Confederate Light Artillery Regiments

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The majority of Union artillery batteries came from complete artillery regiments and battalions (i. e. First Ohio, Second Illinois, Third New York, Fourth U. S.), while the majority of Confederate batteries never changed their original name (i. e. Montgomery True Blues, Richmond Fayette, Beaufort Volunteer, Confederate Guards). However, there were a few actual Confederate artillery regiments and battalions:

1. 1st Alabama Light Artillery Battalion (served entirely at Mobile harbor forts and was captured there)
2. 2nd Alabama Light Artillery Battalion (batteries distributed among Army of Tennessee and Army of Mississippi troops)
3. The famed Washington Louisiana Artillery Battalion (four batteries in the AoNV and one in the AoT)
4. 1st Mississippi Light Artillery Regiment and 14th Mississippi Light Artillery Battalion (batteries distributed among Army of Mississippi and Army of the Trans-Mississippi)
5. 1st Tennessee Light Artillery (served at Fort Donelson and Port Hudson before being consolidated with the 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery)
6. 1st Virginia Light Artillery (a collection of Virginia batteries attached to the AoNV)
7. 12th, 13th, 31st, and 38th Virginia Light Artillery Battalions (other collections of Virginia batteries attached to the AoNV -- more famously known as Boggs', King's, Nelson's, and Read's Battalions)

North Carolina is an interesting exception to the Confederate concept of mostly named-batteries only. All of their light batteries were organized into regiments or battalions - the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Regiments and the 3rd and 13th Battalions. Except for five batteries of the 1st Regiment, all of the other batteries never left North Carolina, and most were captured during the Wilmington campaign. However, for some reason, one battery of North Carolina light artillery was never assigned to a regiment. This battery was the Sampson Light Artillery, under Captain Abner A. Moseley.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

3rd Maryland Artillery, CSA

 

[Stryker65]

3rd Maryland Artillery, CSA

Believe that's a battery. Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana also had numbered batteries.

 

[danny]

The majority of Union artillery batteries came from complete artillery regiments and battalions (i. e. First Ohio, Second Illinois, Third New York, Fourth U. S.), while the majority of Confederate batteries never changed their original name (i. e. Montgomery True Blues, Richmond Fayette, Beaufort Volunteer, Confederate Guards). However, there were a few actual Confederate artillery regiments and battalions:

1. 1st Alabama Light Artillery Battalion (served entirely at Mobile harbor forts and was captured there)
2. 2nd Alabama Light Artillery Battalion (batteries distributed among Army of Tennessee and Army of Mississippi troops)
3. The famed Washington Louisiana Artillery Battalion (four batteries in the AoNV and one in the AoT)
4. 1st Mississippi Light Artillery Regiment and 14th Mississippi Light Artillery Battalion (batteries distributed among Army of Mississippi and Army of the Trans-Mississippi)
5. 1st Tennessee Light Artillery (served at Fort Donelson and Port Hudson before being consolidated with the 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery)
6. 1st Virginia Light Artillery (a collection of Virginia batteries attached to the AoNV)
7. 12th, 13th, 31st, and 38th Virginia Light Artillery Battalions (other collections of Virginia batteries attached to the AoNV -- more famously known as Boggs', King's, Nelson's, and Read's Battalions)

North Carolina is an interesting exception to the Confederate concept of mostly named-batteries only. All of their light batteries were organized into regiments or battalions - the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Regiments and the 3rd and 13th Battalions. Except for five batteries of the 1st Regiment, all of the other batteries never left North Carolina, and most were captured during the Wilmington campaign. However, for some reason, one battery of North Carolina light artillery was never assigned to a regiment. This battery was the Sampson Light Artillery, under Captain Abner A. Moseley.

4/11/63 Wilmington, Whiting to Gov Vance- I rec'd some days since a letter from the AG of NC directing the organization of 3 Co's of unattached troops into a Bn for Maj McRae. At this time such an organization could only exist on paper.
There are here about 12 unattached Co's enlisted for the war-I had recommended the consolidation of these Co's into a Regt. [His 3/16 proposal named 10 Co's not 12] Included in these were the 3 Co's proposed for McRae.
I have not yet heard from the Dept & until I do I have declined to assign Maj McRae to such a command.
However, from the remarks made by the President in his late veto of the bill passed creating a Regt in SC, I am inclined to think he will not approve of the NC Regt. If that is the case I will be glad to give Maj McRae such a command as he is a valuable officer to whom the highest consideration is due.

5/11/63 Richmond to Gen Whiting-your recommendation to organize 10 Co's in your command into a Regt has been rec'd. The Sec says that the Regimental organization for Arty is not approved by the President. 2 Bns would be less objectionable.