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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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*AKA - Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery | *AKA - Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery | ||
=== Companies === | === Companies === | ||
Men recruited in Nottoway County | |||
*The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#sort=score+desc&q=%22Jeffress'+Company,+Virginia+Light+Artillery%22 229 men] on its roster for Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery. | |||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
[[Category:Virginia - Military - Civil War, 1861-1865]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:35, 29 April 2025
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- Organized in June, 1861
- The unit served in western Virginia and east Tennessee, then was assigned to A. Leyden's, S. C. Williams', and R. F. Kolb's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Tennessee.
- It participated in numerous engagements from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then was reported at Macon, Georgia, in September 1864.
- It contained 60 effectives in March 1862, 78 in December 1863, and 69 in April 1864.
- The battery disbanded during the winter of 1864-1865.
- Captain William C. Jeffress was its commander.
- AKA - Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
Companies[edit | edit source]
Men recruited in Nottoway County
- The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 229 men on its roster for Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery.