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11th Battalion, Georgia Artillery (Sumter Artillery)
- Overview:
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11th Artillery Battalion [also called Sumter Battalion] was organized during the spring of
1862 with five companies, later reduced to three. Sent to Virginia, it served in the Richmond area
until September, then fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Maryland Campaign to
Cold Harbor. The unit was
involved in the Petersburg siege
south of the James River and saw action in the Appomattox Campaign as infantry. In
October, 1862, this unit totalled about 450 effectives, had 384 at Gettysburg, but only 44 present on April 9,
1865. Its commanders were Lieutenant Colonels Allen S. Cutts and John Lane.
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