CONFEDERATE ALABAMA TROOPS
2nd Battalion, Alabama Light Artillery
- Overview:
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2nd Artillery Battalion was formed at Mobile, Alabama, in Janaury, 1862, with five
companies; later reduced to three. It was attached to the Department of the Gulf, and after
January, 1864, the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The unit was
stationed at or near Mobile throughout the war, and participated in the conflicts at Forts Gaines and Morgan, Spanish Fort, and Fort Blakely. With 64 officers and men it
surrendered on May 4, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel James H. Hallonquist was in command.
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