Fifth Brigade, Army of the Potomac
Private James McCanna, Lynchburg Artillery
Lynchburg Artillery
CAPTAIN H G LATHAM
- First Section: FIRST LT. G S DAVIDSON
Two 6 pounder Smoothbores, M1841
Assignment: Fifth Brigade, Army of the Potomac. - Second Section: SECOND LT. C LEFTWICH
Two 6 pounder Smoothbores, M1841
Assignment: Seventh (Demi) Brigade, Army of the Potomac.
Sources
"On 21 June Private King was detailed from the battery for several days in supervising the mounting of twenty-four 32-pounder guns on batteries being established at the camp. He missed his battery's deployment on June 25 as they marched to Centreville. King grew to like his assignment a great deal and found the men he worked with (all naval personnel) were hospitable comrades. King's new quarters with the naval detachment consisted of a nice, white canvas house with a raised plank floor, and soft bed and pillow made of about seventy-five pounds of cotton."
The Richmond Fayette, Hampden, Thomas, & Blount's Lynchburg Artilley, First Edition, No.630 of 1000, by R H Moore II
A Guide to Virginia Military Organisations 1861–1865, Revised Second Edition by I A Wallace, Jr.
Notes
The Lynchburg Artillery was reorganised as Captain J Dearing's Company, Virginia Light Artillery, on 13 April, 1862. When the Bedford Artillery was disbanded part of the company was assigned to this company by Special Order #209 on 4 October, 1862. On 23 January, 1863, the company became Captain J G Blount's Company, Virginia Light Artillery and was assigned to the 38th Virginia Battalion Artillery, Company D.
On 25 July 1861, the Army of the Potomac was reorganised and the Lynchburg Artillery was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General P St G Cocke.
Reports
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.107: Series I, Volume 2 (S# 2), Chapter IX, pp. 553–554
Captain H G Latham, commanding First Section, Lynchburg Artillery
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.113: Series I, Volume 2 (S# 2), Chapter IX, pp. 563–564
First Lieutenant G S Davidson, commanding Second Section, Lynchburg Artillery
Orders of Battle
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