c. 1861 Nottoway Artillery Recruiting Broadside

c. 1861 Nottoway Artillery Recruiting Broadside
Confederate broadside "WANTED. TWENTY-FIVE OR THIRTY RECRUITS" 1pp. 6-7/8"x9-3/4", and reads "For the NOTTOWAY ARTILLERY COMPANY, commanded by Capt. Wm. C. Jeffress now stationed at New Fair Grounds, near Richmond. Persons wishing to join will report in person to Orderly Sergeant John A. Robertson, at Rocky Mount, or to Capt. W.T. James. Capt. Jeffress begs leave to refer to Capts. James and Bridges; together with their Lieutenants, also to Hon. Thos S. Bocock." Silked, else very good condition. Nottoway Light Artillery was organized in June, 1861, with men recruited in Nottoway County. The unit served in western Virginia and east Tennessee, then was assigned to A. Leyden's, S.C. Williams', and R.F. Kolb's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Tennessee. It participated in numerous engagements from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then was reported at Macon, Georgia, in September, 1864. It contained 60 effectives in March, 1862, 78 in December, 1863, and 69 in April, 1864. The battery disbanded during the winter of 1864-1865. Captain William C. Jeffres was its commander.