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Brief History[edit | edit source]
- Formed in July 1861, with men from Mathews County.
- It first served at Yorktown, then assigned to General Wise's command saw action in the Seven Days' Battles.
- Later it was stationed at Chaffin's Bluff.
- The battery was then attached to A. W. Stark's Battalion of Artillery, Department of Richmond, and for some time was on duty at Chaffin's Farm near Petersburg.
- It was active north of the James River and surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia.
- On April 9, 1865, the unit contained 70 men.
- Captain Andrew D. Armistead was its commander.
- AKA - Armistead's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
Companies[edit | edit source]
- The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 207 men on its roster for Armistead's Company, Virginia Light Artillery.