Virginia Civil War Confederate Artillery Units

Regiments

• 1st Regiment, Richmond Howitzers, Virginia Artillery

  Enlisted on April 21, 1861.

  Reorganized in May 1862.

  Captured as part of Walker's column on April 8, 1865.

• 1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery

  Organized in September, 1861

  On September 2, 1864, the unit was reduced to a battalion and its designation changed to the 1st Battalion Virginia Artillery

• 2nd Regiment, Virginia Artillery

  Organized in February, 1862

• 3rd Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Local Defense)

  organized on March 5, 1862\*4th Heavy Artillery Regiment

  Formed in May 1862, to serve either as artillery or infantry. On May 23, it was assigned to duty as infantry and took part in the fight at Seven Pines. Later the unit served as heavy artillery and during March 1864, became the 34th Regiment Virginia Infantry. The field officers were Colonel John T. Goode, Lieutenant Colonel Randolph Harrison, and Majors John R. Bagby and J. Wickham Leigh.

• 5th Regiment, Virginia Artillery

Battalions

• 1st Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Hardaway's)(Moseley's)
• 10th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery

  AKA Allen's Battalion

  Organized April 14, 1862

  Surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865

  Company D

  Brandon Light Artillery completed its organization in May 1861 and became Company E of the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery. It was detached in December and assigned to J. R. C. Lewis' Battalion, a temporary field command. Later the unit became Company D, 10th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery and was then known as the Jamestown Heavy Artillery.

  Its commander was Captain William Allen.

• 12th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery

  organized with four companies during May, 1862

  Company A (1st)--Brooke's Battery

  also called Warrenton Light Artillery] was organized in April 1862. The company was assigned to the 12th Battalion Virginia Artillery, then in August became an independent command. It was assigned to J. I Brown's and W. T. Poague's Battalion of Artillery, and served with the Army of Northern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Cold Harbor, aided in the defense of Petersburg, then took part in the Appomattox Campaign. This unit lost nine percent of the 58 engaged at Gettysburg, and reported 2 officers and 10 men present for duty in September 1864. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 3 officers and 37 men. Captains James V. Brooke and Addison W. Utterback were in command.

  Company A (2nd)--Sturdivant's Battery

  Company B--Martin's Battery

  Company C----Eubank's--Taylor's Battery

  men from Alburtis'--Wise Battery made up this company.

  Company D--Harrington Light Artillery (assigned to the 13th North Carolina Artillery Battalion in November, 1863)

  Major Francis J. Boggs was in command

• 13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery
• 16th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery
• 18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery

  organized in June 1862, with men from Norfolk and Alexandria, and Southampton, Isle of Wight, and York counties

  In April 1865, the unit was assigned to Barton's Brigade as infantry

  It surrendered ar Appomattox with 2 officers and 23 men

• 18th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery
• 19th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Atkinson's)
• 20th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery

  organized and accepted into Confederate service at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, in June, 1862

  contained four companies and a fifth was added in September

  Converted to infantry in 1865, it participated in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 11 men

• 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's)

Companies

• Pelham's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
• Moorman-Shoemaker's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery

  AKA - Lynchburg Beauregards Rifles

• Petersburg Artillery

  AKA - E. Graham's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery

Batteries

• 1st Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery

  An attempt was made to organize this regiment during early 1861, but it was evidently not completed, and not recognized by the A&IGO. It appears to have been disbanded prior to April 26, 1862. Co C was disbanded in the fall of 1861, and the men assigned to Captain Pelham's Co. Va. Arty. Only 2 companies are identified as having been mustered as of this regiment.

  Co. B Wise Artillery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County (now West Va.) formerly Ephriam G. Alburtis's Battery Va. Light Artillery; organized November 19, 1859; enlisted April 19, 1861 for one year; reorganized April 26, 1862 as Capt. James S. Brown's Battery Va. Light Arty. Captains: Ephriam G. Alburtis (resigned January 25, 1862) James S. Brown (elected February 1, 1862).

  Roster

  Co C Newtown Artillery, Culpeper County; formerly Capt. George A. Groves' Battery Va. Light Arty; formerly Capt. Robert F. Beckham's Battery; enlisted April 19, 1861 for one year; disbanded in the fall of 1862 and the men assigned to Capt. John Pelham's Co., Stuart Horse Arty. Captains: George A. Groves, Robert Franklin Beckham.

  Roster

  AKA - Pendleton's Artillery

• 2nd Richmond Battery, Virginia
• Albemarle Artillery

  AKA - C.F. Johnston's Company, Virginia Artillery or Everett Artillery

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• Alleghany Light Artillery

  AKA - Alleghany Roughs or Carpenter's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

  organized at Covington, Virginia, in April 1861, with 83 officers and men

• Amherst Light Artillery

  AKA - Kirkpatrick's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

  formed in August 1861, with men from Amherst County

• Barr's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

  The Lousiana Tigers

• Bedford Light Artillery

  AKA - J.D. Smith's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Botetourt Artillery

  AKA - Douthat's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Botetourt Artillery

  AKA - Bowyer's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery

• Branch Field Artillery

  AKA - Pegram's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Bryan Artillery

  AKA - Bryan's Company, Virginia Artillery or Monroe Artillery

  Roster

• Campbell Battery

  AKA - Patterson's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery

• Caroline Light Artillery

  AKA - Thornton's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Charlottesville Artillery

  AKA - Carrington's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Crenshaw Battery

  AKA - Ellett's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Danville Artillery

  AKA - Price's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Dixie Artillery

  AKA - W.H. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or Booton's Artillery

• Fluvanna Artillery

  AKA - Huckstep's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Fluvanna Artillery

  AKA - Snead's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

  Organized by the consolidation of the Fluvanna Artillery No. 1 and No. 2 batteries on October 4, 1862.

• Fredricksburg Artillery

  AKA - Pollock's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Fredericksburg Artillery - 2nd organization

  AKA - Curtis' Company, Virginia Artillery

• Giles Light Artillery

  AKA - French's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or McComas Battery

• Halifax Heavy Artillery

  AKA - Wright's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery

• Halifax Light Artillery

  AKA - Young's Company, Virginia Artillery

• Hanover Artillery

  AKA - Nelson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Henrico Artillery

  AKA - Courtney Artillery, Virginia

• Jackson Artillery

  AKA - Cutshaw's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• James City Artillery

  AKA - Richardson's Company, Virginia Artillery

• Johnston Artillery

  AKA - Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery

• Letcher Artillery

  AKA - Brander's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Long Island Light Artillery

  AKA - Wimbish's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Loudoun Artillery

  AKA - Rogers' Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Lunenberg Heavy Artillery

  AKA - Allen's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery

• Magruder LIght Artillery

  AKA - Page's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Manchester Light Artillery

  AKA - Weisiger's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Marion Artillery

  AKA - Richmond Local Guards Wilkinson's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Company A)

• Matthews' Artillery

  AKA - Armistead's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Middlesex Artillery

  AKA - Fleet's Company, Virginia Artillery

• Monroe "Dixie" Artillery

  AKA - G.B. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Monroe Artillery
• Nelson Light Artillery

  AKA - Rives' Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• New Market Artillery

  AKA - Rice's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or 8th Star Artillery

• Norfolk Light Artillery Blues

  AKA - Grandy's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Nottoway Light Artillery

  AKA - Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Orange Artillery

  AKA - Fry's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Pamunkey Artillery

  AKA - A.J. Jones' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery

• Pittsylvania Artillery

  AKA - Motley's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Portsmouth Light Artillery

  AKA - Thompson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Powhatan Artillery

  AKA - Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery

• Purcell Artillery

  AKA - Cayce's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Richmond Howitzers

  1st Company

  R.M. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

  2nd Company

  L.F. Jones' Company, Virginia Artillery

  3rd Company

  B.H. Smith's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

  4th Company

  Binford's Company, Virginia Volunteers

• Rockbridge Artillery

  AKA - A. Graham's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Salem Flying Artillery

  AKA - Griffin's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Saltville Artillery

  AKA - King's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Southside Artillery

  AKA - Drewry's Company, Virginia Artillery

• Staunton Artillery

  AKA - Garber's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Staunton Hill Artillery

  AKA - Paris' Company, Virginia Artillery

• Surry Light Artillery

  AKA - Hankins' Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• Turner Artillery

  AKA - Leake's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

• United Artillery

  AKA - Kevill's Company, Virginia Artillery

• Wise Artillery

  formed in 1859 and entered Confederate service during April 1861

  In October 1862, it was broken up. The men were assigned to S. D. Lee's Battalion of Artillery, and many joined Eubank's-Taylor's Battery

  AKA - J.S. Brown's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

Misc

• Stonewall Artillery, Virginia
• Virginia Artillery
• Coffin's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
• Coleman's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
• Forrest's Company, Virginia Artillery (Chesapeake Artillery)
• Johnston's Battery, Virginia Artillery
• Kyle's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
• Lanier's Company, Virginia Artillery (Local Defense and Special Service)
• Read's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
• Artillery Detachment, Virginia Military Institute
• Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery
• Ancell's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Clutter's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Cooper's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Donald's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• E.J. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Goochland Light Artillery, Virginia
• Jackson's Battalion, Light Artillery, Virginia State Line

  Jackson Light Artillery was organized at Winchester, Virginia, during March, 1862. It was active in Jackson's Valley Campaign, then served with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Sharpsburg. In September the unit was mustered out of service and the men joined in the Alleghany Light Artillery. Its commander was Captain Wilford E. Cutshaw.

• J.R. Johnson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Lamkin's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Lowry's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Centreville Rifles)
• Lumkin's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Montgomery's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Moore's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Otey's Company, Virginia Light Artillery, Local Defense
• Virginia Light Artillery, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
• Parker's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Penick's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Sturdivant's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Taylor's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Turner's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Utterback's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Waters' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• W.P. Carter's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
• Woolfolk's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Ashland Light Artillery)
• Virginia Horse Artillery
• Shank's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
• McClanahan's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
• Jackson's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery (2nd Organization 1863-65)
• J.W. Carter's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
• G.W. Brown's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
• Lurty's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery