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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.  
*also called Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregard's Rifles
*AKA - Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregards Rifles


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