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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
*Completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in April 1861. | *Completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in April 1861. | ||
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*AKA - Cayce's Company, Virginia Light Artillery | *AKA - Cayce's Company, Virginia Light Artillery | ||
=== 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#sort=score+desc&q=%22Cayce's+Company,+Virginia+Light+Artillery%22 515 men] on its roster for Cayce's Company, Virginia Light Artillery. | |||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
[[Category:Virginia Counties]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:40, 29 April 2025
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- Completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in April 1861.
- The unit was assigned to R. L. Walker's and W. J. Pegram's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia.
- It participated in many campaigns from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, was involved in the operations against Petersburg and Richmond, and saw action around Appomattox.
- The battery reported 7 killed and 53 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and lost seven percent of the 89 engaged at Gettysburg.
- It was included in the surrender on April 9, 1865.
- Captains were George M. Cayce, William J. Pegram, and R. Lindsay Walker.
- AKA - Cayce's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
Companies[edit | edit source]
- The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 515 men on its roster for Cayce's Company, Virginia Light Artillery.