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=== Brief History | === Brief History === | ||
*Organized during April 1861 and for a time served in the 3rd Regiment Virginia Infantry. | *Organized during April 1861 and for a time served in the 3rd Regiment Virginia Infantry. | ||
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*In October 1862, the battery was broken up and the men assigned to Huger's-Moore's and Moorman's-Shoemaker's Battery. | *In October 1862, the battery was broken up and the men assigned to Huger's-Moore's and Moorman's-Shoemaker's Battery. | ||
*It was commanded by Captains Carey F. Grimes and John H. Thompson. | *It was commanded by Captains Carey F. Grimes and John H. Thompson. | ||
*AKA - | *AKA - Motley's Company, Virginia Light Artillery | ||
=== Companies | === Companies === | ||
::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/motleys_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster] | |||
=== Source Material | === Source Material === | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 28 October 2010
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- Organized during April 1861 and for a time served in the 3rd Regiment Virginia Infantry.
- Later it transferred to the artillery and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Sharpsburg.
- In October 1862, the battery was broken up and the men assigned to Huger's-Moore's and Moorman's-Shoemaker's Battery.
- It was commanded by Captains Carey F. Grimes and John H. Thompson.
- AKA - Motley's Company, Virginia Light Artillery