Ken Jones
Gid Nelson Artillery
Wed Oct 11 11:36:06 2000


Anyone have a muster roll of this unit? Or a unit history or other information? I'm looking particularly for information on a Sergeant G. W. Minge in that unit.

I have the following: The Gid. Nelson Artillery was organized at Uniontown on 2 May 1862 with men from Dallas,
Marengo, Perry, and Shelby counties, in the spring of 1862. After a short time at Columbus, MS, the battery went to Mobile where it remained nearly two years. After joining the Army of Mississippi (Army of Tennessee) in January 1864, the battery was engaged at Resaca, Cassville, Kennesaw,
New Hope, and Peach Tree Creek, losing lightly in each, and was complimented on the field at the latter place by Gen'l Daniel H. Reynolds. At Jonesboro, the battery lost four k and several w. It was engaged in the further operations of the army and at Nashville lost several k and had its guns
captured. Thereafter, it returned to Mobile in March of 1865, and the remainder surrendered at Meridian.

Additional details would be welcomed.

• Roster — Jim Martin, Wed Oct 11 13:05