Virginia: Monroe "Dixie" Artillery Battery

  •  FIELD AND STAFF  •  ASSIGNMENTS  •  BATTLES  •  COMPANIES  •  OTHER UNIT INFO  •  

If any information is missing, Incorrect or you want to add Information then Send us an

Unit History

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in the ??? ???? Infantry Regiment (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers of the ??? ???? Infantry Regiment, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.

?

Organized in Monroe County on April 25, 1862.
Armed with two 3-inch Rifles, one 12-lb. Howitzer, and one 24-lb. Howitzer on August 26-27, 1863.
Ordered to turn over its equipment to other batteries and report to Richmond, Virginia on March 17, 1865, where it was presumably included in Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

Books relating to the ??? ???? Infantry Regiment at Amazon.com

Back to top

Field and Staff

  • Commander: George Beirne Chapman (Captain)
  • Captain: William A. Deas (never served)
Back to top

Assignments

  • May 1862: Artillery Battalion, District of Lewisburg ("Army of New River"), Department of Southwestern Virginia
  • September 1862-March 1863: Artillery Battalion, Department of Western Virginia
  • April-May 1863: Echols' Brigade, Department of Western Virginia
  • May-October 1863: Artillery Battalion, Department of Western Virginia
  • October 1863-February 1864: Artillery Battalion, Ransom's Division, department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee
  • February-May 1864: King's Battalion, Artillery, Department of East Tennessee
  • May-June 1864: Artillery Battalion, Department of Southwestern Virginia
  • June 1864-March 1865: King's-McLaughlin's Battalion, Artillery, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
Back to top

Companies & Counties of Origin



Company Counties Formed From Also Known As
A ? County ?
B ? County ?
C ? County ?
D ? County ?
E ? County ?
F ? County ?
G ? County ?
H ? County ?
I ? County ?
J ? County ?
K ? County ?
L ? County ?
Back to top

Battles, Skirmishes and Engagements



  • Giles Court House, West Virginia (May 10, 1862)
  • Kanawha Campaign (September 1862)
  • Fayetteville, West Virginia (September 10, 1862)
  • Charleston, West Virginia (September 13, 1862)
  • Expedition to Beverly, West Virginia (June 29-July 4, 1863)
  • White Sulphur Springs (August 26-27, 1863)
  • Droop Mountain (November 6, 1863)
  • Knoxville Campaign (November 1863)
  • New Market (May 15, 1864)
  • Lynchburg Campaign (June 1864)
  • Monocacy (July 9, 1864)
  • 3rd Winchester (September 19, 1864)
  • Fisher's Hill (September 22, 1864)
  • Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864)
  • Waynesborough (March 2, 1865)
  • Petersburg Siege [from March 1865] (June 1864-April 1865)
Back to top

Other Unit Info

?

Back to top
Site Map | Copyright © 2013 USwars.com,