Quaama
Sergeant
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2020
- Location
- Port Macquarie, Australia
While playing a recent wargame (Chickamauga) I came across a 2-gun battery designated as 'Chicago Board of Trade' 1st Brigade (Minty). I'd never heard of it before so I looked around and found some more information here where I found a brief history on the battery which said, in relation to Chickamauga:
"The battery was split during the battle of Chickamauga. The second section of the battery, under Lieutenant Griffin, fought with Minty’s brigade on the Union left during the battle. The first and third sections fought under the battery commander on the Union right. The entire battery withdrew on September 22nd through Chattanooga to Washington, Tennessee, claiming to be the last battery to retire from the field (Sketch, pg 45)."
I had not heard of private organisations sponsoring batteries before so I'm wondering if anyone knows of other instances where a battery was named after a private organisation.
"The battery was split during the battle of Chickamauga. The second section of the battery, under Lieutenant Griffin, fought with Minty’s brigade on the Union left during the battle. The first and third sections fought under the battery commander on the Union right. The entire battery withdrew on September 22nd through Chattanooga to Washington, Tennessee, claiming to be the last battery to retire from the field (Sketch, pg 45)."
I had not heard of private organisations sponsoring batteries before so I'm wondering if anyone knows of other instances where a battery was named after a private organisation.