Danville Artillery Historical Ordnance, Officer and NCO Roster, Combat Losses

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Ordnance Used by Danville Artillery, 1861-1865

1861

Three M1841 6-pound smoothbores - bronze

One M1841 12-pound rifle (converted 6-pound smoothbore) - bronze

1862

One 10-pound Parrot rifle - iron

One 3-inch Ordnance rifle - iron

Two M1841 6-pound smoothbores - bronze

1863

Two 10-pound Parrot rifles - iron

One 3-inch Ordnance rifle - iron

One 12-lb. Napoleon smoothbore - bronze

1864

Four 12-lb. Napoleon smoothbores - bronze

1865

Unknown, presumably less than 4 12-lb. Napoleons due to extreme combat losses

Roster of Commissioned and Noncommissioned Officers of the Danville Artillery, 1861-1865

Shumaker, Lindsay Mayo, Captain	Spitzer, David C., Sgt.
Wooding, George Washington, Captain	Stamps, Timothy H., Sgt.
Rice, Robert Sydney, Captain	Urner, Lewis H., Sgt.
Price, Berryman Zirkle, Captain	Austin, William C., Corp.
Adams, John Quincey, Lieutenant	Buck, John T., Corp.
Brown, George C., Lieutenant	Bussell, George W., Corp.
Dickinson, Joseph R., Lieutenant	Dingeldin, Phillip, Corp.
Hunton, Thomas William, Lieutenant	Eaton, Calvin H. P., Corp.
Jones, Joseph H., Lieutenant	Elliott, Thomas A., Corp.
Koontz, George Washington, Lieutenant	Estep, James J., Corp.
Lanier, Adolphus C., Lieutenant	Graves, Andrew J., Corp.
Neff, John Henry, Lieutenant	Harraway, John W., Corp.
Parham, William Henry, Lieutenant	Johnson, John W., Corp.
Carter, Jesse T., Sgt. Maj.	Keesee, Peyton Co., Corp.
Koontz, Milton, Sgt. Maj.	Layne, Paschal Co., Corp.
Gochenour, Jacob, 1st. Sgt.	Long, James L., Corp.
Shirley, Samuel P., QM Sgt.	Miller, William P., Corp.
Anglea, Watson R., Sgt.	Stillwell, George A., Corp.
Bentley, Daniel E., Sgt.	Tatum, James N., Corp.
Gravely, Peyton B., Sgt.	Thomas Archibald W., Corp.
Keesee, George Washington, Sgt.	Phillips, George W., Buglar
Owen, John S., Sgt.	Slayton, R. G., Blacksmith
Rice, Luther M., Sgt.

Statistical Summary of Strengths and Losses

Total Enrolled in the Battery – 262

Killed In Action: 8 (3%)

Wounded In Action: 51 (19.4%)

Died of Disease: 13 (4.9%)

Captured: 20 (7.6%)

Died of Wounds: 7 (2.6%)

Total Casualties: 101 (38.5%)

Total War Dead: 28 (10.6%)

Permanent Desertions: 23 (8.7%)

Discharged, Retired or Resigned: 21 (8%)

Transferred to Other Units: 28 (10.6%)

Detailed or Detached Permanently: 15 (5.7%)

On Sick Report at Least Once: 80 (30.5%)

No Further Records: 15 (5.7%)

All source data compliments of: The Danville, Eigth Star New Market and Dixie Artillery, Written by Robert H. Moore II, Copyright 1989 H.E. Howard, Inc.