Davidson's-Chamberlayne's Battery

Brief History

  • Assembled in April, 1862
  • It was attached to the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery, but served as an independent command.
  • During the war it was assigned to J. F. King's, J. H. Gibbes', and W. W. Owen's Battalion of Artillery.
  • After serving in Western Virginia it moved to Tennessee, fought in the Knoxville Campaign, then returned to Virginia.
  • Here it participated in the defense of Petersburg and Richmond, and disbanded early in 1865.
  • Captains John H. Chamberlayne and George S. Davidson.[1]

Companies

Men from Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

Source Material

  1. National Park Service, Confederate Virginia Troops, 13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery at https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CVA0013BAL, accessed 25 April 2025