It was organized in Portsmouth in 1808 and mustered into Confederate service April 20, 1861 and reorganized April 1, 1862.
It was disbanded and its men transferred to the Norfolk Artillery Battery and then to the Lynchburg "Beauregard Rifles" Artillery Battery on October 4, 1862, after the Battle of Antietam.
Service:
Seven Days Battles June 25-July 1, 1862
Malvern Hill
Fought U.S. Navy at City Point July 28, 1962
Second Bull Run Aug. 28-30, 1862
South Mountain Sept. 14, 1862
Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Showing posts with label Portsmouth Light Artillery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portsmouth Light Artillery. Show all posts
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Confederate Captain Gary F. Grimes: Died at Antietam
In yesterday's post, I mentioned the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, attempting to preserve the coat of Capt. Gary F. Grimes who commanded the Grimes Battery/Portsmouth Light Artillery.
From the Antietam site.
Captain Gary (Carey) F. Grimes (1829-1862)
Elected Town sergeant of Portsmouth, Virginia in 1856 and captain of Portsmouth Artillery in 1858.
Mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam in Maryland when he was shot from his horse as he directed his battery at Piper's Farm on September 17, 1862.
He died later that evening. He was relieved from command by Lt. John H. Thompson who had been in command of one of the gun sections.
Grimes was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth.
--Old Secesh
From the Antietam site.
Captain Gary (Carey) F. Grimes (1829-1862)
Elected Town sergeant of Portsmouth, Virginia in 1856 and captain of Portsmouth Artillery in 1858.
Mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam in Maryland when he was shot from his horse as he directed his battery at Piper's Farm on September 17, 1862.
He died later that evening. He was relieved from command by Lt. John H. Thompson who had been in command of one of the gun sections.
Grimes was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth.
--Old Secesh
Friday, August 14, 2015
Voting to Save Artifacts in Virginia
From the August 5, 2015, Washington Post "Vote to save endangered Civil War artifacts" by Linda Wheeler.
There are 25 nominees for the Virginia Association of Museum's annual Most Endangered List and people are encouraged to go online and vote.
Ine of the nominees is from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, in Portsmouth. They are asking for help in conserving the officer's frock coat that had belonged to Captain Gary F. Grimes, commander of the Grimes Battery/Portsmouth Light Artillery.
This unit formed during the War of 1812 and was disbanded when they became a part of the Confederate Army.
--Old Secesh
There are 25 nominees for the Virginia Association of Museum's annual Most Endangered List and people are encouraged to go online and vote.
Ine of the nominees is from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, in Portsmouth. They are asking for help in conserving the officer's frock coat that had belonged to Captain Gary F. Grimes, commander of the Grimes Battery/Portsmouth Light Artillery.
This unit formed during the War of 1812 and was disbanded when they became a part of the Confederate Army.
--Old Secesh
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