Mississippi Jefferson Mounted Artillery (Confederate)
4/3/61
Organized - Mississippi Jefferson Mounted Artillery - Mississippi
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
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain Reuben Kolb, and Lieutenant Colonel Samuel C. Williams
CaptainReuben Kolb
Lieutenant ColonelSamuel C. Williams
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Division - Lieutenant Colonel James H. Hallonquist
Lieutenant ColonelJames H. Hallonquist
8/31/64
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
12/1/64
Mustered Out - Mississippi Jefferson Mounted Artillery - Mississippi
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