Mississippi Jefferson Mounted Artillery (Confederate)
03/04/1861
Organized - Mississippi Jefferson Mounted Artillery - Mississippi
31/12/1862
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain Reuben Kolb, and Lieutenant Colonel Samuel C. Williams
CaptainReuben Kolb
Lieutenant ColonelSamuel C. Williams
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Lieutenant Colonel James H. Hallonquist
Lieutenant ColonelJames H. Hallonquist
31/08/1864
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
01/12/1864
Mustered Out - Mississippi Jefferson Mounted Artillery - Mississippi
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