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1st Artillery Regiment (1821)
ActiveJune 1, 1821–February 2, 1901
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeArtillery
SizeRegiment
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Moses Porter, 1st Regimental Colonel
John C. Tidball
Royal Thaxter Frank
Wallace F. Randolph

The 1st Artillery Regiment was one of four formed when the United States reorganized the United States Army's artillery from the Corps of Artillery to a regimental system. The regiment was formed on June 1, 1821 from companies of the Light Artillery Regiment and the 2nd and 4th battalion of the northern division of the Corps of Artillery:[1]: 54–55 

Company Captain Source, Corps of Artillery
A McDowell A, Light Artillery
B Crane D, Second Battalion, Northern Division
C Brooks C, Light Artillery
D Eastman G, Light Artillery
E Churchill N, Second Battalion, Northern Division
F Worth B, Fourth Battalion, Northern Division
G Mason B, Light Artillery
H H. Whiting D, Light Artillery
I F. Whiting A, Second Battalion, Northern Division

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army : from its organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Vol. 1 (1 ed.). p. 1. Retrieved 15 April 2018. This is the unofficial work of a private compiler, purchased and published by direction of Congress

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Category:1789 establishments in the United States Category:1814 disestablishments in the United States Category:United States Army Category:Artillery of the United States