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Commanding Officers on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Capt. James R. Branch
Lt. Richard G. Pegram, Jr.
Arms:
1 10-pdr. Parrott
2 3-in. Ordnance Rifle
3 12-pdr. howitzer
This Battery's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of Northern Virginia
Corps - Longstreet's Command
Division - Walker's Division
Brigade - Ransom's Brigade
Unit history
Captain James R. Branch's Company, Lee's Life Guard, Petersburg; enlisted May 11, 1861, for one year; mustered with the 12th Viginia regiment while in State service. When accepted into Confederate States service, the company was assigned as Company K, 16th Regiment Virginia Volunteers and was subsequently transfered to the artillery arm of the service per S. O. No. 62, A&IGO., dated March 10, 1862.
On the Sharpsburg Campaign
Attached to Ransom's Brigade, they were in action on Loudoun Heights overlooking Harpers Ferry on 14-15 September and at the far left of the Confederate Line at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #360: Walker's Division, Longstreet's Command - 15 Sep, 6 PM to 18 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #362: Ransom's Brigade, Walker's Division - 16 Sep, 3 PM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #374: Walker's Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM
We have 4 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Capt | Branch, James Read |   | |
| -- | Pvt | Fleshwood, William T. | MWIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Sgt | Mayes, John F. | KIA 09/17 | |
| -- | Lt | Pegram, Jr., Richard Gregory | |
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