(Pointe Coupée) Louisiana Artillery Battalion / Battery A

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
* Also referred to as:
** (Bouanchaud's) Louisiana Artillery Battery
** (Stewart's) Louisiana Artillery Battery
* ~August 1861 - Organized 
* November 7, 1861 - Belmont
* April 6-7, 1862 - Island #10
** April 6, 1862 - Armed with one 10-lb. Parrott, two 12-lb. Howitzers, and three 6-lb. Smoothbores
* December 5, 1862 - Coffeeville
* February 16-19, 1863 - Yazoo Pass
* March 14, 1863 - Port Hudson Bombardment
* April 17-May 2, 1863 - Grierson's Raid
* May-July 1863 - Vicksburg Campaign
** May 16, 1863 - Champion Hill
** May-July 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg [section]
*** July 4, 1863 - Surrendered at Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi [one section]
*** Paroled there later that month
*** December 1863 - Many of the paroled and exchanged prisoners ended up in the 6th Louisiana Field Artillery Battery
** Section of Battery C not surrendered merged into this unit
* July 10-17, 1863 - Siege of Jackson
* November 28, 1863-January 5, 1864 - Armed with four 12-lb. Howitzers
* February-March 1864 - The Meridian Campaign
* May-September 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
** May 1, 1864 - Armed with four 12-lb. Napoleons
** July-September 1864 - Siege of Atlanta
** October 5, 1864 - Allatoona
* December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
** Unit virtually wiped out
 (unit remnants)
DESIGNATIONS
* September-October 1861 - Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / McCown's Brigade
* October 1861-February 1862 - Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / McCown's Division / Neely's Brigade
* February-March 1862 - Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / McCown's Command / Unattached
* March-April 1862 - Department #2 / 1st Geographical Division / McCown's Command / Gantt's Brigade
* April-May 1862 - Department #2 / Fort Pillow
* June 1862 - Department #2 / Grenada, Mississippi
* October 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
* December 1862 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of West Tennessee / Tilghman's Division / Artillery
* December 1862-January 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Army of North Mississippi / Lovell's Corps / Tilghman's Division / Artillery
* January-February 1863 - Army of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Rust's Brigade
* March-April 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 3rd Military District / Rust's Brigade
* April-May 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / 4th Military District
* May 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Buford's Brigade
* May-July 1863 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Stevenson's Division / Barton's Brigade [section]
* May-July 1863 - Department of the West / Loring's Division / Buford's Brigade
* July 1863-January 1864 - Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Buford's Brigade
* January-February 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Buford's Brigade
* March-May 1864 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / Loring's Division / Artillery Battalion
* May-July 1864 - Army of Mississippi / Loring's Division / Myrick's Artillery Battalion
* July 1864 - Army of Mississippi / Artillery / Myrick's Battalion
* July 1864-January 1865 - Army of Tennessee / 3rd Corps / Artillery / Myrick's Battalion
* February-March 1865 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of Central Alabama
* March-May 1865 - Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana / District of Alabama
== Regimental Roster ==
* First Commander: R.A. Stewart (Captain)
* Alcide Bouanchaud (Captain)
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 29-31, 32, 33)
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