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*[[Virginia's Caroline Light Artillery|Caroline Light Artillery]] | *[[Virginia's Caroline Light Artillery|Caroline Light Artillery]] | ||
*[[Virginia's Charlottesville Light Artillery|Charlottesville Light Artillery ]] | *[[Virginia's Charlottesville Light Artillery|Charlottesville Light Artillery ]] | ||
*[[Virginia' | *[[Virginia's Crenshaw Battery|Crenshaw Battery]] | ||
*[[Virginia' | *[[Virginia's Danville Light Artillery|Danville Artillery]] | ||
* | *[[Virginia's Dixie Light Artillery|Dixie Light Artillery]] | ||
*[[Virginia's Fluvanna Light Artillery|Fluvanna Light Artillery]] | |||
* | *[[Virginia's Fredericksburg Light Artillery|Fredericksburg Light Artillery]] | ||
*[[Virginia's Giles Light Artillery|Giles Light Artillery ]] | |||
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*Halifax Heavy Artillery | *Halifax Heavy Artillery | ||
*:AKA - Wright's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery | *:AKA - Wright's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery | ||
*::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/wrights_co_hvy_arty_rost.html Roster] | |||
*Halifax Light Artillery | *Halifax Light Artillery | ||
*:AKA - Young's Company, Virginia Artillery | *:AKA - Young's Company, Virginia Artillery | ||
* | *::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/youngs_battery.html Roster] | ||
* | *[[Virginia's_Hanover_Light_Artillery|Hanover Light Artillery]] | ||
*Henrico Artillery | *Henrico Artillery | ||
*:AKA - Courtney Artillery, Virginia | *:AKA - Courtney Artillery, Virginia | ||
*Jackson | *[[Virginia's_Jackson_Light_Artillery|Jackson Light Artillery]] | ||
*James City Artillery | *James City Artillery | ||
*Johnston Artillery | *Johnston Artillery | ||
*:AKA - Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery | *:AKA - Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery | ||
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*:AKA - G.B. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery | *:AKA - G.B. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery | ||
*Monroe Artillery | *Monroe Artillery | ||
*Nelson Light Artillery | *Nelson Light Artillery No. 1 | ||
*:AKA - Rives' Company, Virginia Light Artillery | *Nelson Light Artillery No. 1 was organized in September 1861 with men recruited in Nelson County. After serving in the Potomac District the unit was transferred to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It fought at Coosawhatchie and was active on James Island and at Charleston. During October 1863, it returned to Virginia unequipped and wintered near Cobham's Depot. Later the company received its equipment and was placed in H. C. Cabell's and J. C. Haskell's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in The Wilderness Campaign, was involved in the Petersburg siege, north and south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. It lost 4 killed and 14 wounded at Coosawhatchie and in April, 1864, it contained 2 officers and 107 men. The company surrendered with 1 officer and 12 men. Captains James N. Lamkin and Woodville Latham were in command. | ||
*::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/lampkins_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster] | |||
*Nelson Light Artillery No. | |||
*:AKA - Rives' Company, Virginia Light Artillery | |||
*:Nelson Light Artillery No. 2 was organized during August 1861, with men from Nelson County. This battery was assigned to A. W. Stark's, J. M. Maury's, and C. E. Lightfoot's Battalion, Department of Richmond. For a time it was stationed at Chaffin's Farm near Petersburg, then was active in the Richmond and Petersburg lines and the Appomattox Campaign. In July 1862, it contained 2 officers and 69 men, but only 2 were present at the surrender. Captain J. Henry Rives was in command. | |||
*::[http://www.footnote.com/browsemore/9372307_All%5Ecivil%20war%20service%20records%5Econfederate%20records/ Footnote] | |||
*New Market Artillery | *New Market Artillery | ||
*:AKA - Rice's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or 8th Star Artillery | *:AKA - Rice's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or 8th Star Artillery | ||