Virginia's Stafford Light Artillery: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:06, 30 April 2025

Organized in August 1861
The unit served in the Aquia District, fought at Malvern Cliff, then was stationed near Petersburg with 98 effectives.
Later it saw action at Fredericksburg, moved to South Carolina, and after returning to Virginia joined the Department of Richmond.
During the spring of 1864 the battery was attached to C. M. Braxton's Battalion in the Army of Northern Virginia.
It participated in The Wilderness Campaign, was with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and saw action around Appomattox.
During March, 1864, it contained 95 men, lost many in the fight at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered with only 3 privates.
Captains John R. Cocke, Raleigh L. Cooper, and Thomas B. French.

Men recruited in Stafford County

Cooper's Company

French's Company

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 === Companies  ===
-men recruited in Stafford County
+Men recruited in Stafford County
-Cooper's Company
+'''Cooper's Company '''
-::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/coopers_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#q=%22Cooper's%20Company,%20Virginia%20Light%20Artillery%22 216 men] on its roster for this unit.
-French's Company
+'''French's Company '''
+*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 this unit.
-::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/frenchs_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster]
+[[Category:Virginia - Military - Civil War, 1861-1865]]
-[[Category:Virginia, United States]]