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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
*Organized in May, 1861, with men recruited in Goochland County. | *Organized in May, 1861, with men recruited in Goochland County. | ||
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*Captains John H. Guy and Jonathan Talley were in command. | *Captains John H. Guy and Jonathan Talley were in command. | ||
=== Companies === | === Companies === | ||
::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/goochland_lite_arty.html Roster] | ::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/goochland_lite_arty.html Roster] | ||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
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Revision as of 15:43, 2 November 2010
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- Organized in May, 1861, with men recruited in Goochland County.
- Serving in western Virginia it fought at Carnifax Ferry, then moved to Tennessee. Here the company was captured at Fort Donelson in February, 1862
- When exchanged, it returned to Virginia and was assigned to the Department of Richmond.
- The battery served as heavy artillery at Chaffin's Bluff until February, 1864, when it was converted to infantry.
- During March or April the unit was broken up.
- Captains John H. Guy and Jonathan Talley were in command.