6th Louisiana Field Battery

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.

6th Louisiana Field Battery
Active	December 1862 – 1 June 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Confederate States of America Louisiana
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Artillery
Size	Company
Nickname(s)	Grosse Tete Flying Artillery
Equipment	2 x M1841 12-pounder howitzers 2 x 10-pounder Parrott rifles
Engagements	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)
Commanders
Notable commanders	John A. A. West John Yoist

See also

• List of Louisiana Confederate Civil War units
• Louisiana in the Civil War

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.