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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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. | 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> | ||
=== 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. | *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. | *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. | ||
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. | 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> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
=== References | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Alabama_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||