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In November 1862, the battery was reassigned to support Hébert’s brigade in Forney’s division in Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, where it served during the Vicksburg campaign in the early summer of 1863, and was assigned to the Vicksburg defenses during the 47-day siege of that city in May–July, 1863. Surrendered with the Vicksburg garrison on July 4, 1863.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Companies Raised in Ouachita County" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 10/16/2004, Accessed 3 February 2013, http://www.history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?md=read;id=8814</ref>
In November 1862, the battery was reassigned to support Hébert’s brigade in Forney’s division in Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, where it served during the Vicksburg campaign in the early summer of 1863, and was assigned to the Vicksburg defenses during the 47-day siege of that city in May–July, 1863. Surrendered with the Vicksburg garrison on July 4, 1863.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Companies Raised in Ouachita County" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 10/16/2004, Accessed 3 February 2013, http://www.history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?md=read;id=8814</ref>


The battery was declared to be exchanged as of December 20, 1863. The battery was reorganized and re-equipped with four guns and Capt. Christopher C. Scott assumed command.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Companies Raised in Ouachita County" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 10/16/2004, Accessed 3 February 2013, http://www.history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?md=read;id=8814</ref> The battery’s survivors reformed the battery in the Trans-Mississippi region in the late summer of 1864, at which time it was re-equipped with two 12-pounder howitzers and two 6-pounder smoothbores. The battery was designated as the Fifth Arkansas Field Battery on November 19, 1864.<ref>Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 34.</ref>
The battery was declared to be exchanged as of December 20, 1863. The battery was reorganized and re-equipped with four guns and Capt. Christopher C. Scott assumed command.<ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Companies Raised in Ouachita County" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 10/16/2004, Accessed 3 February 2013, http://www.history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?md=read;id=8814</ref> the battery the the . <ref>, , , .</ref>
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:Camp Co. B, 1st Battln. Ex. Pri.,
:Meridian, Miss., July 5, 1864.
:Maj. J. L. Wofford, Chief of Artillery.

:Major—The undersigned, having been exchanged under the recent order of Col. Ould, Comis’r of Exchange, are desirous of being transferred to the Hudson Battery, now on duty with Genl Forrest’s command.

:We belong to the Appeal Battery. This Battery will never be reorganized. When the garrison of Vicksburg had surrendered, most of the men of this Battery crossed over the river, only eleven reporting at Enterprise. Capt. Scott, comdg. the Battery, transferred the most of them to other batteries, so that now there only five left. Under existing circumstances, we prefer being transferred to the Hudson Battery, and respectfully request that our choice may be approved and that we may be immediately transferred as above indicated, provided that the good of the service will not suffer thereby.

:Very Respectfully, Your Obt. Svt.,
::1st Sergt. J. M. SACKETT.
::Sergt. J. D. MONTGOMERY.
::Bugler W. H. MONTGOMERY. <ref>Howerton, Bryan R. "Appeal Battery" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 6/23/2012, Accessed 3 February 2013, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=26667 </ref>
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The battery’s survivors reformed the battery in the Trans-Mississippi region in the late summer of 1864, at which time it was re-equipped with two 12-pounder howitzers and two 6-pounder smoothbores. The battery was designated as the Fifth Arkansas Field Battery on November 19, 1864.<ref>Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 34.</ref>


:[[Second Battle of Corinth]], Mississippi October 3–4, 1862.<ref>United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., Book, 1886; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/394/?q=Reid's Arkansas Battery : accessed February 01, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas. </ref>
:[[Second Battle of Corinth]], Mississippi October 3–4, 1862.<ref>United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., Book, 1886; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/394/?q=Reid's Arkansas Battery : accessed February 01, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas. </ref>

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5th Arkansas Field Battery (Confederate)
Arkansas state flag
CountryConfederate States of America
AllegianceCSA Dixie
BranchArtillery
EngagementsAmerican Civil War

Template:Infobox Arkansas Confederate Artillery Batteries

The 5th Arkansas Field Battery (1861–1865) was a Confederate Army artillery battery during the American Civil War. The unit was orgionally referred to as the Appeal Artillery or the Memphis Appeal Batttery.[1]

Organization

The Appeal Artillery was organized at Memphis, Tennessee, March 7, 1862, under the command of Captain William C. Bryan. Many of the origional members came from Ouachita County, Arkansas. The company was organized and equipped with a battery of four guns at Corinth, Mississippi, in April 1862. The unit was outfitted by the proprietors of the Memphis Appeal, who had strong connections to Camden in Ouachita County. This outfiting apparently involved everything but guns (horses, mules, harness, caissons, staffs, sponges, etc.), because according to Gen. M. Jeff. Thompson's order-book, the battery's first guns were obtained from a disbanded Missouri State Guard unit.[2]

The battery was initially assigned to the support of Rust’s (later Dockery’s and Cabell’s) brigade in Maury’s division of the Army of the West, camped at that time around Corinth, Mississippi.[3]

The Battery Officers Included: Captain W. C. Bryan; Lieutenant (later Captain) William N. Hogg; Lieutenant (later Captain) Christopher C. Scott; Second Lieutenant Robert S. Walker. Under Captain Hogg’s command: Lieutenant Christopher C. Scott; Second Lieutenant Robert S. Walker; Second Lieutenant R. N. Cotton. Under Captain Scott’s command: Lieutenant R. N. Cotton; Lieutenant E. W. Lightfoot.[4]

Battles

The battery supported Colonel William L. Cabell’s brigade of Brigadier General Dabney H. Muary's Division of Major General Sterling Price's Corps of Major General Earl Van Dorn's Army of the West throughout the Corinth campaign in the summer of 1862.[5] The unit fought at the battle of Corinth on October 3–4, 1862. [6] The unit sustained three killed and three wounded in the conflicts at Corinth and the Battle of Hatchie's Bridge.[7] Lieutenant Hog, who commanded the Appeal Battery during the Battle of Hatchie's Bridge, and his men were specifcially cited by Brigadier General Cabel for "especial notice for the skill and efficiency with which they handeled the battery and pours shell and grape into the enemy's ranks"[8]

In November 1862, the battery was reassigned to support Hébert’s brigade in Forney’s division in Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, where it served during the Vicksburg campaign in the early summer of 1863, and was assigned to the Vicksburg defenses during the 47-day siege of that city in May–July, 1863. Surrendered with the Vicksburg garrison on July 4, 1863.[9]

The battery was declared to be exchanged as of December 20, 1863. The battery was reorganized and re-equipped with four guns and Capt. Christopher C. Scott assumed command.[10] Apparently a few members of the battery did report to the exchange camp, but since most of the battery members had crossed the Mississippi River and returned to Arkansas, they were left with out a unit. These men were apparently still seeking to be reasigned to a unit a year letter when this letter was written:[11]

Camp Co. B, 1st Battln. Ex. Pri.,
Meridian, Miss., July 5, 1864.
Maj. J. L. Wofford, Chief of Artillery.
Major—The undersigned, having been exchanged under the recent order of Col. Ould, Comis’r of Exchange, are desirous of being transferred to the Hudson Battery, now on duty with Genl Forrest’s command.
We belong to the Appeal Battery. This Battery will never be reorganized. When the garrison of Vicksburg had surrendered, most of the men of this Battery crossed over the river, only eleven reporting at Enterprise. Capt. Scott, comdg. the Battery, transferred the most of them to other batteries, so that now there only five left. Under existing circumstances, we prefer being transferred to the Hudson Battery, and respectfully request that our choice may be approved and that we may be immediately transferred as above indicated, provided that the good of the service will not suffer thereby.
Very Respectfully, Your Obt. Svt.,
1st Sergt. J. M. SACKETT.
Sergt. J. D. MONTGOMERY.
Bugler W. H. MONTGOMERY. [12]

The battery’s survivors reformed the battery in the Trans-Mississippi region in the late summer of 1864, at which time it was re-equipped with two 12-pounder howitzers and two 6-pounder smoothbores. The battery was designated as the Fifth Arkansas Field Battery on November 19, 1864.[13]

Second Battle of Corinth, Mississippi October 3–4, 1862.[14]
Battle of Hatchie's Bridge, Mississippi, 1863
Siege of Vicksburg, May 18 to July 4, 1863.

Surrender

Surrendered with General Kirby Smith’s army on May 26, 1865.

Further Reading

William F. Avera Memoirs, Manuscript Collection 1685, Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries

References

  1. ^ "Organization of the Artillery in 1864." Edward G. Gerdes Civil War Page, Accessed 15 June 2012, http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/artillry.html
  2. ^ McGhee, Jim, "Re: Companies Raised in Ouachita County" Arkansas in the Civil Ware Message Board, Posted 10/15/2004, Accessed 3 February 2013,
  3. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 10, In Two Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc., Book, 1884; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154614/m1/550/?q=Arkansas Bryan Battery : accessed June 15, 2012), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
  4. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 34.
  5. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., Book, 1886; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/385/?q=Appeal Arkansas Battery : accessed February 02, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
  6. ^ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Confederate Arkansas Troops, 5th Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery, Accessed 15 June 2012
  7. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., Book, 1886; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/394/?q=Appeal Arkansas Battery : accessed February 02, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
  8. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., Book, 1886; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/415/?q=Appeal Arkansas Battery : accessed February 02, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
  9. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Companies Raised in Ouachita County" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 10/16/2004, Accessed 3 February 2013, http://www.history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?md=read;id=8814
  10. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Companies Raised in Ouachita County" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 10/16/2004, Accessed 3 February 2013, http://www.history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/arch_config.pl?md=read;id=8814
  11. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Appeal Battery" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 6/23/2012, Accessed 3 February 2013, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=26667
  12. ^ Howerton, Bryan R. "Appeal Battery" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 6/23/2012, Accessed 3 February 2013, http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/arcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=26667
  13. ^ Sikakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Florida and Arkansas, Facts on File, Inc., 1992, ISBN 0-8160-2288-7, page 34.
  14. ^ United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., Book, 1886; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/394/?q=Reid's Arkansas Battery : accessed February 01, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.

See also

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