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=== Brief History ===
=== Brief History ===


*organized at Lynchburg, Virginia, in April 1861.  
*organized at Lynchburg, Virginia, in April 1861.  
*The unit was assigned to J. S. Saunders', J. Pelham's, R. F. Beckham's, and J. Breathed's Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia.  
*The unit was assigned to J. S. Saunders', J. Pelham's, R. F. Beckham's, and J. Breathed's Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia.  
*It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in the Appomattox Campaign.  
*It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in the Appomattox Campaign.  
*This company sustained 5 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, took 112 effectives to Gettysburg but was not engaged, and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 9, 1865.
*This company sustained 5 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, took 112 effectives to Gettysburg but was not engaged, and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 9, 1865.  
*Captains Marcellus N. Moorman and John J. Shoemaker.  
*Captains Marcellus N. Moorman and John J. Shoemaker.  
*also called Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregard's Rifles
*AKA - Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregards Rifles


=== Companies ===
=== Companies ===


::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/moormans_shoemakers_battery_rost.html Roster] (by surname)
::[http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/moorman_shoemaker_battery/moormans_shoemakers_battery.html Roster] (by surname)


=== Source Material ===
=== Source Material ===
 
*Shoemaker, John J. ''Shoemaker's Battery: Stuart Horse Artillery, Pelham's Battalion, Afterwards Commanded by Col. R. P. Chew, Army of Northern Virginia.'' Memphis, Tenn.: S.C. Toof & Co., 1908?. {{FSC|777577|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6082780 (2 fiche)}}.<br>
 
[[Category:Virginia - Military - Civil War, 1861-1865]]

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

  • organized at Lynchburg, Virginia, in April 1861.
  • The unit was assigned to J. S. Saunders', J. Pelham's, R. F. Beckham's, and J. Breathed's Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia.
  • It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in the Appomattox Campaign.
  • This company sustained 5 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, took 112 effectives to Gettysburg but was not engaged, and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 9, 1865.
  • Captains Marcellus N. Moorman and John J. Shoemaker.
  • AKA - Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregards Rifles

Companies[edit | edit source]

Roster (by surname)

Source Material[edit | edit source]

  • Shoemaker, John J. Shoemaker's Battery: Stuart Horse Artillery, Pelham's Battalion, Afterwards Commanded by Col. R. P. Chew, Army of Northern Virginia. Memphis, Tenn.: S.C. Toof & Co., 1908?. FS Library Fiche 6082780 (2 fiche).