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===Brief History
=== Brief History ===


*Organized in February 1862.  
*Organized in February 1862.  
*It was attached to the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery but for some time operated as an independent command.  
*It was attached to the [[13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery - Confederate|13th Battalion Virginia Artillery]] but for some time operated as an independent command.  
*The unit served in western Virginia and, assigned to J. F. King's Battalion sustained 5 casualties during the Kanawha Valley Campaign.  
*The unit served in western Virginia and, assigned to J. F. King's Battalion sustained 5 casualties during the Kanawha Valley Campaign.  
*During December it contained 3 officers and 87 men.  
*During December it contained 3 officers and 87 men.  
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*The battery then was attached to W. H. Gibbes' Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia, participated in the defense of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox as infantry.  
*The battery then was attached to W. H. Gibbes' Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia, participated in the defense of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox as infantry.  
*Captains Crispin Dickenson and Timothy H. Stamps.
*Captains Crispin Dickenson and Timothy H. Stamps.
[[Category:Virginia - Military - Civil War, 1861-1865]]
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