"Otey" Richmond Virginia Light Artillery Battery, King's Brigade, Ransom's Division, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Enlisted for 1 year's service on 7/20/1861 at Amsterdam, VA., he was mustered into Company K, 28th Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
Present on Aug & Sept 1861 Roll.
Discharged at Fairfax Courthouse on 9/30/1861 by order of Secretary of War; no reason listed.
Enlisted for the duration of the war in June, 1862 at Danville, VA., he was mustered into the Otey Virginia Light Artillery as a Private.
Detailed through the end of the war at Danville Ordnance Depot.
On 4/29/1916, age 78, he applied for a total disability Confederate Pension due to infirmities of age; he was approved for $50 per annum.
-----------------------------------------------------------
- Booths for the Next Election. -
The County Electoral Board has awarded to Mr. J.H. Clapsaddle the contract for making the booths to be used at the Election next November, as provided in the Walton election law.
Mr. Clapsaddle's bid was $2.97 each, there being twenty precincts to be supplied with booths, the booths at Buchanan being already made, and used at the municipal election held at that place last August. The booths are 6 feet 3 inches high, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. - Fincastle Herald. Peninsula Enterprise (Accomac, Va.), September 29, 1894.
-----------------------------------------------------------
The Otey Virginia Light Artillery was organized at Richmond, Virginia, in March, 1862. It became part of the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery but for some time operated as an independent command. The unit served in western Virginia and, assigned to J.F. King's Battalion, sustained 14 casualties during the Kanawha Valley operations. In December the battery contained 3 officers and 69 men and was attached to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee. Later it participated in the Knoxville Campaign, then was ordered to join the Army of Northern Virginia. It was assigned to W.H. Gibbes' Battalion, took part in the defense of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox as infantry.
Enlisted for 1 year's service on 7/20/1861 at Amsterdam, VA., he was mustered into Company K, 28th Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
Present on Aug & Sept 1861 Roll.
Discharged at Fairfax Courthouse on 9/30/1861 by order of Secretary of War; no reason listed.
Enlisted for the duration of the war in June, 1862 at Danville, VA., he was mustered into the Otey Virginia Light Artillery as a Private.
Detailed through the end of the war at Danville Ordnance Depot.
On 4/29/1916, age 78, he applied for a total disability Confederate Pension due to infirmities of age; he was approved for $50 per annum.
-----------------------------------------------------------
- Booths for the Next Election. -
The County Electoral Board has awarded to Mr. J.H. Clapsaddle the contract for making the booths to be used at the Election next November, as provided in the Walton election law.
Mr. Clapsaddle's bid was $2.97 each, there being twenty precincts to be supplied with booths, the booths at Buchanan being already made, and used at the municipal election held at that place last August. The booths are 6 feet 3 inches high, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. - Fincastle Herald. Peninsula Enterprise (Accomac, Va.), September 29, 1894.
-----------------------------------------------------------
The Otey Virginia Light Artillery was organized at Richmond, Virginia, in March, 1862. It became part of the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery but for some time operated as an independent command. The unit served in western Virginia and, assigned to J.F. King's Battalion, sustained 14 casualties during the Kanawha Valley operations. In December the battery contained 3 officers and 69 men and was attached to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee. Later it participated in the Knoxville Campaign, then was ordered to join the Army of Northern Virginia. It was assigned to W.H. Gibbes' Battalion, took part in the defense of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox as infantry.
"Otey" Richmond Virginia Light Artillery Battery, King's Brigade, Ransom's Division, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Enlisted for 1 year's service on 7/20/1861 at Amsterdam, VA., he was mustered into Company K, 28th Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
Present on Aug & Sept 1861 Roll.
Discharged at Fairfax Courthouse on 9/30/1861 by order of Secretary of War; no reason listed.
Enlisted for the duration of the war in June, 1862 at Danville, VA., he was mustered into the Otey Virginia Light Artillery as a Private.
Detailed through the end of the war at Danville Ordnance Depot.
On 4/29/1916, age 78, he applied for a total disability Confederate Pension due to infirmities of age; he was approved for $50 per annum.
-----------------------------------------------------------
- Booths for the Next Election. -
The County Electoral Board has awarded to Mr. J.H. Clapsaddle the contract for making the booths to be used at the Election next November, as provided in the Walton election law.
Mr. Clapsaddle's bid was $2.97 each, there being twenty precincts to be supplied with booths, the booths at Buchanan being already made, and used at the municipal election held at that place last August. The booths are 6 feet 3 inches high, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. - Fincastle Herald. Peninsula Enterprise (Accomac, Va.), September 29, 1894.
-----------------------------------------------------------
The Otey Virginia Light Artillery was organized at Richmond, Virginia, in March, 1862. It became part of the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery but for some time operated as an independent command. The unit served in western Virginia and, assigned to J.F. King's Battalion, sustained 14 casualties during the Kanawha Valley operations. In December the battery contained 3 officers and 69 men and was attached to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee. Later it participated in the Knoxville Campaign, then was ordered to join the Army of Northern Virginia. It was assigned to W.H. Gibbes' Battalion, took part in the defense of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox as infantry.
Enlisted for 1 year's service on 7/20/1861 at Amsterdam, VA., he was mustered into Company K, 28th Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
Present on Aug & Sept 1861 Roll.
Discharged at Fairfax Courthouse on 9/30/1861 by order of Secretary of War; no reason listed.
Enlisted for the duration of the war in June, 1862 at Danville, VA., he was mustered into the Otey Virginia Light Artillery as a Private.
Detailed through the end of the war at Danville Ordnance Depot.
On 4/29/1916, age 78, he applied for a total disability Confederate Pension due to infirmities of age; he was approved for $50 per annum.
-----------------------------------------------------------
- Booths for the Next Election. -
The County Electoral Board has awarded to Mr. J.H. Clapsaddle the contract for making the booths to be used at the Election next November, as provided in the Walton election law.
Mr. Clapsaddle's bid was $2.97 each, there being twenty precincts to be supplied with booths, the booths at Buchanan being already made, and used at the municipal election held at that place last August. The booths are 6 feet 3 inches high, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. - Fincastle Herald. Peninsula Enterprise (Accomac, Va.), September 29, 1894.
-----------------------------------------------------------
The Otey Virginia Light Artillery was organized at Richmond, Virginia, in March, 1862. It became part of the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery but for some time operated as an independent command. The unit served in western Virginia and, assigned to J.F. King's Battalion, sustained 14 casualties during the Kanawha Valley operations. In December the battery contained 3 officers and 69 men and was attached to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee. Later it participated in the Knoxville Campaign, then was ordered to join the Army of Northern Virginia. It was assigned to W.H. Gibbes' Battalion, took part in the defense of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox as infantry.
Bio by: BigFrench
Family Members
Spouse
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
