1st Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery (African Descent)
| 1st Arkansas Light Artillery Battery (African Descent) | |
|---|---|
| Active | June 4, 1864–August 10, 1865 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Size | battery |
| Engagements |
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| Disbanded | August 10, 1865 |
| Arkansas Union Regiments | |
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The 1st Arkansas Light Artillery Battery (African Descent) was a artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.
Organization
The battery was organized at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on June 4, 1864. Then unit was re-designated as Battery "H", 2nd U.S. Colored Light Artillery on December 13, 1864. Mustered out on August 10, 1865.[1][2]
Service
The battery was assigned to garrison duty at Pine Bluff, Ark. 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, till December, 1864. The battery saw action at Prior Creek on September 18, 1864. The battery was involved in the Expedition to Mount Elba, Ark., and the skirmish at Saline River, January 22-February 4, 1865.[3]
Mustered out of service
Mustered out on August 10, 1865. [4][5]
See also
- Book:Arkansas Civil War Union units
- List of United States Colored Troops Civil War Units
- United States Colored Troops
- Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
- Arkansas in the American Civil War
Notes
- ↑ Dyer (1959), Volume III. p. 999.
- ↑ Dyer (1959), Volume I. p. 113.
- ↑
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service". - ↑ Dyer (1959), Volume III. p. 999.
- ↑ Dyer (1959), Volume I. p. 113.
References
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Sagamore Press, Inc. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. New York. LCCN 59-12963
External links
- The Civil War Archive
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History
- Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Home Page
- The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
- The Arkansas History Commission, State Archives, Civil War in Arkansas
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service".