Louisiana 1st Artillery Regiment

HISTORICAL NOTES: This regiment contained ten companies, but there were a number of consolidations during the war, and in 1865 it appears that only four remained. A heavy artillery unit, it served at Forts Jackson and St. Phillip at New Orleans, then was part of the river batteries at Vicksburg. Here it was captured on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged and reorganized, it was stationed at le and saw action at Fort Gaines, Fort Morgan, and Spanish Fort. On May 4, 1865, the unit surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.
FIELD OFFICERS:
Hebert, Paul O. - Colonel, promoted brigadier general August 14, 1861
Duncan, Johnson K. - Major, promoted colonel in Provisional Army of the Confederate States
Fuller, Charles A. - Lieutenant Colonel, promoted colonel August 14, 1861
Beltzhoover, Daniel - Major, Promoted Lieutenant Colonel April 25, 1865
Bond, Richard C. - Major Capers, W. C. - Major
Montaigne, Raymond - Major, died July 24, 1864
Clinch, Henry A. - Major, promoted Lieutenant Colonel  

BATTLES:
Fort Jackson
St. Philip
Vicksburg
Fort Gaines
Fort Morgan
Spanish Fort


ROSTERS:

The composite roster of this regiment contains the names of 3303 men. Most of the men were from the New Orleans area.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

REFERENCES:

Sifakis - The Compendium of the Confederate Armies


Bibliography for Research:
U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War - Naval Subset Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

Booth, Andrew B. Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Confederate Commands. 1996. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Rigdon, John C. - Editor Louisiana Civil War Soldiers Index. 1996. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

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