Tag: 1st West Virginia Light Artillery (Battery C)

Wikipedia says: The Battery C, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

Battery C was organized at Wheeling in western Virginia between January 25, 1862 and March 30, 1862.

Battery C was mustered out on June 28, 1865. It had a total of 173 men, with 106 enlisting from Washington County, Ohio, and 67 from West Virginia.

The 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment lost 33 men, killed and died of wounds; 131 men, died of disease, accident or in prison; total deaths, 164 men. (all 8 batteries)

Command Structure

OFFICERS

Frank Buell 1st Captain (killed at Freeman’s Ford, August 22, 1862)

Dennis O’Leary Sr. 1st. Lieut.

Wallace Hill Jr. 1st. Lieut. (promoted 2nd Captain, Sept. 1, 1862 vice to Buell)

John G. Theis Sr. 2nd. Lieut. (promoted Jr. 1st. Lieut. Sept. 1, 1862 vice to Hill)

William W. Withrow Jr. 2nd Lieut.(promoted Sr. 2nd. Lieu. Sept.1, 1862 vice to Theis)

Henry M. Langley (promoted from orderly sergeant to Jr. 2nd. Lt.,Sept.1,1862, vice Withlow)

Wesley Miner (promoted to Jr. 2nd. Lieut., January 1, 1863, vice Withrow, resigned)

STAFF SERGEANTS

F. G. Field Appointed Sr. 2nd. Lieut.

1st. Sergeant Thomas Phelps Q. M.

LINE SERGEANTS

1. Owen O’Neil

2. John B. Hagan discharged March 14, 1863

3. Alexander H. Buckley

4. Leonidas R. Miraben

5. David Dow

6. William Goldsmith

7. Albert U. Moore Appointed, vice to Hagan

CORPORALS

1. Farrel Cusack

2. William F. Minster

3. William H. Ranger

4. John Lehnhard

5. Jeremiah A. Dooley

6. James Wright

7. John Meighan

8. John W. Jacobs Appointed Jr. 2d. Lieut

9. Milton H. Laughlin

10. George W. Stanley

11. John N. Miner

12. Lafayette Franks

BUGLERS

Frank B. Brenan

William Jenvey

ARTIFICER

Samuel S. Patterson

David Wagoner

CASUALTIES

Braddock, S.J. Killed July 2, 1863

Bramhall, Jos Died March 4, 1863

Eaton, John Wounded Bull Run; died September 4, 1862

Henning, Henry Died September 13, 1862.

Holden, Chas. A Died November 10, 1862

Hutchinson, Jos. T Died September 12, 1863

Lacey, Chas Killed July 3, 1863

Perry, JNO Died September 15, 1862

Reynolds, JNO Wounded Cross Keys; discharged

Rogers, F. M. Died March 1, 1863

Rogers, M. C. Died March 7, 1863

Steeber, Adam Died July 4, 1863

Strong, Samuel Died August 23, 1863