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Re: Confederate Capt. E. W. Fuller

The St. Martin Rangers, which were originally commanded by Capt. Fuller, were often referred to as King's Artillery after Capt. King took command of the unit. They were also unofficially known as the "Bull Battery" for a while, but that was more of a joke amongst the soldiers than an official title. In 1864, the unit had some particularly big guns (30-pounder Parrotts) that were removed from Fort DeRussy prior to its capture by Union troops. These gun tubes weighed over two tons apiece, and each was pulled by either twelve oxen, or twelve yokes of oxen, depending on which account you believe. As the guns left the fort, they "presented such a novel appearance that, when first seen by our troops, they created no little merriment. A witty soldier, incited by the comical idea of artillery drawn by oxen, exclaimed at the top of his voice, 'here goes your Bull battery'; and by that appellation these pieces were afterwards known during the entire [Red River] campaign." Two months later, on May 16, a Yankee in the 83rd Ohio commented that "our line of march was paralleled by a rebel line some mile or two to our right. They had a large gun hauled by oxen and we were often treated to a shell from it."

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