Battery "C" West Virginia Light Artillery

Service

Battery "C" was organized at Wheeling in western Virginia between January 25, 1862 and March 30, 1862.

Battery "C" was mustered out on June 28, 1865.

Command Structure

OFFICERS Frank Buell Captain (killed at Freeman's Ford, August 22, 1862)

Dennis O'Leary Sr. 1st. Lieut. Wallace Hill Jr. 1st. Lieut. (promoted Captain, Sept. 1, 1862 vice to Buell) John G. Theis Sr. 2nd. Lieut. (promoted Jr. 1st. Lieut. Sept. 1, 1862 vice to Hill) William W. Withrow Jr. 2nd Lieut.(promoted Sr. 2nd. Lieu. Sept.1, 1862 vice to Theis) Henry M. Langley (promoted from orderly sergeant to Jr. 2nd. Lt.,Sept.1,1862,vice Withlow) Wesley Miner (promoted to Jr. 2nd. Lieut., January 1, 1863, vice Withrow, resigned)

STAFF SERGEANTS

F. G. Field Appointed Sr. 2nd. Lieut. 1st. Sergeant Thomas Phelps Q. M.

LINE SERGEANTS

1. Owen O'Neil 2. John B. Hagan discharged March 14, 1863 3. Alexander H. Buckley 4. Leonidas R. Miraben 5. David Dow 6. William Goldsmith 7. Albert U. Moore Appointed, vice to Hagan

CORPORALS

1. Farrel Cusack 2. William F. Minster 3. William H. Ranger 4. John Lehnhard 5. Jeremiah A. Dooley 6. James Wright 7. John Meighan 8. John W. Jacobs Appointed Jr. 2d. Lieut 9. Milton H. Laughlin 10. George W. Stanley 11. John N. Miner 12. Lafayette Franks

BUGLERS

Frank B. Brenan William Jenvey

ARTIFICER

Samuel S. Patterson David Wagoner

CASUALTIES

Braddock, S.J. Killed July 2, 1863 Bramhall, Jos Died March 4, 1863 Eaton, John Wounded Bull Run; died September 4, 1862 Henning, Henry Died September 13, 1862. Holden, Chas. A Died November 10, 1862 Hutchinson, Jos. T Died September 12, 1863 Lacey, Chas Killed July 3, 1863 Perry, JNO Died September 15, 1862 Reynolds, JNO Wounded Cross Keys; discharged Rogers, F. M. Died March 1, 1863 Rogers, M. C. Died March 7, 1863 Steeber, Adam Died July 4, 1863 Strong, Samuel Died August 23, 1863