Artillery Reenactors Directory
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The following list includes primarily reenactment groups, and also some individuals who have a research interest in a particular unit. Because its primary purpose is historical, the listing is by the state of the adopted unit, rather than by the location of the reenactors.

If you would like your group listed here, please email me at webmaster@cwartillery.org

Union Batteries

Regulars Battery A, First U.S. Light Artillery Lt. Thomas Yale commanding Headquartered in southern California, 805-831-2826 Contact Pvt. Darrell Kennedy at freton@lightspeed.net First U.S. Regular Artillery Company D Donald K. Steiner, Ord. Sergt.(Commander) Fort Washington Park 13551 Fort Washington Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 e mail: steiner@erols.com Battery I 1st US Artillery 435 Ford RD #135 St. Louis Park, MN 55426 E-mail: sjdc@bitstream.com Light Company I, First U.S. Artillery Thomas G. Clemens P.O. Box 193 Keedysville, MD 21756 clemens@crosslink.net 1st US Artillery, Battery "L" and McGregor's Battery, 2nd Stuart's Light Horse Artillery Contact: Capt. William Coleman 715 Corby St. Woodburn, OR 97071 (503) 981-7547 E-mail:wcoleman@oregonsbest.com 2nd U.S. Regt. Battery B Light Artilleryand 1st Fla. Battery B Mosquito County Howitzers Sgt Ed Sexton 6218 Chinaberry Dr Orlando Fla 38808 407-299-4909 EMAIL: ERIN@GDI.NET 2nd US Artillery, Battery B Joseph Meehan Arizona Historical Society-Pioneer Museum 2340 N. Fort Valley Rd. Flagstaff, AZ, 86001. E-mail: nprobertson@wlgore.com 2nd U.S. Artillery, Battery E (Benjamin's Battery) Ray Bober, RBOBER@aol.com 2367 Brittany Lane Lodi CA 95242-9152 The Artillery Company of New Mexico Third US, Company A Care of Kenneth Dussenbery 3345 Gabaldon Place, NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-247-9165 3rd US Artillery, Battery E Capt. Brian Talbert 2713 Lawn Place Holiday, Florida 34691 (727) 939-1030 e-mail: Captain Brian Talbert, thirdus@aol.com 4th U.S., Battery A Cushing's/Taylor'sBattery Captain Douglas Taylor 68 South St Union City Pa. 16438 814-438-8075 Wiedbati@velocity.net 1st Lt. Ronald Aronis Cushing's Battery P.O. Box 205 Saukville, WI 53080-0205 (414) 284-3654 RMASUVCW@aol.com 4th U.S. Artillery, Battery B Norman Hughes 8685 W. 13th Ave. Lakewood, CO 80215 (303)237-7077 Arkansas 1st Arkansas Light Artillery (US) Cpt B. Coons 3310 City Lake Rd. Fayetteville, AR 72701 cptcoons@tcac.net Colorado First Colorado Independent Battery P.O. Box 1162 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Contact Cpl. Scott Anderson (303) 233-9146 E-Mail - arty12@aol.com Delaware 3rd Delaware Independent Artillery and 1st Virginia "Phantom" Artillery Jay Coatsworth 1679 S. State St. A78 Dover, DE 19901 (302) 734-1816 artilery@dmv.com Illinois 1st Illinois Lt. Arty. Reg't, Battery D "McAllister's Battery" Randy Novak 641 Bowen Street Oshkosh, WI 54901 920-426-2763 Email: randyknovak@hotmail.com 1st Illinois Lt. Arty., Co. B (Taylor's Battery) P.O. Box 7232 Villa Park, IL 60181-7232 Email: ChicagoLightArtilleryCoB@usa.net. 1st Illinois Lt. Art. Reg't, Battery D "McAllister's Battery" Contact: Sgt. Mark "Kit" Selvik 230 Mohawk Drive Bensenville, Ill. 60106 (630)350-1509 e-mail: lochsa@mediaone.net Battery G , 2nd Illinois Light Artillery (Headquartered in North Central Ill.) "Largest & Most Complete Battery In The Midwest" Contact : Ord. Sgt. Jay Irizarry P.O.Box 392 , La Moille Ill. 61330 815-638-2689 or 815-343-2484 jsqrdrepro@yahoo.com Ist Illinois Light Artillery, Battery "H" Degress Battery PO Box 131 Union Il, 60180 Contact Frank Matuszek, matu@sprynet.com Chicago Mercantile Artillery a.k.a. Swett's Battery of Warren Light Artillery L. A. Barnes Sr. 2840 Tiffentown Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-638-2133 e-mail lbarnes@magnolia.net

Indiana 5th Battery - Indiana Light Artillery Artillery Section for the 7th Kentucky, Inc. Chuck Warnick, Membership Chair 120 Hilltop Meadow Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-9213 e-mail: In5thBtyCW@aol.com 18th Indiana Lt. Artillery and Rockbridge Artillery PO Box 16492 Indianapolis, IN 46216 Ken Benson, Orderly Sgt (317)894-7218 or email kbenson@indy.net Allen Dorsett, Captain (317)398-2158 Kansas 3rd Kansas Light Artillery Battery B, Frontier Brigade 214 South 10th Seneca, Kansas 66538 Email Sgt Major Loren Feldkamp, lfeldkamp@nvcs.com Kentucky 14th Kentucky Light Artillery, U.S. Gaye Clark, Commanding 10217 Allentree Place Louisville, KY 40229-2214 e-mail: YankeeHen@aol.com 12th US Colored Heavy Artillery (Re-activated) Camp Nelson KY. e-mail: tfugate@mail.state.ky.us Michigan Battery B, 1st Michigan Light Artillery and 14th Battalion, Georgia Light Artillery Captain Mike Burch PO Box 32 Clinchfield GA 31013-0032 tburger@hom.net Third Battery, 1st Michigan Light Artillery Lt. John Hughes 9703 Verona Road Battle Creek, MI 49014 www.3battery.org Battery D 1st MI Light Artillery Capt. James Newkirk 1343 Esther Rd. Scottville, MI 49431 E-mail 1st Lt. Ethan N. Barnett batteryd@lakeshoreconn.com Missouri Third Battalion 1st Missouri Light Artillery, US 401 E. Main Washington, Missouri 63090 Contact: Walt Larson, Sgt. Major (314) 239-0977 weldone@mail.usmo.com New York 1st New York Light Artillery, Company B (research interest) Steve Gates 3049 62nd St Shellsburg, IA 52332 sgates@netins.net Reynolds' Battery L, 1st NY Lt. Art'y PO Box 20601 Rochester, NY 14602-0601 Contact: Lt. Sean McAdoo 716-424-7178; FAX: 716-424-7179 cannon@frontiernet.net Hart's Battery (15th New York Light Artillery, Capt. Patrick "Paddy" Hart) and Hart's Battery (South Carolina, Washington Artillery, Capt. James F. Hart) Hampton's Legion of the Palmetto Battalion Contact: Terry Lewis at ornerysgt@cs.com Ohio Battery A, 1st Ohio Statehouse Lt. Art'y Statehouse Education and Visitors Center The Statehouse Columbus, OH 43215 Contact: Lt. Joel Flint, Battery Adj. (614) 728-2698, SEVC@infinet.com Battery C, 1st Ohio Lt. Art'y 5113 Drivemere RD Hilliard, OH 43026 Contact: Cpl. Tom Baker, Bat. Adj. 614/876-8166 4th Ohio Lt. Art'y, Ind. Battery 217 Lees DR Hebron, OH 43025 Contact: Capt. David Shoemaker 740/522-5836 dshoe@infinet.com 5th Ohio Light Artillery 1144 Nature Run Batavia, Ohio 45103 E-mail Sgt Wes Sims, SgtOh5th@aol.com Pennsylvania Cooper's Battery "B" First PA Light Artillery 43rd Regiment RD 2, Box 123 Watsontown, PA 17772 (717) 649-5403 Attention: Captain Richard Silvagni, Commanding Thompson's Independent Battery C Pennsylvania Volunteer Lt. Art'y 609 Alter Street Hazleton, PA 18201 (717)454-1391 rblair@ccomm.com Independent Battery E (Knap's Battery), Pa. Lt. Art., N-SSA affliated P.O. Box 3014 Gettysburg, PA 17325 Contact Don Schmitt, dschmitt@mail.cvn.net Hampton's Independent Battery F Pennsylvania Light Artillery P.O. Box 46 Spring Mills, PA 16875-0046 Capt. Robert J. Brown, (814)349-8189 bobbrown@uplink.net Battery G, 1st PA Light Artillery (Kerns Battery) Ernie Delp PO Box 191 White Deer PA 17887 717-538-5377 sarade@sunlink.net Rhode Island Third Rhode Island Artillery, Battery C Lt. Dave Iannone ThirdRI@juno.com Tennessee 1st East Tennessee Battery Co. B Ken Creswell CRESKEN@AOL.com (423) 573-8045 West Virginia 1st West Virginia Artillery, Company "C" 437 Corona Dr Morgantown Wv 26505 Capt M. J. Deem, (304)594-0878 jerd@mail.westco.net Wisconsin 5th Independent Battery Wisconsin Lt. Artillery PO Box 96 Brimley, MI 49715 1st Lt Steven W Charles, gunner@30below.com

Confederate Batteries

Alabama Seldens Battery 1st Confederate Division, Alabama Division Capt. Sammy Breitling 1-334-289-5046 Breitling Arms Artillery & Accessories 1207 Highway 80 East Demopolis Al 36732 Fax 334-289-9679 Hardaway's Battery contact Jeff Standifer 3206 Bermuda Drive Northport Alabama 35473 StandiferJ@msn.com Jeff Davis Mounted Artillery (Alabama) and 1st US Artillery, Battery K James Hammonds P.O. Box 807 Selma, Alabama 36702 (334) 874-8762 (H) or (334) 872-0901 (W) jda@tomnet.com Arkansas Woodruff's Battery Sgt. Charles Carty P.O. Box 1653 Benton, Arkansas 72018 Phone (res) 501 316-1180 (Bus) 501-776-5947 email clcarty@alltel.net Florida 1st Fla. Battery B Mosquito County Howitzers and 2nd U.S. Regt. Battery B Light Artillery Sgt Ed Sexton 6218 Chinaberry Dr Orlando Fla 38808 407-299-4909 EMAIL: ERIN@GDI.NET Gambles Light Artillery Sgt. Clarence Patterson P.O. Box 782 Moore Haven Fl. 33471 863-946-0447 gamlghta@ictransnet.com Peace River Artillery Major Gary A. Fischer 2516 Mine & Mill Lane Lakeland, FL. 33801 Majorfisch@aol.com Georgia Pulaski Artillery Robert Kirchner 26 Auckland Dr. Newark, De. 19702 Lempereur@AOL.com 9th Ga. Light Artillery Battalion Company A ,Leyden's Battery Contact Barry Colbaugh email Barryc@cobbemc.com (Barry also has information on other Georgia artillery units.) 14th Battalion, Georgia Light Artillery and Battery B, 1st Michigan Light Artillery Captain Mike Burch PO Box 32 Clinchfield GA 31013-0032 tburger@hom.net Company C, 28th Battalion Georgia Heavy Field Artillery, and Battery C, lst Ohio Independent Artillery Andy Misulia P.O. Box 458 Lumpkin, Georgia 31815 Lumpkin3@sowega.net Kentucky Gracey's Kentucky Battery, C.S.A. Lt. Keith Karcher, Commanding 2411 Spring Avenue New Albany, IN 47150 (812) 944-3916 e-mail: reb63yell@aol.com 2nd Kentucky, CSA, Morgan's Artillery Lt. James Phillips P.O. Box 196 Decatur, MI 49045 e-mail: jphillips@civilwar.net Louisiana First Company Battalion Washington Artillery Paul De Nubilo 1752 Montgomery Rd. Thousand Oaks, Ca 91360 805 497-7020 janetd10@prodigy.net 1st Company Washington Artillery Dan Maloney 1644 Oak Street Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411 (708) 755-0683 (H) or> Rob Gallagher, Darien, IL Email argent@mediaone.net Semmes' Battery 1st Confederate Light Artillery Contact: G. Scott Thorn PO Box 300 Lake Charles, LA 70601 tigerreb@iamerica.net Maryland 1st Md. Artillery Captain Jeff Stansbury 603 West King Street East Berlin, PA 17318 FirstMDart@aol.com Mississippi 1st Mississippi Light Artillery Company C "Turner's Battery" 519 Chestnut Drive Starkville, MS 39759 662-323-2606 Contact: Duffy Neubauer Swett's Battery of Warren Light Artillery a.k.a Chicago Mercantile Artillery L. A. Barnes Sr. 2840 Tiffentown Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-638-2133 e-mail lbarnes@magnolia.net Missouri Jackson Light Artillery MCWRA, 1st Confederate Division 2nd Bn. Greg Booth e-mail Jacksonartillery@aol.com St. Louis Artillery Battery A (13th Missouri Light Artillery CSA) 423A Tuckahoe Lane St. Louis MO 63125 (314)845-8262 e-mail civilwardiver@juno.com Collins Battery "B" CSA Lou Dunlap 17816 Nation Rd Holt, MO 64048 816-320-2585 ldunlap@swbell.net Bledsoe's Missouri Battery 9333 Biddle Romulus, Mich. 48174 Pvt. Ken Widman, KENWIDMAN@aol.com Don Cartwright commander Clark's Battery, Co. D 1st. Confederate Div., 2nd. Battalion Capt. Michael R. Roderman Rt. 6 Box 1954 Salem, Mo. 65560 573-729-7162 Fax: 573-729-8589 e-mail: reb@fidnet.com Landis Light Artillery, CSA (Mustered from St Joseph, MO) 1st Conf. Division, 2nd Battalion Capt. Joel Semler 574 NW 500 Rd Clinton, MO 64735 660-885-9382

South Carolina McBeth Light Artillery, South Carolina Terry Lewis 1379 Sanford Dr. Columbia, SC 29206 ornerysgt@cs.com Chesnut Light Artillery Palmetto Battalion Light Artillery Battery F Brian Beams 117 S. Vernon St. Princeton, Il. 61356 beamer5@TheRamp.net 1st South Carolina, Battery A Capt. William D. Bierbaum 2117 South 13th Street Springfield, Illinois WilliamSCART1@aol.com Hart's Battery (South Carolina, Washington Artillery, Capt. James F. Hart) Hampton's Legion of the Palmetto Battalion and Hart's Battery (15th New York Light Artillery, Capt. Patrick "Paddy" Hart) Contact: Terry Lewis at ornerysgt@cs.com Tennessee Carnes Battery, Cheatham's Division Tennessee Historical Society Major Robert Agosta, Commander Email: JNASH@MMPHOTO.COM Texas Capital Guards Artillery Co. Steve von Roeder 10201 Woodglen Cove Austin, Texas 78753 512-837-3843 home 512-458-8104 ext 236 work SvRoeder@aol.com Virginia Old Dominion Light Artillery Blues 1st Sgt Troy Hobson 136 Matrimony Creek Road Ridgeway, VA 24148 angus@kiimbanet.com Longstreet's Corps, Alexander's Battalion Col. Jack "Black Jack" Travis 6621 Arbor Grande Way Raleigh, NC 27615-7340 <919)848-1861 TRAVISEPA@AOL.COM Fauquier Artillery Longstreet's Corps Artillery Captain D.D. "Buddy" Wheat 24 Guardhouse Lane # A Carlisle, PA 17013 717-258-3791 wheatd@awc.carlisle.army.mil Rockbridge Artillery and 18th Ind Lt Artillery PO Box 16492 Indianapolis, IN 46216 Ken Benson, Orderly Sgt (317)894-7218 or email kbenson@indy.net Allen Dorsett, Captain (317)398-2158 2nd. Co. Richmond Howitzers 636 Hazelwood Path Valparaiso, IN 46383 Contact: Larry Rinker (219) 465-0727 rebcanon@netnitco.net 1st Virginia "Phantom" Artillery and 3rd Delaware Independent Artillery Jay Coatsworth 1679 S. State St. A78 Dover, DE 19901 (302) 734-1816 artilery@dmv.com Knibb's Battery Captain James H. "Jim" Cochrane, Jr., Gun Commander 12173 Loblolly Lane Rockville, VA 23146 Day: 1-800-231-2397 Evenings: 804-749-4542 Fax: 804-233-2741 Email: Jcochrhwxr@aol.com Jackson's Virginia Flying Artillery Capt. Frank Boertlein 820 North Fletcher Ave North Valley Stream, NY 11580 Purcell's Virginia Battery Pat Durham, pjdurham@innernet.net or Jim Picking, pickingj@pa.net McGregor's Battery, 2nd Stuart's Light Horse Artillery and 1st US Artillery, Battery "L" Contact: Capt. William Coleman 715 Corby St. Woodburn, OR 97071 (503) 981-7547 E-mail:wcoleman@oregonsbest.com Bedford Light Artillery of Virginia E.P. Alexander's Battalion Major Phil Matteson, Commander 161 Linwood Avenue Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716) 694-094 majrbedlite@compuserve.com or contact Cpl. Evans, Artilleree@aol.com Morton's Battery, "Southern Legion" 6th Battalion ANV Btn. Commander Col. Joe Leo Major Alden W. Whyte, Btry Cmdr. 25 Murphy Terrace Northampton, MA 01060-1610 (413) 584-0440 awhyte@javanet.com Knibb's Battery, Goochland-Turner Light Artillery, A.N.V., and Tredegar Artillery, 6th Battalion, Virginia Local Defense Force Capt. Jim Cochrane commanding 12174 Loblolly Lane Rockville, Virginia 23146 (804)749-4542 or (804)553-8324 beverly987@aol.com McClanahan's Battery, ANV Valley Division Sgt. Maj. Ron Mason (804)392-7412 EMAIL: cwartillery@hovac.com Other James River Squadron (The Marine Artillery Battery) (NCWA unit, Northern California) Lieut. F. Paxton, CSMC, commanding Contact Sergt. Lloyd Glassbrook, lglassbrk@sprynet.com