Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Maryland
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“Chesapeake Battery”
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1862
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| April | Organized on the Northern Neck and in Richmond under the command of Captain William Dawson Brown. |
| September 14-15 |
Siege of Harpers FerryThe battery may have fired the shot that mortally wounded Federal General Miles. |
| September 17 |
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)The battery was commanded by Captain William D. Brown and was equipped with two 10-ponder Parrott Rifles and one 3″ Ordnance Rifle. It remained at Harpers Ferry through the 17th amd did not reach Antietam until the 18th. |
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1863
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| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgCaptain Brown was mortally wounded on July 2. |
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1864
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1865
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| April 9 |
Appomattox Court House12 men from the battery surrendered with Lee’s army. |