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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. | ||
* | *AKA - Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregards Rifles | ||
=== Companies === | === Companies === | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 28 October 2010
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)