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Winston, Charles. Detailed on government works.

Woodson, B. H. A faithful, good soldier, but slow; served dili- gently to the end of the war.

Wheeler, V. Died in hospital at Greenbrier river, September, 1861.

Womack, John W. Detailed as teamster in quartermaster's de- partment, Second Brigade, Early' s Division, and served to the end of the war.

Wiley, T. W. Served to end of war.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

OF THE

ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY, C. S. ARMY,

BY A

Member of the Famous Battery.

Many of the survivors of the Rockbridge Artillery met several years ago in Lexington, Va., and appointed a committee to gather materials for a brief history of that battery. One of the members has set down such facts as he could recall, and such as were fur- nished him by others, and presents them in the following paper. He has also examined such of the original pay-rolls of the company as have been preserved and are stored in the War Department in Washington, and has used these so far as he could. Many of these old rolls are illegible, and some are entirely missing. The writer was not serving with the battery after about the i2th of May, 1862, but was frequently near it afterwards, and ever deeply interested in its movements. Whilst he cannot give as many details in regard to its men and their marches and battles after his connection with it ceased, he hopes to be able to add a brief sketch of it, based on such material as he can get from members who continued with it till the surrender at Appomattox.

Members of the company are requested to supply any omissions, and to correct any errors which they may discern in the following pages, and to notify Sergeant David E. Moore, of Lexington, Va., who is chairman of the committee above referred to.

C. D. F.

Charlottesville, Va., December,