Arkansas 2nd Light Artillery (Confederate)
7/15/61
Organized - Arkansas 2nd Light Artillery - Arkansas
12/31/62
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
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant J.P. Bryant
LieutenantJ.P. Bryant
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Alfred A. Russell
ColonelAlfred A. Russell
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General William T. Martin
Brigadier GeneralWilliam T. Martin
9/19/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
5/26/65
Mustered Out - Arkansas 2nd Light Artillery - Arkansas
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