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Looking for Peter and brother Thomas Mayberry

Searching for subjects above. Thomas Mayberry and his brother Peter Mayberry. I do not know what unit they served with or what side they fought on but, assume they fought for the South. Their other brother was my ggrandpa named Francis aka Frank MAYBERRY who fought at Port Hudson, Louisiana as a member of Company K, First Mississippi Light Artillery which was also known as "Abbay's Battery". Frank was ranked as Corporal and fought during the seige of Port Hudson from late fall of 1862 thru sping of 1863, was captured and parolled. I believe he later participated in the defense of Vicksburg. (Not sure). I would like to know if there is more information about that unit and particularly any personal information about him by name. I am sure he thought he would not get out alive because he made a powderhorn while under siege, and I read somewhere that he had lost 19 of his buddies killed in action. For information on the outside of the powderhorn was etched in very beautiful handwriting with a very sharp instrument the following "To H. H. Mayberry, January 31, 1863, at Port Hudson, La. Frank Mayberry" H. H. MAYBERRY (Henry Hamilton MAYBERRY)was his only son who was two years old at that time. He joined the First Regt Mississippi Light Artillery at Port Gibson, Ms. He was married to the daughter of Henry C. EARLY (Thought to be a son of Major General Jubal Anderson EARLY) & Eliza A. Clarke of Port Gibson, Ms - see 1860 Census of Claiborne Co., MS).