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


*Organized during the early summer of 1861.  
*Organized during the early summer of 1861.  
*The unit was stationed at Yorktown, then was on duty in the Richmond area.  
*The unit was stationed at Yorktown, then was on duty in the Richmond area.  
*In October 1862, it was broken up and the officers and men joined other Virginia artillery companies.  
*In October 1862, it was broken up and the officers and men joined other Virginia artillery companies.  
*Captains William B. Ritter and Johnson H. Sands.  
*Captains William B. Ritter and Johnson H. Sands.
*AKA - Sands'-Ritter's Battery
*AKA - Sands'-Ritter's Battery
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Brief History[edit | edit source]

  • Organized during the early summer of 1861.
  • The unit was stationed at Yorktown, then was on duty in the Richmond area.
  • In October 1862, it was broken up and the officers and men joined other Virginia artillery companies.
  • Captains William B. Ritter and Johnson H. Sands.
  • AKA - Sands'-Ritter's Battery