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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/ | ::[http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/giles_lite_art/giles_lite_arty.html Roster] | ||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
[[Category:Virginia - Military - Civil War, 1861-1865]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:31, 17 August 2020
Brief History
- Organized in May and June, 1861
- The unit served in Western Virginia, then moved to Tennessee. Here it was captured in the fight at Fort Donelson in February, 1862. When exchanged, the unit returned to Virginia and participated in the Maryland Campaign.
- Later it was attached to the Department of Richmond, assigned to A. W. Stark's Battalion of Artillery, and aided in the defense of Petersburg.
- The company took part in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with no officers and 66 men.
- Captains David A. French and William McComas.
- Also called Pearisburg Reserves
- AKA - French's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or McComas Battery
Companies
Men raised in Giles County.