R.H. ROWLAND ~ TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY ~ CHARLESTON MISS. ~ McLENDON'S BATTERY
Item #: CWB6969
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3" x 4 1/4" / outside of mount
CAMP 1099 WAS LOCATED IN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY,
CHARLESTON MISSISSIPPI
R H. Rowland
Residence was not listed; Enlisted as a Private (date unknown). He also had service in: MS Co C 14th Light Artillery |
Fourteenth Battery
Mississippi Artillery
(also called Ward's Battalion)
Mississippi Artillery
(also called Ward's Battalion)
The following was taken from the Supplement to the Offical Records:
Record of Events for Fourteenth Battery, Mississippi Artillery
(also called Ward's Battalion),
April 1862-June 1864.
Field and Staff
Matthew S. Ward, Maj.
C. W. Graves, Adj.
James E. Ballard, Act. Adj.
George T. Rankin, A.Q.M.
J. A. Turleton, Adj.
Lea. Williamson, A.S.
Organized May 17, 1862 at Grenada, Mississippi.
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J. M. McLendon, Capt., r. June 1, 1864
James B. Gay, 1st Lt., r. February 21, 1863
F. W. Merrin, Capt.
David A. Richards, 2nd Lt.
B. W. Sturdivant, 2nd Lt.
T. J. Black, A.A.S.
About July or August 1864 this battery became an indepen-
dent organization known as McLendon's Battery, afterward Mer-
rin's Battery, Mississippi Light Artillery with which all subse-
quent rolls are filed. McLendon's, Merrin's Mississippi Battery,
formerly Ward's Battalion, Light Artillery.
Shipping Weight:
0.75 lb
Item # CWB6969
$285.00 USD