1st Regiment, Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Jackson's) was organized at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, in May, 1862. The men were from Memphis and Lake and Tipton counties. It was ordered to Mississippi and assigned to J C Moore's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The regiment manned the upper batteries near Fort Hill during the long Vicksburg siege and was captured on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged in December, it moved to Fort Morgan, Alabama, during April, 1864. Serving under General Page with about 200 men, the unit was again captured in August. 1,516 soldiers served in this regiment.
Officers: Colonel Andrew Jackson, Jr, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Sterling, and Majors F W Hoadley and J D Upton.
- 1st Regiment, Tennessee Heavy Artillery (Jackson's), nps.gov
- National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database
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