Virginia's Monroe Light Artillery: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:38, 22 December 2015

Organized in April 1862
The unit was active in the Kanawha Valley, then assigned to the Department of Western Virginia participated in numerous conflicts including the actions at White Sulphur Springs and Lewisburg.
Later it was active in Early's Shenandoah Valley Campaign and disbanded in the spring of 1865.
In December 1862, the company contained 3 officers and 116 men, and in April, 1864, there were 4 officers and 125 men present.
Commander was Captain George B. Chapman.
AKA - G.B. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
AKA - West Virginia's Chapman's Battery, Monroe-Dixie Artillery

Men from Amherst County

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 Men from Amherst County
-*The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#sort=score+desc&q=%22G.B.+Chapman's+Company,+Virginia+Light+Artillery%22 260 men] on its roster for G.B. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery.
+::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/gb_chapmans_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster]
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