Virginia's Moorman-Shoemaker Battery

Brief History

  • organized at Lynchburg, Virginia, in April 1861.
  • The unit was assigned to J. S. Saunders', J. Pelham's, R. F. Beckham's, and J. Breathed's Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia.
  • It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in the Appomattox Campaign.
  • This company sustained 5 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, took 112 effectives to Gettysburg but was not engaged, and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 9, 1865.
  • Captains Marcellus N. Moorman and John J. Shoemaker.
  • AKA - Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregards Rifles

Companies

Roster (by surname)

Source Material

  • Shoemaker, John J. Shoemaker's Battery: Stuart Horse Artillery, Pelham's Battalion, Afterwards Commanded by Col. R. P. Chew, Army of Northern Virginia. Memphis, Tenn.: S.C. Toof & Co., 1908?. FS Library Fiche 6082780 (2 fiche).