Virginia's Giles Light Artillery: Difference between revisions

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


*Organized in May and June, 1861  
*Organized in May and June, 1861  
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*AKA - French's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or McComas Battery
*AKA - French's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or McComas Battery


=== Companies ===
=== Companies ===


Men raised in Giles County.  
Men raised in Giles County.  


::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/frenchs_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster]
*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=%22French's+Company,+Virginia+Light+Artillery%22 151 men] on its roster for French's Company, Virginia Light Artillery.


=== Source Material ===
=== Source Material ===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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