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Historical sketch and roster of the South Carolina Beauregard's Company Light Artillery, AKA Ferguson's Battery, by John C. Rigdon

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Historical sketch and roster of the South Carolina Beauregard's Company Light Artillery, AKA Ferguson's Battery, by John C. Rigdon

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references

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non fiction

Main title

Historical sketch and roster of the South Carolina Beauregard's Company Light Artillery, AKA Ferguson's Battery

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1057895111

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by John C. Rigdon

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The Confederate regimental history series

Summary

"Beauregard's Company Light Artillery was also known as Ferguson's Artillery Battery. Several sites have identified this unit as Company A of Butler's 1st Infantry Regiment, but the rosters do not match. It was formed April of 1862 as a four gun battery of two light twelve pounders (Napoleons) and two six pounder smooth bore pieces. Until May of 1863, Beauregard's was assigned to the Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. At that time, it was transferred to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. In July, Ferguson's was reassigned to Walker's Division, Hardee's Corps, Army of Tennessee. Major operations in 1863 saw the battery at the Battle of Chickamauga, but not engaged, the siege of Chattanooga, Ringgold, Ga and the assault on Missionary Ridge, where its guns were captured by the Federals. On March 29, 1864, it was armed with two 6-lb. Smoothbores and two 12-lb. Napoleons. It saw action in February at Tunnel Hill, GA, followed by the Atlanta Campaign in May including the Battles of Resaca, New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, and Jonesborough. In November of 1864 Ferguson's was in the engagement at Spring Hill and Nashville. The unit was captured by the 119th Illinois Infantry Regiment at Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864. In 1865, the men were in the Campaign of the Carolinas including the Battle of Bentonville and the surrender at Bennett's House, Durham Station, with fewer than fifty members left in the battery."--Page [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

The flag of Ferguson's Battery -- Aye, but its hopes are dead -- A turtle on a fence post -- Officers -- Brigade/division/corps commanders -- Assignments -- Battles -- Synopsis -- Timeline of the Civil War in Virginia -- Historical sketch -- Field staff and band -- Company roster

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Beauregard's Company Light Artillery

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