Battery A, 2-218th Field Artillery Regiment
This page is the start of a series of pages that are about the
oldest field artillery battery west of the Mississippi River, USA.
Originally organized as the Portland
Light Battery in 1866, Battery A enjoys a continuous
lineage from early Oregon to today's assignment within the Oregon
Army National Guard. The pages below will tell you something about
the battery and its many outstanding soldiers.
Today: The battery today; it's mission, present structure, weapons
and vehicles.
History: History and lineage from 1866 thru
present day that documents assignments as well as name and equipment changes.
People: Current and historical people that are or
have been assigned to the battery.
Weapons: Information on some of the weapons and prime-movers that
have been used in days gone by.