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*Later it participated in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. | *Later it participated in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. | ||
*The battery lost twenty percent of the 78 engaged at Gettysburg and had many captured at Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865. | *The battery lost twenty percent of the 78 engaged at Gettysburg and had many captured at Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865. | ||
*Only | *Only 1 man surrendered with the army. | ||
*Captain Willis J. Dance was in command. | *Captain Willis J. Dance was in command. | ||
*AKA - Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery | *AKA - Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery | ||
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men raised in [[Powhatan_County,_Virginia|Powhatan County ]] | men raised in [[Powhatan_County,_Virginia|Powhatan County ]] | ||
::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/ | ::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/dances_art_co/dances_art_co_rost.html Roster] | ||
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[[Category:Virginia]] | [[Category:Virginia Counties]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:47, 31 January 2021
Brief History
- Organized in July 1861
- The unit served in the Army of Northern Virginia assigned to J. I Brown's and R. A. Hardaway's Battalion of Artillery.
- It was on duty in the Richmond area, then fought in various conflicts from the Maryland Campaign to Cold Harbor.
- Later it participated in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign.
- The battery lost twenty percent of the 78 engaged at Gettysburg and had many captured at Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865.
- Only 1 man surrendered with the army.
- Captain Willis J. Dance was in command.
- AKA - Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery
Companies
men raised in Powhatan County