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The number of men was three
hundred and five (305), of whom one hundred and seventy-three (173) were
from the county of Rockbridge. Of the remainder, a large number were
students, college graduates, University of Virginia men, and some
divinity students. These, with the sturdy men from among the farmers and
businessmen of Rockbridge Co., made up a company admirably fitted for
the artillery service.
The efficiency of the battery was due in no small part to its capacity
for rapid marching and maneuvering, and this to the care and management
of the horses mainly by the men from this county. In the spring of 1862
a large number of men was recruited for the battery, whose names are not
on the above roll, and some of whom were engaged in the battle of
Kernstown.
enrolled: Three hundred and five (305)
Number from Rockbridge County: (173)
Killed in battle~ (23)
Died of disease contracted in service: Sixteen (16) Wounded more or less
severely: (49)
Slightly wounded, names not given: about fifty (50)
Discharged from service for disability incurred during service: (10)
Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Federal Government while in prison,
(2)
Deserted, (5)
Promoted to be commissioned officers, thirty-nine (39) Paroled at
Appomattox, (93) (1st and 2nd Rockbridge Artillery-- Robert J.
Driver, Jr.)
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