Virginia's Powhatan Light Artillery: Difference between revisions
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Men raised in [[Powhatan_County,_Virginia|Powhatan County]] <br> | Men raised in [[Powhatan_County,_Virginia|Powhatan County]] <br> | ||
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[http://web.archive.org/web/20200114070604/http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/dances_art_co/dances_art_co_rost.html Roster] at Ranger95 (archived page) | *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=%22Dance's+Company,+Virginia+Artillery%22 243 men] on its roster for Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery. | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20200114070604/http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/dances_art_co/dances_art_co_rost.html Roster] at Ranger95 (archived page) | |||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
Latest revision as of 10:44, 1 May 2025
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Men raised in Powhatan County
- The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 243 men on its roster for Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery.
- Roster at Ranger95 (archived page)