CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
Courtney Artillery, Virginia (Henrico Artillery)
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Courtney Light Artillery, recruited in Henrico County, was organized during June, 1861.
After participating in Jackson's Valley Campaign it was assigned to A.R. Courtney's, H.P. Jones',
and W.E. Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active in
many campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then participated in
Early's Shenandoah Valley operations. It lost 2 killed and 10 wounded at Cross Keys, had 5
wounded at Cedar Mountain, and suffered 1 killed and 7 wounded at Fredericksburg. The battery
reported 2 missing of the 90 engaged during the Gettysburg Campaign, and many were disabled in
the Shenandoah Valley. It disbanded early in 1865. Its captains were Alfred R. Courtney, Joseph
W. Latimer, and William A. Tanner.
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