Davidson's-Chamberlayne's Battery: Difference between revisions

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*After serving in Western Virginia it moved to Tennessee, fought in the Knoxville Campaign, then returned to Virginia.  
*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.  
*Here it participated in the defense of Petersburg and Richmond, and disbanded early in 1865.  
*Captains John H. Chamberlayne and George S. Davidson.<ref>National Park Service, Confederate Virginia Troops,
*Captains John H. Chamberlayne and George S. Davidson.
13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery at https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CVA0013BAL, accessed 25 April 2025</ref>


=== Companies  ===
=== Companies  ===


Men from Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.  
men from Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.  
 
::[http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/13va_art/13th_bn_lite_arty_rost_c.html Roster]


=== Source Material  ===
=== Source Material  ===
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[[Category:Kentucky Military Records]][[Category:Tennessee Military Records]][[Category:Virginia - Military - Civil War, 1861-1865]]
[[Category:Kentucky Military Records]][[Category:Tennessee Military Records]][[Catgory:West Virginia Military Records]]

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

  • 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.

Companies[edit | edit source]

men from Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

Roster

Source Material[edit | edit source]

Catgory:West Virginia Military Records