# Talk:Bledsoe's Missouri Battery

Is there any reason why Bledsoe's Missouri Battery would cause confusion? Most of these ACW batteries seem to be named using the surname of the commander, not the first name and surname. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 07:26, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

@Peacemaker67: There was also Joseph Bledsoe's Missouri Battery. Hog Farm  Bacon 12:19, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
Were they on the same side? Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 13:55, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
@Peacemaker67: Yes. Both Confederate.  Joseph Bledsoe's was later known as Collins's, but I've seen reliable sources use Bledsoe's Missouri Battery to refer to either one. Hog Farm  Bacon 14:50, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
What we usually do (per WP:MILMOS#UNITNAME) is title units based on their final name unless they are better known as another one. So the question is whether Joseph Bledsoe' Missouri Battery is actually better known as Collins' Missouri Battery. It is easy enough to put a hatnote on both to avoid confusion. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 00:21, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
I'll need to research to determine what the most prominent name for Joseph Bledsoe's/Collins' was.  It's tricky, because the Trans-Mississippi Confederates were really haphazard with naming things: There were technically three units known as 1st Missouri Light Battery. Hog Farm  Bacon 02:21, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
@Peacemaker67: - After further reading, I think I have a solution.  Joseph Bledsoe's Battery was officially named the 2nd Missouri Field Battery, although named by commander was more frequently used during the war.  Bledsoe's and Collins' seem to have about equal usage.  Would it be best to name Joseph Bledsoe's Battery as [[2nd Missouri Field Battery (if I create it) and move this existing page to Bledsoe's Missouri Battery? Hog Farm  Bacon 19:26, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
If they are about equal and it ended up the war as “Collins’”, I would follow the usual arrangement of using the final name, and go with “Collins’ Missouri Battery”. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 22:22, 27 July 2020 (UTC)