Davidson's-Chamberlayne's Battery
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- Assembled in April, 1862
- It was attached to the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery, but served as an independent command.
- During the war it was assigned to J. F. King's, J. H. Gibbes', and W. W. Owen's Battalion of Artillery.
- After serving in Western Virginia it moved to Tennessee, fought in the Knoxville Campaign, then returned to Virginia.
- Here it participated in the defense of Petersburg and Richmond, and disbanded early in 1865.
- Captains John H. Chamberlayne and George S. Davidson.[1]
Companies[edit | edit source]
Men from Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Source Material[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, Confederate Virginia Troops, 13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery at https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CVA0013BAL, accessed 25 April 2025