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Goochland Light Artillery
aka Goochland Artillery
aka 1st Lt John Guerrant's Co Va Light Artillery
from Goochland County
formerly Capt Jonathan Talley's Co Va Arty
formerly Capt John Henry Guy's Co Va Arty
Seems to have served as both heavy and light artillery
enlisted 6/6/1861 for 1 year
reorganized 11/19/1862 as light artillery
temporarilly assign in 1861 to 45th Regt Va Inf
Captured at Fort Donelson, Tenn 2/16/1862
declared exchanged 11/10/1862
Captains: John H. Guy [dropped at reorganization]
Jonathan Talley [retired 12/14/1864]
1st Lt John Guerrant

A Guide to Military Organizations, 1861-1865 by Lee A. Wallace, Jr. page 22

NPS-CWS&SS shows:

Goochland Light Artillery, Virginia
Goochland Light Artillery was organized in May, 1861, with men recruited in Goochland County. Serving in western Virginia it fought at Carnifex Ferry, then moved to Tennessee. Here the company was captured at Fort Donelson in February, 1862. When exchanged, it returned to Virginia and was assigned to the Department of Richmond. The battery served as heavy artillery at Chaffin's Bluff until February, 1864, when it was converted to infantry. During March or April the unit was broken up. Captains John H. Guy and Jonathan Talley were in command.

Roster lists 293 names but does not show any MOSS.

NPS shows 130 men named MOSS serving from Virginia.
91. Moss, S.E. 3rd Regt, Va Cav
92. Moss, Samuel J. 14th Regt, Va Inf
93. Moss, Smith 37th Regt, Va Militia
94. Moss, Stephen 40th Regt, Va Inf

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