Battalion Washington Artillery
Civil War Roster of known images
Generals
(associated with the WA)
G. T. Beauregard
An unpublished image
The Washington Artillery earned the praise
of General G. T. Beauregard from the first battle at Manassas and throughout the
war.
So much so, that he donated his presentation
battle flag to the unit after the war.
James Longstreet
signed cdv from WA cdv album
The Battalion Washington Artillery was often
referred to as "Longstreet's Battery."
Henry Watkins Allen
Although a colonel of the 4th Louisiana
Infantry at the battle of Shiloh where he fought with the 5th Company of the
Washington Artillery, Allen would later become brigadier general and eventually
governor of Louisiana. This post war image shows Allen using a cane. While
leading his troops at the battle of Baton Rouge, Allen rode within 50 feet of
the enemy's cannon and received a round of canister, crippling his legs so badly
that he used crutches for the rest of his life.
Randall Lee Gibson
Randall Lee Gibson fought closely with the
Washington Artillery at Shiloh as colonel of the 13th Louisiana Infantry and was
commissioned brigadier general in time to command the 5th Company at the battles
of Murfreesboro, Jackson and Chickamauga.
Washington Artillery Staff
Army of Northern Virginia
James Burdge Walton
Major 1861
promoted to Colonel; made Chief of
Artillery, Army of the Potomac, November 1861;
Chief of Artillery Longstreet's Corps;
appointed Inspector General of Artillery;
recommended twice for promotion to
Brigadier General by Beauregard & Longstreet; resigned July 1864.
signed carte de visite
image taken while Walton
was recruiting in
Mobile in February 1863
William Miller Owen
Adjutant, First Lieutenant 1861
promoted Major of Artillery August
1863; assigned Chief of Artillery Preston's Division, Army of Tennessee;
reassigned to Washington Artillery April
1864;
wounded at Petersburg August 1864; promoted
to Lieutenant Colonel 1865.
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as seen in a post war painting attributed to
Theodore Sidney Moise
as Major (left)
and as Lieutenant Colonel (center & right)
M. B. "Buck" Miller
Captain, Third Company May 1861
promoted to Major of Artillery; assigned to
Virginia Battalion;
reassigned to Washington Artillery January
1864.
Captain Third Company May 1861 then promoted
to Major of Artillery and assigned to a Virginia Battalion
then reassigned to the WA in January 1864
B. F. Eshleman
Captain, Fourth Company May 1861
wounded at Bull Run; promoted to Major of
Artillery 1863;
promoted Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery
April 1864.
Eshleman standing on right
E. S. "Drugs" Drew
Surgeon 1861-1865
present with the command in all its marches
and battles to the close of the war
C. H. Slocomb
Quartermaster 1861
resigned to command Fifth Company of the
Western Army
Army of Potomac
Battalion Washington
Artillery
First Company
Harry M. Isaacson
Captain
resigned August 1861
C. W. Squires
1st Lieutenant
promoted to Captain September 1861
then
Major of Artillery, CSA 1864
J. B. Richardson
1st Lieutenant
promoted to Captain and assigned to Second
Company June 1862
Edson L. Hews
Second Lieutenant
resigned June 17, 1862
Edward Owen
First Sergeant
promoted to First Lieutenant September 1861
and to Captain January 1864
George B. DeRussy
Sergeant, First Company
promoted to Second Lieutenant, Second
Company
F. F. Case
Corporal
returned to the ranks at his own request
October 1861
then promoted again to Corporal April 1863
and Sergeant October 1864
F. H. Fowler
Private
wounded at Sharpsburg September 1862
H. G. Geiger
Second Lieutenant
detailed to Quartermaster Dept.
E. I. Kursheedt
Private
promoted to Corporal October 1861 then
Sergeant Major April 1863;
to Adjutant with rank of Lieutenant 1864
(photo courtesy American Jewish Archives)
J. P. Mamico & Family
Private
discharged January 1862
E. S. Ogden
Private
promoted to Second Lieutenant, First
Louisiana Artillery, April 1864
J. E. Rodd
Private
wounded at Fredericksburg
H. L. Zebal
Private
wounded at Bull Run and Williamsport, Md.
Second Company
Thomas L. Rosser
Captain
promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery;
wounded at Mechanicsville; advanced to General
envelope addressed to Captain T. L. Rosser
while a member of the Washington Artillery
from Headquarters Cavalry Brigade/ Army of
the Potomac
George B. DeRussy
Second Lieutenant
promoted from Sergeant, First Company
wounded at Fredericksburg May 1863
John D. Britton
Second Lieutenant
wounded at Sharpsburg September 1862.
A. G. Knight
First Sergeant 1862
present at surrender at Appomattox
Charles E. Leverich
Sergeant
appointed First Lieutenant, PACS July 1863
Walter J. Hare
Sergeant
wounded at Sharpsburg; present at surrender
Thomas H. Fuqua
Sergeant
transferred from Third Company, July 1861;
promoted to Corporal, November 1862;
present at surrender.
Joseph DeMeza
Quarter Master-Sergeant
present at surrender
A. R. Blakeley
Private
wounded, captured and exchanged at Second
Manassas August 30, 1863
(image on left courtesy Confederate Memorial
Hall)
Thomas E. Williams
Driver
wounded at Gettysburg; present at surrender.
Third Company
Merritt "Buck" Miller
keepsake locket
with photo of Miller
Captain, May 1861
promoted to Major of Artillery February 1864
Andrew Hero, Jr.
Second Sergeant, May 1861
First Sergeant November 1861;Second
Lieutenant May 1862;
First Lieutenant August 1862; Captain February 1864;
wounded Sharpsburg, September 1862 &
Petersburg April 1865.
Louis A. Adam
Second Lieutenant
resigned August 1861for special assignment
Richmond;
re-enlisted as private August 1862
James Dearing
Second Lieutenant
promoted to Captain of Artillery, April 8,
1862;
eventually promoted to General CSA.
Isaac W. Brewer
First Lieutenant
killed at Rappahannock Station
Howard Tully
Private
wounded at Bull Run & Fredericksburg
Thomas H. Fuqua
Private
transferred to Second, July 1861; promoted
to Corporal, November 1862;
present at surrender
Joseph H. Demeza
Private
transferred to Second Company July 1861
James W. Price
Private
Fourth Company
B. F. Eshleman
Captain 1861
wounded at Bull Run; Major of Artillery 1863;
Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery April 1864
Joseph Norcom
First Lieutenant 1861
promoted to Captain 1862;
wounded at Gettysburg.
George E. Apps
Sergeant 1861
promoted to Second Lieutenant 1861 & First
Lieutenant 1862
William J. Behan
First Sergeant 1861
promoted to Second Lieutenant 1863
David W. Pipes
Private
Fifth Company
Army of Tennessee
Original ranks shown as members enlisted March 6, 1862
Irving Hodgson
Captain
resigned June 6, 1862
(courtesy Confederate Memorial Hall)
Culbert H. Slocomb
First Lieutenant
promoted to Captain June 1862; severely
wounded at Shiloh April 7, 1862 and Jonesboro August 31, 1864;
present at surrender
W. C. D. Vaught
First Lieutenant
promoted to Senior First Lieutenant June 13,
1862; present at surrender
Edson L. Hews
Second Lieutenant
resigned June 17, 1862
J. A. Chalaron
Second Lieutenant
promoted to First Lieutenant June 13, 1862
vice Hews resigned;
wounded at Spanish Fort; present at
surrender.
Abe J. Leverich
Third Sergeant
elected Second Lieutenant July 24, 1862;
promoted Senior Second Lieutenant September
19, 1863 by death of Lt. Blair;
severely wounded at Spanish Fort; taken
prisoner at the fall of Mobile;
prisoner at surrender.
John Bartley
Fifth Sergeant
Promoted to Third Sergeant April 11, 1862;
to First Sergeant June 4, 1862;
to Orderly Sergeant November 17, 1862;
present at surrender.
Thomas M. Blair
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Sixth Sergeant
promoted to Fourth Sergeant April 11, 1862;
to Second Sergeant June 1862;
elected Second Lieutenant June 21, 1862;
killed September 19, 1863 at Glass Mills,
first day of Chickamauga.
John H. Smith
Sergeant of Drivers
promoted to Sergeant; wounded at Kennesaw
Ridge June 21, 1864;
present at surrender.
W. R. Barstow
Commissary Sergeant
detailed at surrender
John J. Jamieson
First Corporal
promoted Fifth Sergeant June 4, 1862; to
Fourth Sergeant June 21, 1862;
returned to the ranks at his own request
August 6, 1863; present at surrender.
W. N. Calmes
Third Corporal
discharged at Tupelo July 16, 1862- over
age; on outpost duty 1863
Robert W. Frazer
Fourth Corporal
promoted to Sergeant June 4, 1862; wounded
at Resaca May 14, 1863;
killed at Jonesboro September 1, 1864.
William A. Freret
First Artificer
detached to Tupelo;
promoted to Major of Engineers
Privates
Alexander Allain
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Private
promoted at Kennesaw Ridge June 1864;
present at surrender.
Thomas C. Allen
Private
promoted to Corporal May 7, 1862; to
Sergeant November 1, 1862;
present at surrender.
Felix Arroyo
Private
wounded at Chickamauga September 19, 1863;
present at surrender.
Ben Bridge
Private
present at surrender
Jas. L. Browning
Private
promoted to Corporal June 4, 1862;
to Sergeant August 16, 1863; present at
surrender.
Ben Butts
Private
absent at surrender; detailed October 19,
1863
Henry Chalaron
Private
present at surrender
Jas. Clark
Private
promoted to Corporal 1864; present at
surrender.
C. C. Cotting
Private
present at surrender
E. P. Cottreaux
Private
present at surrender
Joseph Denegre
Private
promoted Sergeant April 7, 1862; promoted
Captain of Ordnance 1863.
Joe H. Duggan
Private
promoted to Sergeant May 7, 1862;
transferred to Fenner's Battery;
promoted to Captain of Ordinance; wounded at
Shiloh.
A. M. Fahnestock
Private
promoted to Corporal April 11, 1862;
returned to the ranks of own accord August 6, 1862;
unfit for field service; detailed at
surrender.
Charles W. Fox
Private
promoted Corporal August 6, 1862;
wounded at
Resaca May 14,1864;
present at surrender.
Robert Gibson
Private
promoted Quartermaster Sergeant July 25,
1862;
present at surrender.
Jas. F. Giffen
Private
promoted to Corporal May 7, 1862; Sergeant
January 21, 1863;
Sergeant Major of Battalion of Artillery
1865;
wounded at Spanish Fort April 1865; captured
at Mobile.
(photo on right taken while recovering from
wound.)
S. B. Herrman, Jr.
Private
Stanford Higgins
Second Corporal
promoted to First Sergeant November 17,
1862;
died at Eagleville June 9, 1863 of fever.
Charles G. Johnsen
Private
elected Second Lieutenant (Junior) October
2, 1863
after Lt. Blair killed in action; present at
surrender.
W. B. Krumbhaar
Private
promoted out of the company to First
Lieutenant of Artillery November 1862;
Captain January 1863 and Major April 9,
1864.
H. H. Lonsdale
Private
discharged May 26, 1862 for disability
H. J. Mather
Private
promoted to Corporal 1864
Guidon of the Company; present at surrender.
Henry M. McNair
Private
David C. Miller
Private
present at surrender
Sam B. Newman, Jr.
Private
present at surrender
John E. Pugh
Private
promoted Assistant Surgeon, CSA 1863
Emile Reichert
Private
killed in action at Chickamauga, Ga.
September 19, 1863.
(courtesy Confederate Memorial Hall)
D. A. Rice
Private
promoted Corporal August 6, 1863; Sergeant
March 1865;
wounded at Kennesaw Ridge June 27, 1864;
present at surrender.
W. W. Sewell
Private
promoted Corporal August 26, 1862;
killed at Dallas May 28, 1864.
Warren Stone, Jr.
Private
promoted to Corporal June 1, 1863;
relieved at his own request October 20,
1862;
absent at surrender; detailed.
J. Winfield Scott
Private
promoted to Corporal 1864;
wounded at Kennesaw Ridge June 22, 1864;
present at surrender.
Andy G. Swain
Private
absent at surrender-on sick furlough
Tim J. White
promoted to Corporal at Spanish Fort;
wounded at Dallas. May 27, 1864
at Golgotha Church, June 15, 1864; present
at surrender
Possible Unidentified Washington Artillerists
(images found in WA cdv albums or images with WA
badges)
If anyone can identify these images. please
contact me.
(email- visionquests@cox.net)
(First Lieutenant)
Identified!!!
1st Lt.
Samuel J. McPherson of 2nd Co.
missing
from the WA record after the Battle of 1st Bull Run
He enlisted with the WA on
May 26, 1861 in New Orleans but resigned his commission on July 14, 1861
to accept a commission as
captain of McPherson's Battery of the Orleans Howitzers of the Louisiana State
Militia.
(Thanks to J. D. Rowan
for the ID)
(pre-war dress uniform)
Identified!
This cdv is believed to be of
Captain W. H. Rogers
Fenner's Louisiana Battery
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W. H. Rogers (seated left) is seen here in an identified albumen
photo taken 5 days after his surrender
(courtesy University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill)
Fenner's Battery badge of W. H. Rogers
Identified!
Robert Leigh Claiborne
Point Coupee Artillery
Robert was the son of Colonel Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne
(1809-1893) of Natchez, Mississippi and Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, where
their plantation "Poydras Hall" was located.
Robert and his brother Louis were members of the artillery unit.
Their father, Ferdinand, was colonel of an early war free-Negro militia unit. He
was a nephew of Louisiana's first American governor, William C. Claiborne.
Famous steamboat captain T. P. Leathers married the daughter of
the colonel.
(Special thanks to Erik McBroom for the ID)
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