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===Brief History=== | === Brief History === | ||
*Organized during August 1861 | *Organized during August 1861 | ||
*This battery was assigned to A. W. Stark's, J. M. Maury's, and C. E. Lightfoot's Battalion, Department of Richmond. | *This battery was assigned to A. W. Stark's, J. M. Maury's, and C. E. Lightfoot's Battalion, Department of Richmond. | ||
*For a time it was stationed at Chaffin's Farm near Petersburg, then was active in the Richmond and Petersburg lines and the Appomattox Campaign. | *For a time it was stationed at Chaffin's Farm near Petersburg, then was active in the Richmond and Petersburg lines and the Appomattox Campaign. | ||
*In July 1862, it contained 2 officers and 69 men, but only 2 were present at the surrender. | *In July 1862, it contained 2 officers and 69 men, but only 2 were present at the surrender. | ||
*Captain J. Henry Rives was in command. | *Captain J. Henry Rives was in command. | ||
*:AKA - Rives' Company, Virginia Light Artillery | *:AKA - Rives' Company, Virginia Light Artillery | ||
===Companies=== | === Companies === | ||
men from Nelson County | |||
::[http://www.footnote.com/browsemore/9372307_All%5Ecivil%20war%20service%20records%5Econfederate%20records/ Footnote] | ::[http://www.footnote.com/browsemore/9372307_All%5Ecivil%20war%20service%20records%5Econfederate%20records/ Footnote] | ||
===Source Material=== | === Source Material === | ||
[[Category:Virginia Counties]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:39, 22 December 2015
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- Organized during August 1861
- This battery was assigned to A. W. Stark's, J. M. Maury's, and C. E. Lightfoot's Battalion, Department of Richmond.
- For a time it was stationed at Chaffin's Farm near Petersburg, then was active in the Richmond and Petersburg lines and the Appomattox Campaign.
- In July 1862, it contained 2 officers and 69 men, but only 2 were present at the surrender.
- Captain J. Henry Rives was in command.
- AKA - Rives' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
Companies[edit | edit source]
men from Nelson County