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Battery A serves in Indian Territory, while Battery B is detached to the Ohio Valley.
Company C provides Artillery Support.
Company B has a reproduction of a Hale Rocket Launcher and uses it in reenactments and for Living history demonstrations.
Hale's rockets were used in limited numbers by both the North and South. Specifically Greer's Rocket Battery of the Texas Light Artillery utilized this system and was active in the Trans-Mississippi Theater. Capt. John S. Greer's Rocket Battery had rockets made in Houston and Galveston Texas.
The 24th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery was the first Union force to be issued rockets. The 74th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G was also designated a Rocket Company during the war.
The launcher we have was made at a local machine shop from measurements taken from an original tube launcher at the U.S. Army Artillery Museum in Ft. Sill, OK. We also have two dummy rockets. Launchers were made both tube and trough style.
Hale used a 2 1/4 inch, 6 pound shell that had an effective range of about 1,200 yards. They had a maximum range of in excess of 4000 yards.
Obviously, we cannot fire real rockets from the launcher, however common pop bottle rockets make a very nice impression.
Company C provides Artillery support. The Company positions itself between the guns and on the flanks of the Artillery line. When the Artillery is threatened by enemy Infantry of Cavalry, the support Company engages them and defeats the threat. Company C is equiped as dismounted Cavalry or Infantry with standard muskets and carbines.
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