- Part 4: The Landis Battery: A Missouri Artillery Unit NOTE: St. Louis Republic 28 April 1895: No records were kept of the army regiments and batteries of Missouri Soldiers who were on the west side of the Mississippi. Only one of the Confederate Artillery companies has a complete record (Guibor’s). All records of Wade’s, Landis’s and Bledsoe’s were destroyed. This recollection By Capt. Landis may be the only record available for this unit.
- Part 4: The Landis Battery: A Missouri Artillery Unit NOTE: St. Louis Republic 28 April 1895: The Landis Battery
- Part 4: The Landis Battery: A Missouri Artillery Unit History and Experiences of a well known Missouri Command NOTE: The original article has a sketch of both Capt. Landis and Lieutenant Wm. H. Weiler.
- Part 4: The Landis Battery: A Missouri Artillery Unit History and Experiences of a well known Missouri Command The history of some of the maneuvers and experiences during the Civil War of the Landis Battery, C. S. A., as contributed to the Republic by Mr. John C. Landis, is filled with interesting incidents. The hardships and unique bits of recreation hat this division of the Confederate Army met will doubtless be personally recalled by many others besides Mr. Landis, and the following brief extracts from the company’s long history of struggle and warfare furnish entertaining reading for others besides old soldiers.
- Part 4: The Landis Battery: A Missouri Artillery Unit History and Experiences of a well known Missouri Command The Quartermaster , Commissary and Ordnance departments were all badly in need of supplies. Through the exertions of Major Thomas. I. Snead of General Price’s staff, the Confederate States had promised to supply a battery of field artillery, and an order was procured for a new battery, which had just been completed at Memphis, Tenn. To ma the battery, John C. Landis of St. Joseph, at that time Major and Chief of Artillery, Fifth Division, M. S. G., was commissioned Captain Artillery, C. S. A. He at once proceeded to recruit a company for the Confederate States Service. The company was organized with John O. Landis Captain, W. H. Moiler of St. Joseph, and John M. Langan of Saline County, Missouri, First Lieutenants, A. M. Harris Second Lieutenant. Although he full compliment of men had not yet been enrolled, as soon as the required number of horses has been procured the company left Springfield. This was about the middle of January, 1862. The company was under orders to proceed to a point in Arkansas, there to receive the guns which had been shipped to that point from Memphis, Tenn. After receiving the supplies the battery began the march to rejoin the army in accordance with insurrections.
- Part 4: The Landis Battery: A Missouri Artillery Unit History and Experiences of a well known Missouri Command Roster of Landis’ Battery and last known residence as far as can be reached.: John C. Landis, Capt. St. Joseph, MO.
- Part 5: Missourians Who Attended The 1895 Reunion Of Southern Soldiers At Houston Surname: Deis Given Name: J. M. City/State: Mexia, Tex. Unit: Landis' Battery
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- Part 4: The Landis Battery: A Missouri Artillery Unit NOTE: St. Louis Republic 28 April 1895: No records were kept of the army regiments and batteries of Missouri Soldiers who were on the west side of the Mississippi. Only one of the Confederate Artillery companies has a complete record (Guibor’s). All records of Wade’s, Landis’s and Bledsoe’s were destroyed. This recollection By Capt. Landis may be the only record available for this unit.