Arkansas 5th Artillery Battery

HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Arkansas 5th Artillery Battery was originally referred to as the 'Appeal Artillery or the Memphis Appeal Battery. Battlefield markers at the National Vicksburg Military Park describe the unit as Appeal (Arkansas) Battery. It was organized and sent east of the Mississippi River in the spring of 1862. The unit sustained 6 casualties in the conflicts at Corinth and Hatchie bridge, then was assigned to Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It endured the hardships of the siege of Vicksburg and was captured on July 4, 1863. Exchanged and reorganized, the company was placed in W. W. Mackall's and W. D. Blocher's Battalion, Trans-Mississippi Department, and was often called the 5th Arkansas Field Battery or 5th Battery Mounted. It served in Arkansas and was at Marshall, Texas, on June 1, 1865. OFFICERS:
Captains William N. Hogg and Christopher C. Scott ASSIGNMENTS:

Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana

W. W. Mackall's and W. D. Blocher's Battalion, Trans-Mississippi Department

BATTLES:

Second Battle of Corinth, Mississippi October 3–4, 1862.

Battle of Hatchie's Bridge, Mississippi, 1863.

Siege of Vicksburg, May 18 to July 4, 1863.

Marshall, TX

ROSTERS: Our enumeration shows 231 men were members of this battery. No Company designations are given.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
REFERENCES: REF: Crute - Units of the Confederate States Army
Sifakis - Compendium of the Confederate Armies