Virginia's Moorman-Shoemaker Battery: Difference between revisions
Randlepandle (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
m (Replaced defunct roster link with NPS link) |
||
| (10 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) | |||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
*AKA - Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregards Rifles | *AKA - Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregards Rifles | ||
=== Companies === | === Companies === | ||
*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#q=%22Shoemaker's%20Company,%20Virginia%20Horse%20Artillery%20(Beauregard%20Rifles)%20(Lynchburg%20Beauregards)%22 308 men] on its roster for "Shoemaker's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery (Beauregard Rifles) (Lynchburg Beauregards)". | |||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
*Shoemaker, John J. ''Shoemaker's Battery: Stuart Horse Artillery, Pelham's Battalion, Afterwards Commanded by Col. R. P. Chew, Army of Northern Virginia.'' Memphis, Tenn.: S.C. Toof & Co., 1908?. {{FSC|777577|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6082780 (2 fiche)}}.<br> | |||
[[Category:Virginia - Military - Civil War, 1861-1865]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 29 April 2025
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- organized at Lynchburg, Virginia, in April 1861.
- The unit was assigned to J. S. Saunders', J. Pelham's, R. F. Beckham's, and J. Breathed's Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia.
- It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in the Appomattox Campaign.
- This company sustained 5 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, took 112 effectives to Gettysburg but was not engaged, and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 9, 1865.
- Captains Marcellus N. Moorman and John J. Shoemaker.
- AKA - Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregards Rifles
Companies[edit | edit source]
- The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 308 men on its roster for "Shoemaker's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery (Beauregard Rifles) (Lynchburg Beauregards)".
Source Material[edit | edit source]
- Shoemaker, John J. Shoemaker's Battery: Stuart Horse Artillery, Pelham's Battalion, Afterwards Commanded by Col. R. P. Chew, Army of Northern Virginia. Memphis, Tenn.: S.C. Toof & Co., 1908?. FS Library Fiche 6082780 (2 fiche).