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| === Brief History === | | === Brief History === |
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| 2nd Artillery Battalion was formed at Mobile, Alabama, in Janaury, 1862, with five companies; later reduced to three. With 64 officers and men it surrendered on May 4, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | | 2nd Artillery Battalion was formed at Mobile, Alabama, in Janaury, 1862, with five companies; later reduced to three. With 64 officers and men it surrendered on May 4, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> |
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| === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === |
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| *Company B (aka Waters' Artillery Battery) - men and officers from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]].<br> | | *Company B (aka Waters' Artillery Battery) - men and officers from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]].<br> |
| *Company C | | *Company C |
| *Company D (aka Sengstak's Artillery Battery) - this company was organized at Mobile in Dec 1861. Possibly men from the company were from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]].<br> | | *Company D (aka Sengstak's Artillery Battery) - this company was organized at Mobile in Dec 1861. Possibly men from the company were from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]].<br> |
| *Company E (aka Gage's Artillery Battery) - this company was organized at Mobile the 10th Oct 1861. Possibly men from this company were from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]].<br> | | *Company E (aka Gage's Artillery Battery) - this company was organized at Mobile the 10th Oct 1861. Possibly men from this company were from [[Mobile County, Alabama#Military|Mobile County]].<br> |
| *Company F(aka Lumsden's Artillery Battery) - men from [[Fayette County, Alabama#Military|Fayette County]], [[Pickens County, Alabama#Military|Pickens County]], and [[Tuscaloosa County, Alabama#Military|Tuscaloosa County]].<br> | | *Company F(aka Lumsden's Artillery Battery) - men from [[Fayette County, Alabama#Military|Fayette County]], [[Pickens County, Alabama#Military|Pickens County]], and [[Tuscaloosa County, Alabama#Military|Tuscaloosa County]].<br> |
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| Sources for the companies and counties can be found on the [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~alcwroot/artillery_files/2nd_ala_lt_art_bn.htm rootsweb.com] web site. | | Sources for the companies and counties can be found on the [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~alcwroot/artillery_files/2nd_ala_lt_art_bn.htm rootsweb.com] web site. |
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| The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] lists 1,990 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0002BAL Roster].<br> | | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] lists 1,990 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0002BAL Roster].<br> |
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| === Other Sources === | | === Other Sources === |