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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. | *Captains John H. Chamberlayne and George S. Davidson. | ||
=== Companies === | === Companies === | ||
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:Kentucky Military Records]][[Category:Tennessee Military Records]][[Catgory:West Virginia Military Records]] | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 9 November 2020
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.