Category: Washington Battalion, Louisiana Artillery, United States Civil War

Categories: Louisiana, United States Civil War

Washington Battalion, Louisiana Artillery was organized in 1838 and fought in the Mexican War. It then was known as the "Native American" Battery. Reorganized in 1852 as the Washington Artillery, it was mustered into Confederate service on May 26, 1861 with five companies. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Companies fought at First Manassas and in the difficult campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Gettysburg. The 5th Company fought in the Army of Mississippi and Army of Tennesse from Shiloh to Nashville. Most of the unit was captured when Mobile fell, but a small number surrendered at West Point, Georgia, in mid-April, 1865.

Officers: Colonel James B Walton, Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin F Eshlman and William M Owen, and Major Merrit B Miller.

This unit still exists today as the 141st Field Artillery Regiment.

See: National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database.

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William Brewer Mar 1842 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States - 05 May 1909

William Noble 30 Dec 1835 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 25 Jan 1873

David Pipes 23 Feb 1845 Clinton, East Feliciana, Louisiana - 15 Aug 1939

James Walton 18 Nov 1813 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 08 Sep 1885

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