Mississippi 1st Light Artillery (Confederate)
1862-04-30
Organized - Mississippi 1st Light Artillery - Mississippi
1862-12-26
Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi
1863-05-16
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain J. L. Wofford
CaptainJ. L. Wofford
1863-05-16
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman, and Colonel A. E. Reynolds
Brigadier GeneralLloyd Tilghman
ColonelA. E. Reynolds
1863-05-16
Leadership Change - Division - Major General William W. Loring
Major GeneralWilliam W. Loring
1863-05-16
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman
Brigadier GeneralLloyd Tilghman
1863-05-16
Battle - Champion Hill - Hinds County, Mississippi
The Battle of Champion Hill was the largest and bloodiest action of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign.READ MORE
1863-05-18
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William T. Withers
ColonelWilliam T. Withers
1863-05-18
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John C. Moore
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Moore
1863-05-18
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John H. Forney
Major GeneralJohn H. Forney
1863-05-18
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
1863-05-21
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Isaiah G. W. Steedman
ColonelIsaiah G. W. Steedman
1863-05-21
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Franklin Gardner
Major GeneralFranklin Gardner
1863-05-21
Battle - Port Hudson - East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
In cooperation with Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's final offensive against Vicksburg, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's army moved against the Confederate stronghold at Port Hudson on the Mississippi River. Like Vicksburg, Port Hudson was located atop high bluffs at the river bank that commanded the river. On May 11th, Banks learned that some Confederates had been moved from Port Hudson to support the forces defending Vicksburg, so he sought to move upon the garrison before those troops could be replaced. Banks…READ MORE
1865-05-26
Mustered Out - Mississippi 1st Light Artillery - Mississippi
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