With little time to drill they were sent to Jackson River Depot, where they were issued a 24-pound howitzer, two 12-pound and two 6-pound cannons. They were assigned to Brig. Gen. Henry Heth's command and fought at White Sulphur Springs and Lewisburg on May 10 and 23, respectively. They were also part of Brig. Gen. William W. Loring's Kanawha Valley campaign in September 1862.
They were then assigned to the command of Brig. Gen. William L. Jackson and fought in small engagements in mid-1863, at White Sulphur Springs Aug. 26-27, and Droop Mountain on Nov. 6. In December Jackson stationed them at Sweet Springs Mountain to block Brig.-Gen. William W. Averell's retreat from his raid on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, but Averell escaped by another route.
They played an important part in the Confederate victory against Franz Sigel at New Market on May 15, 1864. They were sent to the defense of Richmond, fighting at Hanover Court House and along the Chickahominy River, and helping to halt the advance of Grant at Cold Harbor on June 3. They were then sent to the defense of Lynchburg, where they were joined by two other batteries, Lowry's and Bryan's.
After Lynchburg, the battery was issued six new 12-pound Napoleon cannons and was assigned to the command of Jubal Early in late 1864. They fought at Monocacy, Snicker's Ferry, Opequan, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek. They suffered losses at the Third Battle of Winchester, where Cpt. Chapman was severely wounded, dying a week later from tetanus. Command passed to Lt. Frederick Thresher, and at his wounding the next week command passed to Lt. Henderson Reed. Opequan and Cedar Creek had a crippling effect on the battery. Their last engagement was the siege of Petersburg in March 1865. They were then ordered to turn over their equipment to other batteries and report to Richmond on March 17, 1865. The unit lost 13 men in battle, 15 to disease, 26 captured, and 28 in desertion.[1][2]
George Beirne Chapman was the son of Augustus A. Chapman of Monroe County. Augustus Chapman was a brigadier-general of the 19th Brigade of Virginia Militia, which he commanded during the first few years of the war.[3]
Notes
^Mountaineers of the Blue and Gray, The Civil War and West Virginia, George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, Shepherd Univ., 2008, CD-Rom
^Sifakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Virginia, FactsOnFile, New York, 1992, pgs. 54-55 ISBN0-8160-2284-4
^Allardice, Bruce S., More Generals in Gray: : Spengler on World History and Politics (Political Traditions in Foreign Policy Series), Louisiana State Univ. Press, Baton Rouge, 1995, pg. 55, ISBN978-0807131480
January 31, 2023
chapman, artillery, artillery, battery, confederate, states, army, during, american, civil, organized, george, beirne, chapman, mustered, into, confederate, service, lewisburg, april, 1862, with, recruited, from, monroe, county, greenbrier, county, allegheny, . Chapman s Artillery was an artillery battery in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War It was organized by George Beirne Chapman and was mustered into Confederate service at Lewisburg on April 25 1862 with 150 men recruited from Monroe County Greenbrier County Allegheny County and Roanoke County Chapman s ArtilleryFlag of VirginiaActive25 April 1862 17 March 1865CountryConfederate States of AmericaBranchConfederate States ArmyTypeArtillerySizeBattery of five field gunsNickname s Monroe Artillery Monroe Dixie ArtilleryEngagementsAmerican Civil War Giles Court House Kanawha CampaignBattle of Fayetteville CharlestonWhite Sulphur Springs Droop Mountain Knoxville Campaign Lynchburg CampaignNew MarketMonocacy Third Winchester Fisher s Hill Cedar Creek Waynesborough Petersburg SiegeCommandersNotablecommandersGeorge Beirne Chapman With little time to drill they were sent to Jackson River Depot where they were issued a 24 pound howitzer two 12 pound and two 6 pound cannons They were assigned to Brig Gen Henry Heth s command and fought at White Sulphur Springs and Lewisburg on May 10 and 23 respectively They were also part of Brig Gen William W Loring s Kanawha Valley campaign in September 1862 They were then assigned to the command of Brig Gen William L Jackson and fought in small engagements in mid 1863 at White Sulphur Springs Aug 26 27 and Droop Mountain on Nov 6 In December Jackson stationed them at Sweet Springs Mountain to block Brig Gen William W Averell s retreat from his raid on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad but Averell escaped by another route They played an important part in the Confederate victory against Franz Sigel at New Market on May 15 1864 They were sent to the defense of Richmond fighting at Hanover Court House and along the Chickahominy River and helping to halt the advance of Grant at Cold Harbor on June 3 They were then sent to the defense of Lynchburg where they were joined by two other batteries Lowry s and Bryan s After Lynchburg the battery was issued six new 12 pound Napoleon cannons and was assigned to the command of Jubal Early in late 1864 They fought at Monocacy Snicker s Ferry Opequan Fisher s Hill and Cedar Creek They suffered losses at the Third Battle of Winchester where Cpt Chapman was severely wounded dying a week later from tetanus Command passed to Lt Frederick Thresher and at his wounding the next week command passed to Lt Henderson Reed Opequan and Cedar Creek had a crippling effect on the battery Their last engagement was the siege of Petersburg in March 1865 They were then ordered to turn over their equipment to other batteries and report to Richmond on March 17 1865 The unit lost 13 men in battle 15 to disease 26 captured and 28 in desertion 1 2 George Beirne Chapman was the son of Augustus A Chapman of Monroe County Augustus Chapman was a brigadier general of the 19th Brigade of Virginia Militia which he commanded during the first few years of the war 3 Notes Edit Mountaineers of the Blue and Gray The Civil War and West Virginia George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War Shepherd Univ 2008 CD Rom Sifakis Stewart Compendium of the Confederate Armies Virginia FactsOnFile New York 1992 pgs 54 55 ISBN 0 8160 2284 4 Allardice Bruce S More Generals in Gray Spengler on World History and Politics Political Traditions in Foreign Policy Series Louisiana State Univ Press Baton Rouge 1995 pg 55 ISBN 978 0807131480 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chapman 27s Artillery amp oldid 1127602903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
