* This company was successively designated as Captain Anderson's Company, Captain Raine's Company and Captain Hardwick's Company Virginia Light Artillery. It served in Andrews' and in Braxton's Battalion of Reserved Artillery which were composed of independent batteries.
** Andrews' (now Braxton's) Artillery Battalion, Army Northern Virginia, Artillery, 2nd Corps.
Note: There is much informative information in this units Record of Events
M324: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia
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Braxton's Battalion, Confederate Artillery
(Battalion C, 2nd Corps. Army of Northern Virginia)
Formerly Latimer's and Andrew's Battalions, Confederate Artillery
Carter M. Braton, Lt. Col.
M. N. Moorman, Major
Grafton Tyler, Adj.
Frederick Hunter, Surg.
Geo. M. Burdett, Asst. Surg.
J. Harris Forbes, A. G. M.
Wm O. English, Ordnance Officer
James Nelson, Chaplin
Cooper's (R. L.) Battery - See Stafford Light Artillery
Hardwick's (W. W.) Battery - Lee Battery
Carpenter's (J. C.), Carptenter's Battery - Va.
M258: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government.
First Regular Battery, Confederate Light Artillery AND Braxton's Battalion, Confederate Artillery AND Courtney's Battalion, Confederate Artillery AND Cunningham's Battalion, Confederate Artillery AND Cutshaw's Battalion, Confederate Artillery AND Capt. Davis' Co., Confederate Light Artillery AND De Gournay's Battalion, Heavy Artillery
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September 5, 1836 - Carter Moore Braxton is born in Norfolk.
May 8, 1861 - Railroad engineer Carter Moore Braxton becomes a captain in the Fredericksburg Artillery at the outbreak of the Civil War. His company is known as Braxton's Battery.
April 4, 1863 - Confederate artilleryman Carter Moore Braxton is promoted to major, to date from March 2.
March 14, 1864 - Confederate artilleryman Carter Moore Braxton is promoted to lieutenant colonel, to date from February 27.
http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Braxton_Carter_Moore_1836-1898#start_entry
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Carter Moore Braxton
Residence Fredericksburg VA; a 24 year-old Civil Engineer.
Enlisted on 2/21/1861 at Fredericksburg, VA as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 2/21/1861 he was commissioned into "C" Co. VA 38th Battn Heavy Artillery
He was transferred out on 5/28/1862
On 5/28/1862 he transferred into VA Fredericksburg Light Artillery
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* Assigned 5/1/1861 (place not stated) (Served as Ast Chief Engineer of VA Trps)
Promotions:
* 1st Lieut 2/21/1861
* Capt 5/8/1861 (As of Fredericksburg LA)
* Capt 4/1/1862 (Re-elected)
* Major 3/2/1863
* Lt Col 2/27/1864
Other Information:
born 9/5/1836 in Norfolk, VA
died 5/27/1898 in Newport News, VA
(Grandson of a signer of Declaration of Independence.
Married Nannie Clementia Alsop. Civil Engineer for
R.F. & P Railroad.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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