Washington Artillery
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The 1-141st Field Artillery (Washington Artillery) is part of the Louisiana Army National Guard Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The Washington Artillery was founded in 1838 as the Native American Artillery. It received its Regimental Flag in August 1846 after serving under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican–American War. The Unit served both the Army of Northern Virginia and Tennessee and participated in over sixty major actions during the American Civil War. A few notable engagements include: Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Fredericksburg, and First Battle of Manassas. After the Civil War it was reorganized an independent Unit called the “Louisiana Volunteer Field Artillery” where it served America in the occupation of Cuba. It later was called into service to protect the Mexican border in 1916. A year later it received the designation 141st Artillery. In early 1941, the 141st Field Artillery was mobilized to Europe and Africa for World War II where it earned the Presidential Unit Citation (US). Between 1959 and 1967, several sister Units were combined to form the 141st Field Artillery Battalion assigned to the 256th Infantry Brigade. In mid-2004 the 141st FA as part of the 256th Infantry Brigade mobilized to Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Indian Wars • Revolutionary War • Shays' Rebellion • Whiskey Rebellion • Seminole Wars • Bleeding Kansas • Civil War |
| Related articles | List of wars involving the United States • List of United States military history events • Overseas expansion of the United States |
