Davidson Battery

Descendants Association

Participated in the Breakthrough Battle at Petersburg on April 2, 1865

Fought on or near the present day grounds of Pamplin Historical Park

13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery was formed late in 1863 with three companies that did not always serve together. These were Company A - Otey's-Walker's Battery; Company B - Ringgold Light Artillery; and Company C - Davidson's-Chamberlyne's Battery. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel John Floyd King, and Majors Wade H. Gibbes and William M. Owen.

Davidson Battery

Descendants Roll Call

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Important Links

Two Brothers: One North, One South

by David H. Jones

The Final Battles of the Petersburg

Campaign by A. Wilson Greene

Pamplin Historical Park & National

Museum of the Civil War Soldier

The Association of Citizen Historians

of the United States

Telling Their Story ... A Young Man

Embraces His Confederate Heritage

Ordering Service & Pension Records

National Archives

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