Category Archives: Artillery

“Rock City Artillery” Formerly Captain Jesse Taylor’s Battery-Captain Peter Stankiewicz’s Battery. Served in Tennessee Artillery Corps; as Company “B”, First Tennessee Heavy Artillery Battalion; as Company “B”, First Tennessee Light Continue Reading →

Also called Memphis Light Battery-Tobin’s Horse Artillery Formerly Captain W. Orton Williams’ Battery-Captain L. Hoxton’s Battery. This company was organized in Memphis in July, 1861, by Thomas F. Tobin, and Continue Reading →

Also called Company “M” Artillery Corps of Tennessee This company was mustered into Confederate service on August 21, 1861, at Camp Polk, Columbus, Kentucky. A number of the men in Continue Reading →

Also called Captain Robert P. Griffith’s Company -Captain R. R. Ross’s Company-Maury Artillery -Maury Light Artillery Company “C”, Monsarrat’s Battalion in November, 1861 Although this company was organized as light artillery, it Continue Reading →

Formerly Captain Smith P. Bankhead’s Battery; Company “B” Tennessee Artillery Corps; Company “B”, Tennessee Light Artillery Regiment. This battery was enlisted by Captain S. P. Bankhead in May, 1861 at Continue Reading →

Also called First Company, Tennessee Artillery Corps: Company “A”, First Tennessee Artillery No muster rolls on this organization were found, so the exact time and place of organization are not known. Continue Reading →

This command had a wide and varied experience. It was originally organized as infantry on May 15, 1861, at Memphis, Tennessee, known as the “Sumter Grays,” and became Company “A”, Continue Reading →

Formerly Gustave A. Huwald’s Howitzer Battery-Huwald’s Battery, Horse Artillery. This battery was mustered into service at Knoxville, June 21, 1862 by order of Major General E. Kirby Smith, with only Continue Reading →