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Confederate Battery

Washington (LA) Artillery, 2nd Company

"Richardson's Battery"

 

Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
  Capt. J. B. Richardson

 

Arms:
  2   Napoleon
  2   12-pdr. howitzer

 

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): 5;

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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 13 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
--PvtAllewelt, Frederick MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--PvtCleveland, J. B.        We have some details for this person
--PvtDe Meza, Joseph         We have some details for this person
--LtDe Russy, George Birch        We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
--SgtEmmett, John W.        We have some details for this person
--PvtFallon, Lawrence C.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--PvtFreret, Armand MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--PvtHare, Walter J.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--PvtHefleugh, J.         We have some details for this person
--PvtHuchez, Caesar         We have some details for this person
--PvtLayman, William         We have some details for this person
--SgtLeverich, Charles Edward        We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
--CaptRichardson, John Benjamin        We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person

 

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