Lee's-Humphreys' Light Artillery Battery. .. Also called Lee's Light Artillery and Humphreys' Squad.
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Question 1): When did Humphreys take command of Lee's Light Artillery Battery?
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Question 2): When did R.W. Lee raise Lee's Light Artillery Battery?
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Question 3): Where and when was John T. Humphreys born?
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Info from: http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/WellsBattn.htm
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Lee's-Humphreys' Light Artillery Battery.� � Evidently J.T. Humphreys accepted the command of Lee's Light Artillery about Nov-Dec 1863.
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Roswell Walter Lee (b-1810 CT, 1860 Fann Co TX cen p172) formed Lee's Light Artillery about May 1863 with men primarily from Indian Territory.
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John T. Humphreys (d-California), "... Second Lieutenant; enlisted at Fort Smith, Arkansas, September 14, 1861 First Arkansas Light Artillery (Rivers’ Battery); promoted first lieutenant, April 10, 1862; promoted captain, July 13, 1862; resigned, October 15, 1863 ..." per Bryan R. Howerton's data on:
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http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/1starty.html
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George M. Conrad (b-1842 IN; 1860 Cooke Co TX cen p199) of "Humphreys' Squad" is mentioned, along with "Rutherford's Company," in a Sept 5, 1864 cover letter from the Acting Commissary of Subsistence at Camp Burns in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, that reads: "To meet the increasing demands of this depot for foodstuff, it is absolutely necessary to have men detailed to meet these tasks and I specifically ask that this listing be detailed for that purpose." per Bourland's Regiment records in National Archives microfilms M-323-189 and M-323-190.
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Lee's-Humphreys' Light Artillery Battery is mentioned in 6 of the 581 records of Wells' Battn, specifically in the records of soldiers: Cherry, Marris, Prentt (probably Pruitt), Pride, Reese, and Renner. ..Evidently, some of the men in Humphreys' Squad were "engineers" who repaired equipment.
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Again, when was Lee's Light Artillery Battery formed?
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The above information and questions are posed on: http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/WellsBattn.htm
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Please let me know if you can add to any of the Wells' Battn roster entries.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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