CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
13th Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery
- Overview:
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13th Artillery Battalion was organized in December, 1863, with six companies. The men
were from the counties of Cumberland, New Hanover, Beaufort, Orange, Craven, and Wake. It
did not serve as one command. Companies A, B, C, D, and E were assigned to the Department
of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, fought at Bentonville, and surrendered with the
Army of Tennessee. Company F (Branch Artillery) served with the Army of Northern Virginia
and surrendered at Appomattox. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph B. Starr was in command.
Predecessor unit:
Branch Light Artillery was organized early in 1862 with men from Craven, Beaufort, and Wake counties. It first served in the Department of South Carolina and Georgia, then moved to Virginia. Here it was assigned to M.W. Henry's and J.C. Haskell's Battalion of Artillery and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Cedar Mountain to Cold Harbor. Later it was involved in the Petersburg siege and the Appomattox operations. This company was assigned to the 13th North Carolina Artillery Battalion on December 1, 1863, but never served with that command. It took about 110 men to Gettysburg and surrendered on April 9, 1865, with 3 officers and 24 men. Its commanders were Captains Henry G. Flanner, A.C. Latham, and John R. Potts.
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