. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . CAPTAIN JOHN DONNELL SMITH This photograph well reflects the bearing of a representative artillery officer in theArmy of Northern Virginia. At the time—May, 1863—he was in Richmond, followingthe battle of Chancellorsville. He was then First-Lieutenant of Jordans Battery,Alexanders Battalion of Artillery, First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. BatteryA of Hugers (formerly Alexanders) battalion of Artillery, Longstreets Corps, Army. f Northern Virginia, of which John D
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . CAPTAIN JOHN DONNELL SMITH This photograph well reflects the bearing of a representative artillery officer in theArmy of Northern Virginia. At the time—May, 1863—he was in Richmond, followingthe battle of Chancellorsville. He was then First-Lieutenant of Jordans Battery,Alexanders Battalion of Artillery, First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. BatteryA of Hugers (formerly Alexanders) battalion of Artillery, Longstreets Corps, Army. f Northern Virginia, of which John Donnell Smith later became captain, was then incamp near Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia. Captain Smith helped to servethe guns at Gettysburg. On June 4, 1863, prior to the Gettysburg campaign, thearmy having been divided into three corps, five battalions with twenty-two batterieswere assigned to the first, five battalions with twenty batteries were assigned to thesecond, and five battalions with twenty batteries to the third. The total numberof (onfederate guns at Gettysburg, including rifles. Napoleons, and
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