Participated in the Breakthrough Battle at Petersburg on April 2, 1865
Fought on or near the present day grounds of Pamplin Historical Park
Hardaway's Battery was initially recruited in Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa counties and equiped by Robert A. Hardaway, its first captain, with the assistance of John W. Tullis. It was organized on June 1, 1861 and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia on June 21, 1861.
The battery saw continuous service with the Army of Northern Virginia for the duration of the war. Assigned to McIntosh's Battalion of Artillery, it served at Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, First Cold Harbor, White Oak Swamp, Sharpsburg, Shepherdstown, Upperville, Port Royal, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, Mine Run, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Hanover Junction, Second Cold Harbor, Dutch Gap, Deep Bottom, Fussell's Mill, Fort Field, Fort Gilmer, Fort Harrison, Henrico Poorhouse, Darbytown Road, Petersburg, and in numerous smaller engagments. The battery contained 110 men in June of 1862; 71 were present for duty at Gettysburg; and 94 were present in April 1864. Officers of the battery were Robert A. Hardaway, William B. Hurt, George A. Ferrell, Jesse H. Crenshaw and John Andrew Jackson. Its armaments consisted of two 3-inch Rifles, and one 2.75-inch Whitworth; one 8-inch Howitzer, two 3-inch Rifles, and one 12-lb Whitworth.
Lieut. George A. Ferrell was in command of the battery when it surrendered at Appomattox with 2 officers and 81 men.
Soldier's Notes
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Important Links
The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign by A. Wilson Greene |
Hurt's Battery Reenactors
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Pamplin Historical Park & National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
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Two Brothers: One North, One South by David H. Jones
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The Association of Citizen Historians of the United States
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Telling Their Story ... A Young Man Embraces His Confederate Heritage |
Ordering Service & Pension Records National Archives
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