6th Louisiana Field Battery

American Civil War
- Battle of Mansfield (1864)
- Battle of Pleasant Hill (1864)
- Battle of Blair's Landing (1864)
- Battle of Monett's Ferry (1864)
- Capture of City Belle (1864)
- Destruction of USS Covington and USS Signal (1864)
- Battle of Mansura (1864)
- Battle of Yellow Bayou (1864)

CommandersNotable
commandersJohn A. A. West
John Yoist

Military unit

Louisiana Artillery Units (Confederate)

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The 6th Louisiana Field Battery was an artillery unit recruited from volunteers in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The Grosse Tete Artillery organized in December 1863 using men detached from the 1st Louisiana Regular Battery and exchanged prisoners from the Pointe Coupee Artillery. In April and May 1864, the battery served during the Red River campaign and fought at Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, Blair's Landing, and Monett's Ferry. In May 1864, the unit helped capture the Union river transport City Belle at Wilson's Landing, helped destroy the USS Covington and USS Signal, and fought at Mansura and Yellow Bayou. The battery surrendered on 1 June 1865 while at Alexandria, Louisiana.^[2]

Notes

^ Bergeron 1989, p. 26.
^ Bergeron 1989, pp. 26–27.

References

Bergeron, Arthur W. Jr. (1989). Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-2102-9.
Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8.
Dimitry, John; Harrell, John M. (1899). Confederate Military History: Louisiana and Arkansas. Vol. 10. Atlanta, Ga.: Blue & Gray Press.