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*[[Barr's Company, Virginia Light Artillery Levi's Battery (Confederate)|Barr's Company, Virginia Light Artillery Levi's Battery (Confederate)]]<br>[also called Louisiana Tigers] was organized in October, 1862, as part of Thomas' North Carolina Legion. It contained men from Louisiana, Tennessee, North Carolina, and the disbanded troops of the Virginian State Line.<br>In March, 1865, it rejoined Thomas' Legion in the District of Western North Carolina and surrendered in May. <br> | *[[Barr's Company, Virginia Light Artillery Levi's Battery (Confederate)|Barr's Company, Virginia Light Artillery Levi's Battery (Confederate)]]<br>[also called Louisiana Tigers] was organized in October, 1862, as part of Thomas' North Carolina Legion. It contained men from Louisiana, Tennessee, North Carolina, and the disbanded troops of the Virginian State Line.<br>In March, 1865, it rejoined Thomas' Legion in the District of Western North Carolina and surrendered in May. <br> | ||
*Bedford Light Artillery, see [[J.D._Smith's_Company,_Virginia_Light_Artillery_(Bedford_Light_Artillery)_(Confederate)|J.D. Smith's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Bedford Light Artillery) (Confederate)]] <br> | |||
*Botetourt Artillery, see [[Bowyer's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Botetourt Artillery) (Confederate)|Bowyer's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Botetourt Artillery) (Confederate)]] <br> | *Botetourt Artillery, see [[Bowyer's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Botetourt Artillery) (Confederate)|Bowyer's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Botetourt Artillery) (Confederate)]] <br> | ||
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*[[Fleet's Company, Virginia Artillery (Middlesex Artillery) (Confederate)|Fleet's Company, Virginia Artillery (Middlesex Artillery) (Confederate)]]<br>Middlesex Light Artillery was organized as an infantry company in May, 1861. It served as Company K (1st) in the 47th Regiment, then became Company B of the 55th Regiment. During February, 1862, it was transferred to the artillery.<br>The unit served with the Army of Northern Virginia until after the Maryland Campaign, then in October disbanded. The men transferred to the Ashland Light Artillery and Jackson's Flying Artillery. <br> | *[[Fleet's Company, Virginia Artillery (Middlesex Artillery) (Confederate)|Fleet's Company, Virginia Artillery (Middlesex Artillery) (Confederate)]]<br>Middlesex Light Artillery was organized as an infantry company in May, 1861. It served as Company K (1st) in the 47th Regiment, then became Company B of the 55th Regiment. During February, 1862, it was transferred to the artillery.<br>The unit served with the Army of Northern Virginia until after the Maryland Campaign, then in October disbanded. The men transferred to the Ashland Light Artillery and Jackson's Flying Artillery. <br> | ||
*Fluvanna Artillery, see [[Huckstep' | *Fluvanna Artillery, see [[Huckstep's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Fluvanna Artillery) (Confederate)|Huckstep's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Fluvanna Artillery) (Confederate)]] <br> | ||
*[[Forrest's Company, Virginia Artillery (Chesapeake Artillery) (Confederate)|Forrest's Company, Virginia Artillery (Chesapeake Artillery) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | *[[Forrest's Company, Virginia Artillery (Chesapeake Artillery) (Confederate)|Forrest's Company, Virginia Artillery (Chesapeake Artillery) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | ||