Battle Unit Details

CONFEDERATE MISSOURI TROOPS

Walsh's Company, Missouri Light Artillery

Overview:
Wade's-Walsh's Battery was organized during the early spring of 1862 with men who had served in the Missouri State Guard. It moved east of the Mississippi River and in May totalled 107 effectives. The unit was active in Iuka and lost 1 killed and 2 missing at Corinth. It then was assigned to Bowen's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and endured the hardships of the Vicksburg operations. The battery was captured in July, 1863, but after the exchange it was not reorganized. The company was commanded by Captains William Wade and R.C. Walsh.
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