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Revision as of 15:50, 1 June 2018
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- Organized in June, 1861
- The unit served in western Virginia and east Tennessee, then was assigned to A. Leyden's, S. C. Williams', and R. F. Kolb's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Tennessee.
- It participated in numerous engagements from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then was reported at Macon, Georgia, in September 1864.
- It contained 60 effectives in March 1862, 78 in December 1863, and 69 in April 1864.
- The battery disbanded during the winter of 1864-1865.
- Captain William C. Jeffress was its commander.
- AKA - Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
Companies[edit | edit source]
men recruited in Nottoway County