Villepigue had been a first lieutenant with the Leon Light Artillery and was promoted to captain of the Kilcrease company on May 26, 1863. He served with the Kilcrease Light Artillery until November 22, 1864, when he resigned his commission to become Secretary of the Confederate Senate.
kilcrease, light, artillery, confederate, army, artillery, company, headed, captain, patrick, houston, captain, frederick, villepigue, formed, leon, county, florida, spring, 1863, upon, dividing, leon, light, artillery, kilcrease, company, assigned, department. The Kilcrease Light Artillery was a Confederate army artillery company Headed by Captain Patrick Houston and Captain Frederick L Villepigue it was formed in Leon County Florida in the spring of 1863 upon the dividing of the Leon Light Artillery The Kilcrease company was assigned to the Department of South Carolina Georgia and Florida and served at St Johns Island South Carolina as well as in the Battle of Natural Bridge The Kilcrease company was also stationed in various locations in Florida The company was included in the surrender at Tallahassee Florida on May 10 1865 1 2 Villepigue had been a first lieutenant with the Leon Light Artillery and was promoted to captain of the Kilcrease company on May 26 1863 He served with the Kilcrease Light Artillery until November 22 1864 when he resigned his commission to become Secretary of the Confederate Senate See also editList of Florida Civil War Confederate unitsReferences edit Research Online Unit 35 Florida State University Archived 2008 05 16 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editMuster of the Kilcrease Flag of the Kilcrease Light Artillery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kilcrease Light Artillery amp oldid 1025542620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
