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=== Companies  ===
=== Companies  ===


Men recruited in Nottoway County  
men recruited in Nottoway 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=%22Jeffress'+Company,+Virginia+Light+Artillery%22 229 men] on its roster for Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery.
::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/jeffress_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster]


=== Source Material  ===
=== Source Material  ===

Revision as of 14:50, 1 June 2018

Brief History[edit | edit source]

  • Organized in June, 1861
  • The unit served in western Virginia and east Tennessee, then was assigned to A. Leyden's, S. C. Williams', and R. F. Kolb's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Tennessee.
  • It participated in numerous engagements from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then was reported at Macon, Georgia, in September 1864.
  • It contained 60 effectives in March 1862, 78 in December 1863, and 69 in April 1864.
  • The battery disbanded during the winter of 1864-1865.
  • Captain William C. Jeffress was its commander.
  • AKA - Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery

Companies[edit | edit source]

men recruited in Nottoway County

Roster

Source Material[edit | edit source]

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