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Confederate Battery

Washington (LA) Artillery, 1st Company

"Squire's Battery"

 

Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
  Capt. C. W. Squires

 

Arms:
  2   3-in. Ordnance Rifle
  2   10-pdr. Parrott

 

This Battery's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of Northern Virginia
  Corps - Longstreet's Command
  Division - Longstreet's Corps Artillery
  Brigade - 1st Battalion, Longstreet's Corps Artillery


Statistics

Initial Strength: not known; Killed in Action (KIA): 1; Wounded (WIA): 12;

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Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #307: Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command - 15 Sep, 8 AM to 16 Sep, 6 AM
Tablet #368: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 15 Sep, 9 AM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #366: 2nd, 20th, and 50th Georgia Infantry - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 17 Sep, 2 PM
Tablet #308: Washington Artillery, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM

We have 10 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
--PvtChambers, Charles WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--PvtDeacon, Columbus W.        We have some details for this person
--PvtFowler, F. H.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--PvtHarby, J. R.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--SgtJudd, G. M.KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--PvtKrafts, John         We have some details for this person
--PvtMcCutcheon, J. B.WIA/POW   09/17     We have some details for this person
--CorpMichell, P. A. J.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--PvtMuntinger, Johann MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--CaptSquires, Charles Winder        We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person

 

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