Battery, listed in sources as 1st Light Mo. Artillery. This also happens to be the unit signifier for Guibor's Battery in one of my resources, however Guibor's is listed as being in Storr's Battalion, and Bledsoe's appears to be in Martin's Battalion under BG Shoup.
King's Battery, listed in sources as 2nd Light Mo. Artillery. This unit is listed under Jackson's Artillery Division of BG Ferguson's Brigade.
Barrett's Mo. Battery, is in one source as being in Waddell's Battalion, and in another source as being a part of Preston's Battalion. Either way, both of those battalions were under Polk's Corp. so was this battery in the same vicinity of Guibor's, who was also in Polk's Corp?
I find a couple of interesting points in my early research.
First is that at Kennesaw, King's Battery is in BG Ferguson's Brigade, but in earlier battles, as well as skirmishes after Atlanta they seem joined with BG Ross's Brigade. I've not delved into the Texas cavalry much yet, so I'm not sure how much the two Texas Brigades served together (although both being cavalry it may have been a lot), however it looks like Ferguson stayed with the army in retreating to Savannah, while Ross joined with Hood to head to Tennessee.
Second is how four different Missouri artillery batteries were not paired with BG Cockrell's Mo. Brigade. I understand how it happens, just that its a curiousity.
Bledsoe's Battery, listed in sources as 1st Light Mo. Artillery. This also happens to be the unit signifier for Guibor's Battery in one of my resources, however Guibor's is listed as being in Storr's Battalion, and Bledsoe's appears to be in Martin's Battalion under BG Shoup.
King's Battery, listed in sources as 2nd Light Mo. Artillery. This unit is listed under Jackson's Artillery Division of BG Ferguson's Brigade.
Barrett's Mo. Battery, is in one source as being in Waddell's Battalion, and in another source as being a part of Preston's Battalion. Either way, both of those battalions were under Polk's Corp. so was this battery in the same vicinity of Guibor's, who was also in Polk's Corp?
I find a couple of interesting points in my early research.
First is that at Kennesaw, King's Battery is in BG Ferguson's Brigade, but in earlier battles, as well as skirmishes after Atlanta they seem joined with BG Ross's Brigade. I've not delved into the Texas cavalry much yet, so I'm not sure how much the two Texas Brigades served together (although both being cavalry it may have been a lot), however it looks like Ferguson stayed with the army in retreating to Savannah, while Ross joined with Hood to head to Tennessee.
Second is how four different Missouri artillery batteries were not paired with BG Cockrell's Mo. Brigade. I understand how it happens, just that its a curiousity.