Armament
When the battery was organized, it started its service with four M1841 6-pounder smoothbore guns and two M1841 12-pound Howitzers. By July 1863, it had acquired four M1857 12-pounder Napoleon Guns, and, by the Atlanta Campaign, it had acquired a total of 6 12-pounder Napoleon Guns. Three of the Napoleon Guns were named by the battery after Orphan Brigade commanders' wives, these guns being called "Lady Breckinridge," "Lady Buckner," and "Lady Helm."
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