Virginia Lurty's Mounted Artillery Battalion (Confederate)
01/10/1863
Organized - Virginia Lurty's Mounted Artillery Battalion - Virginia
11/07/1864
Battle - Fort Stevens - District of Columbia, DC
Fort Stevens
After his victory over Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace at the Battle of Monocacy in central Maryland on July 9th, Confederate Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early pressed his advantage and moved south toward the Union capital in Washington, DC. On July 11th, Early's exhausted Confederates reached the outskirts of Washington near Silver Spring. Skirmishers advanced to feel the fortifications that encircled the city, which at the time were manned only by Home Guards, clerks, and convalescent troops. During the night, Union reinfo…READ MORE
09/04/1865
Mustered Out - Virginia Lurty's Mounted Artillery Battalion - Virginia
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