The Barbour Alabama Light Artillery Battery was an
artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface-to-surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, etc., so grouped to fac ...
from
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
serving in the
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
.
The battery was also known as Kolb's Battery.
Organization and service
The Barbour Alabama Light Artillery Battery was organized as Company C, 4th Artillery Battalion,
Hilliard's Alabama Legion in April 1862 and entered Confederate service at
Eufaula, Alabama
Eufaula is the largest city in Barbour County, Alabama, Barbour County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the city's population was 13,137.
History
The site along the Chattahoochee River that is now moder ...
later that month.
It served in the Department of East Tennessee as part of
Hilliard's Alabama Legion, but was soon separated as was common for artillery units in Legions serving in the Confederacy.
It was part of the Reserve Artillery Battalion of Buckner's Division in the Army of Tennessee from August to November 1863. Armed with two 6 pound and two 12 pound smoothbores on March 29, 1864 before the
Atlanta Campaign and served in William's Artillery Battalion until September 1864. Assigned to Storr's Artillery Battalion, French Division, Stewart's Corps during Hoods Tennessee Campaign.
The Battery surrendered at Augusta, Georgia as part of the District of Georgia in April, 1865.
See also
*
List of Alabama Civil War Confederate units {{Short description, none
This is a list of Alabama Civil War Confederate Units.
Infantry
* Alabama Brigade
* 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment
** Perote Guards (Company D)
* 2nd Alabama Infantry Regiment
* 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment
* 4th Alabama ...
References
* U.S. War Department
''The War of the Rebellion'' ''a Compilation of the
Official Records
The ''Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies in the War of the Rebellion'', commonly known as the ''Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies'' or Official Records (OR or ORs), is the most extensive collection of Americ ...
of the Union and Confederate Armies'', U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
* Stewart Sifakis. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Alabama. Facts on File, NY 1992 {{ISBN, 0-8160-2287-9
Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Alabama