Virginia's Portsmouth Light Artillery: Difference between revisions

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


*Organized during April 1861 and for a time served in the 3rd Regiment Virginia Infantry.  
*Organized during April 1861 and for a time served in the 3rd Regiment Virginia Infantry.  
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*In October 1862, the battery was broken up and the men assigned to Huger's-Moore's and Moorman's-Shoemaker's Battery.  
*In October 1862, the battery was broken up and the men assigned to Huger's-Moore's and Moorman's-Shoemaker's Battery.  
*It was commanded by Captains Carey F. Grimes and John H. Thompson.  
*It was commanded by Captains Carey F. Grimes and John H. Thompson.  
*AKA - Motley's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
*AKA - Thompson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery


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


::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/motleys_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster]
::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/thompsons_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster]


=== Source Material ===
=== Source Material ===
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