The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Senior First Lieutenant H M Ross, Sumter Flying Artillery

Senior First Lieutenant H M Ross, Sumter Flying Artillery

Sumter Flying Artillery

Mustered in Confederate service for the war 15 July, 1861. Ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861. Did not participate in the first battle of Manassas

CAPTAIN A S CUTTS
Captain A S Cutts, Sumter Flying Artillery, was appointed major, 11th Georgia Battalion Artillery, on 23 May, 1862.

Section: Senior FIRST LT. H M Ross

Captured pieces of 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, and 2nd Rhode Island Artillery

Section: Junior First LT. G F Smith

Captured pieces of 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, and 2nd Rhode Island Artillery

Section: Junior Second LT. S Heyes

Captured pieces of 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, and 2nd Rhode Island Artillery

Sources

"Capt. A. S. Cutts passed through this city on the 6th inst., on thier way to Richmond, with their necessary camp equipage."

Georgia Journal & Messenger (Macon, Bibb County, Georgia), 10 July, 1861 - Sumter Flying Artillery

"The Sumter Flying Artillery, numbering 160 men, passed through Macon Saturday night, 8th inst., en route for Virginia."

Journal of Commerce, Jr. (New York City, New York County, New York), 27 July, 1861 - Southern news by mail

Books/ Manuscripts

"That same day, it was ordered to report to Manassas, Virginia, even though the battery had been issued no guns. They arrived at Manassas on July 22, after the great battle of the day before."

"Likewise, it was reported in the Augusta Daily Chronicle and Sentinel of August 7, 1861, that the battery was in camp beyond Manassas (and)… will have charge hereafter of a portion of Sherman's (captured) battery."

"Thus, it would appear that the guns issued to Capt. Cutts were a combination of pieces captured from both of those Union batteries."

The Sumter Flying Artillery: A Civil War history of the Eleventh Battalion Georgia Light Artillery, by James L Speicher

Notes

The Sumter Flying Artillery was accepted in Confederate service for the war at Price's Warehouse, Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, on 6 July, 1861.

Americus to Richmond, 6-10 July, 1861

The Sumter Flying Artillery (151/184) was ordered to proceed by the Southwestern Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 6 July, 1861, and arrived at Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, in the evening the same day. The company arrived by the Augusta & Savannah Railroad at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, at 7 AM on 7 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the South Carolina Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening the same day. The Sumter Flying Artillery arrived by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861.

Note: The Sumter Flying Artillery (153/158) was stationed on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 10 and 24 July, 1861, and (159) was stationed at the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 15 and 23 July, 1861.

Mustered for the war, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 15 July, 1861: The Sumter Flying Artillery was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Second Lieutenant W R Bullock, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 15 July, 1861.

Note: W R Bullock was appointed second lieutenant, infantry, Confederate States Army, at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 25 April, 1861, and was assigned to recruting duty, under the command of Captain J H Taylor, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, on 29 April, 1861. Captain J H Taylor, cavalry, and Second Lieutenant W R Bullock, infantry, Confederate States Army, were ordered to Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on 24 May, 1861, and to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 6 June, 1861. Second Lieutenant W R Bullock, infantry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to special duty, under the command of Captain J H Taylor, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861, and was ordered to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 24 September, 1861.

Richmond to Manassas Junction, 24 July, 1861

The Sumter Flying Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.231, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861.

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 9 August, 1861: The Sumter Flying Artillery was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 August, 1861, and was assigned six field pieces of the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, and the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery captured at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

Camp Cutts, one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 7 September, 1861: The Sumter Flying Artillery was stationed at Camp Cutts, one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 7 September, 1861.

Special Orders No.118, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 11th Georgia Battalion Artillery, Company A, 23 May, 1862: The Sumter Flying Artillery was assigned to the Sumter Artillery, 11th Georgia Battalion Artillery, Company A, under the command of Captain H M Rose, by Special Orders No.118, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 23 May, 1862.

Organisation of Sumter Artillery, 11th Georgia Battalion Artillery, 23 May, 1862: Major A S Cutts; Company A, Sumter Flying Artillery, Captain H M Rose; Company B, Captain J V Price; Company C (1st), Captain C P Crawford; Company D, Captain J Blackshear

Note: The Sumter Artillery, 11th Georgia Battalion Artillery, Companies B and C (1st), were consolidated as the Sumter Artillery, 11th Georgia Battalion Artillery, Company B, under the command of Captain J V Price, by Special Orders No.167, Paragraph X, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 19 July, 1862 (See the 9th Alabama Infantry).

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The Sumter Flying Artillery, under the command of Captain J M Shivers, 4th Georgia Infantry, surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

The Sumter Flying Artillery was assigned to the Reserve Artillery, Potomac, District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Colonel W N Pendleton, Confederate States Army, on 22 October, 1861 (See the 1st Rockbridge Artillery).