5th Louisiana Field Battery
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5th Louisiana Field Battery
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The 5th 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 Pelican Artillery organized on 31 October 1862, recruiting men mostly from St. James Parish, Louisiana. The battery first saw action in November 1862 against Union gunboats on Bayou Teche. In April 1863, the unit distinguished itself at Fort Bisland and it fought a skirmish at Vermilion Bayou a few days later. In July 1863, the
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Louisiana_Field_Battery
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2024-04-17T12:47:47Z
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