Since there was some interested in the Gettysburg thread about what different artillery batteries were equipped with, I thought I would post these little tidbits about the Artillery used during Sherman's Meridian Expedition in early 1864 some call it a dress rehearsal for the March to the Sea. These are taken from Margie Bearss's book "Sherman's Forgotten Campaign: The Meridian Expedition"

Federal Artillery
16th Corps Artillery

3rd Division

3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2 6lb guns, 2 James Rifles

9th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2 3-inch Rodman guns

14th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery,
6 Unknown guns

4th Division

2nd Illinois Light Artillery, Battery "D"
4 James Rifles

17th Corps Artillery

First Division

1st Missouri Light Artillery, Battery "C"
2 6lb guns, 2 12lb Howitzers

1st Missouri Light Artillery, Battery "M"
4 10lb Parrot Rifles

Third Division

1st Michigan Light Artillery, Battery "H"
2 12lb Howitzers, 4 James Rifles

3rd Battery, Ohio Light Artillery
2 6lb guns, 4 James Rifles

26th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 4 3-inch Rodman guns

Fourth Division

2nd Illinois Light Artillery, Battery "F"
4 12lb Napoleon guns

7th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 4 James Rifles

15th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery
2 12lb Napoleon guns, 2 20lb Parrot Rifles

17th Corps Cavalry

6th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
6 unknown guns

2nd Battery, Iowa Light Artillery
2 6lb guns, 2 12lb Howitzers

Smith's Column from Memphis

1st Illinois Light Artillery, Battery "E"
6 12lb Napoleon guns

1st Illinois Light Artillery, Battery "K"
6 Unknown guns




Polk's Army of Mississippi

Loring's Division

Featherson's Brigade

Carpenter's (Alabama) Battery
4 6lb Bronze guns

Adam's Brigade

Lookout (Tennessee) Artillery
2 6lb Bronze guns, 2 12lb Bronze Howitzers

Smith's (Mississippi) Battery
4 12lb Bronze Napoleon guns, 2 12lb Iron Howitzers

1st Mississippi Light Artillery, Co. "A"
2 12lb Iron guns, 1 12lb Iron Howitzer, 1 3-inch Bronze gun

Buford's Brigade

Pointe Coupee (Louisiana) Artillery
4 12lb Iron Howitzers

French's Division

Ector's Brigade

Brookhaven (Mississippi) Artillery
1 6lb Bronze gun, 1 2.9 inch 10lb Parrot Rifle, 2 3-inch Bronze guns

Cockrell's Brigade
1st Missouri Battery
4 6lb Bronze guns, 2 3.67 inch 6lb bronze guns

McNair's Brigade

Culpepper's (South Carolina) Battery
2 12lb Bronze Napoleon guns, 2 12lb Bronze Howtizers

S.D. Lee's Cavalry Corps

Jackson's Division

Starke's Brigade

Columbus (Georgia) Artillery
2 12lb Bronze Napoleon guns, 2 12lb Bronze Howitzers

Ross's Brigade

Clark's (Missouri) Battery
2 12lb Bronze Howtizers, 2 3-inch Bronze guns

Wirt Adams Brigade

Company "B", Palmetto (South Carolina) Artillery
2 6lb Bronze guns, 2 12lb Bronze Howitzers

Owen's (Arkansas) Battery
5 6lb Bronze guns, 1 3-inch Bronze gun

In storage at Enterprise MS
2 12lb Bronze Howitzers

In storage at Columbus MS
1 6lb Bronze gun
5 6lb Iron guns
2 1.5625 inch, Williams Breachloading guns

In storage at Meridian MS
6 12lb Bronze Napoleon guns
2 12lb Iron guns
4 6lb Bronze guns
1 6lb Iron gun

Will MacDonald