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===Brief History===
=== Brief History ===


*Assembled in April, 1862
*Assembled in April, 1862  
*It was attached to the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery, but served as an independent command.  
*It was attached to the [[13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery|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.  
*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.  
*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.<ref>National Park Service, Confederate Virginia Troops,
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.  


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