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*Later it participated in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. | *Later it participated in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. | ||
*The battery lost twenty percent of the 78 engaged at Gettysburg and had many captured at Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865. | *The battery lost twenty percent of the 78 engaged at Gettysburg and had many captured at Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865. | ||
*Only | *Only 1 man surrendered with the army. | ||
*Captain Willis J. Dance was in command. | *Captain Willis J. Dance was in command. | ||
*AKA - Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery | *AKA - Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery | ||
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=== Companies === | === Companies === | ||
Men raised in [[Powhatan_County,_Virginia|Powhatan County]] <br> | |||
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*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=%22Dance's+Company,+Virginia+Artillery%22 243 men] on its roster for Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery. | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20200114070604/http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/dances_art_co/dances_art_co_rost.html Roster] at Ranger95 (archived page) | |||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
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[[Category:Virginia | [[Category:Virginia Counties]] | ||