Maryland 3rd Artillery Battery

HISTORICAL NOTES: The Maryland 3rd Artillery Company was organized at Richmond, Virginia, in January, 1862. Ordered to Knoxville, the unit served in Tennessee and Kentucky, then was assigned to A.W. Reynold's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. During the spring of 1863 a detachment served on board the Confederate gunboat Queen of the West and suffered many casualties. The remaining part of the battery was captured at Vicksburg . After being exchanged, the officers and men were consolidated with the Stephens Georgia Light Artillery. OFFICERS: Captains Henry B. Latrobe and William L. Ritter. ASSIGNMENTS: A.W. Reynold's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana.
consolidated with the Stephens Georgia Light Artillery.
SERVICE: Gunboat Queen of the West
Vicksburg
ROSTERS:
The rolls of this regiment contains the names of 370 men.
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REFERENCES:
Sifakis - The Compendium of the Confederate Armies