Virginia's Moorman-Shoemaker Battery

Brief History

 * organized at Lynchburg, Virginia, in April 1861.
 * The unit was assigned to J. S. Saunders', J. Pelham's, R. F. Beckham's, and J. Breathed's Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia.
 * It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in the Appomattox Campaign.
 * This company sustained 5 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, took 112 effectives to Gettysburg but was not engaged, and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 9, 1865.
 * Captains Marcellus N. Moorman and John J. Shoemaker.
 * AKA - Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregards Rifles

Companies

 * Roster (by surname)

Source Material

 * Shoemaker, John J. Shoemaker's Battery: Stuart Horse Artillery, Pelham's Battalion, Afterwards Commanded by Col. R. P. Chew, Army of Northern Virginia. Memphis, Tenn.: S.C. Toof & Co., 1908?..