Stuart's Horse Artillery, pulling 1st Stuart's Gun
at the Elks National Home, Bedford, Va. July 24, 2005.
In 1995 the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Co. C made a decision to portray flying
artillery in addition to cavalry. To our knowledge, only a few units in
the world reenact flying, or horse artillery! “Flying Artillery”
units were attached to and traveled along with the cavalry and became
a 19th century
quick strike force.
One
of the most famous persons connected with horse artillery, North or South,
was Confederate Major John Pelham. Major Pelham commanded as many as thirty
pieces of “Flying Artillery,” which were organized into various
batteries of four to six cannons per battery. The overall command was
commonly known as “Stuart’s Horse Artillery.” Named
for Major General James Ewell Brown (Jeb) Stuart, cavalry commander, Army
of Northern Virginia.
The 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Co. C (a unit originally under the command of
General Stuart) portrays one piece of field artillery and is named the
catchall title “Stuart’s Horse Artillery.”
To learn more about Stuart's Horse Artillery, click here.
Stuart's Horse Artillery Flag
Jefferson County Museum