Mississippi Smith's Light Artillery (Confederate)
1861-07-01
Organized - Mississippi Smith's Light Artillery - Mississippi
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant William B. Turner
LieutenantWilliam B. Turner
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General George Maney
Brigadier GeneralGeorge Maney
1862-12-31
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
1863-09-19
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Melancthon Smith
MajorMelancthon Smith
1863-09-19
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
1865-05-04
Mustered Out - Mississippi Smith's Light Artillery - Mississippi
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