Thomas Maples & A. C. Maples enlisted as Privates in
"Turner's" Company, Smith's-Turner's Mississippi Light Artillery
Organized: on 7/1/61 Mustered Out: 5/4/65
Records show 236 men in the Company/Batttery roster
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- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
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A. C. Maples, Private, Capt. M. Smith's Company, Light Artillery,* enlisted August 10, 1861 at Union City by M. Smith, promoted Corporal, May 16, 1862, last shown present on the May & June, 1864 muster roll,** with the Q. M. Department commanded by Capt. S. E. Rumble, A. Q. M., surrendered at Citronelle, Ala. by LGen. R. Taylor to MGen. Canby, USA May 4, 1865, paroled at Mobile, Ala., May 23, 1865
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Thomas Maples, Private, Capt. Wm. B. Turner's Company, Light Artillery,* enlisted June 13, 1863 at Mobile by S. D. Houteh for 3 years or the war, served in July & August, 1863 on extra duty as a Wagoner, at 25 cts./day, last shown present on the May & June, 1864 muster roll, no further records
* This company was successively designated as Capt. Terrall's Company, Mississippi Infantry, Capt. Smith's Company, Mississippi Light Artillery, and Capt. Turner's Company Light Artillery
** There are no subsequent muster rolls
M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi
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Turner's Company, Mississippi Light Artillery
Smith's-Turner's Battery was organized in July, 1861 with men raised in Quitman, Tunica, and Coahoma counties. It was active in the conflicts at Belmont, Shiloh, and Perryville, then joined the Army of Tennessee. Assigned to M. Smith's, Hoxton's, and Gee's Battalion of Artillery, the unit fought with the army from Murfreesboro to Nashville, then shared in the defense of Mobile. It lost 1 killed and 13 wounded of the 120 engaged at Shiloh, had 4 wounded at Perryville, sustained 5 casualties at Murfreesboro, and had 2 killed and 5 wounded at Chickamauga. In March, 1864, the battery totalled 80 officers and men, but few were included in the surrender in May, 1865. Its commanding officers were Captains Melancthon Smith and William B. Turner.
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