Virginia Civil War Confederate Artillery Units: Difference between revisions

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Regiments[edit | edit source]

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 Artillery Regiment
3rd Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Local Defense)
organized on March 5, 1862
4th Virginia Heavy Artillery Regiment
Formed in May 1862
5th Regiment, Virginia Artillery

Battalions[edit | edit source]

1st Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery
10th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery
Organized April 14, 1862

Surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865
12th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery
organized with four companies during May, 1862
13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery
16th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery
18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery
organized in June 1862

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 June, 1862
38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's)

Companies[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

1st Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery
An attempt was made to organize this regiment during early 1861, but it was evidently not completed.

It appears to have been disbanded prior to April 26, 1862.
2nd Richmond Battery, Virginia
Albemarle Artillery
Alleghany Light Artillery
Amherst Light Artillery
Barr's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
Bedford Artillery
Bedford Light Artillery
Botetourt 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

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Campbell Battery
AKA - Patterson's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
Caroline Light Artillery
Charlottesville Light Artillery
Crenshaw Battery
Danville Artillery
Dixie Light Artillery
Fluvanna Light Artillery
Fredericksburg Light Artillery
Giles Light Artillery
Halifax Heavy Artillery
AKA - Wright's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
Roster
Halifax Light Artillery
AKA - Young's Company, Virginia Artillery
Roster
Hanover Light Artillery
Henrico Artillery
AKA - Courtney Artillery, Virginia
Jackson Light Artillery
James City Artillery
Johnston Artillery
AKA - Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
Roster
Letcher Light Artillery
Long Island Light Artillery
Loudoun Light Artillery
Lunenberg Heavy Artillery
Magruder Light Artillery
Manchester Light Artillery
AKA - Weisiger's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
Roster
Marion Artillery
AKA - Richmond Local Guards Wilkinson's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Company A)
Matthews' Artillery
AKA - Armistead's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
Middlesex Light Artillery
Monroe "Dixie" Artillery
Nelson Light Artillery No. 1
Nelson Light Artillery No. 2
New Market Artillery
AKA - Rice's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or 8th Star Artillery
Norfolk Blues Light Artillery
Nottoway Light Artillery
Orange Light Artillery
Pamunkey Heavy Artillery
Pittsylvania Artillery
AKA - Motley's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

Roster

Portsmouth Light Artillery
Powhatan Light Artillery
Purcell Light Artillery
Richmond Howitzers
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[edit | edit source]

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

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 *:AKA - Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 *::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/epes_co_hvy_arty_rost.html Roster]
-*[[Virginia's_Letcher_Light_Artillery|Letcher Light Artillery]]
+*[[Virginia's Letcher Light Artillery|Letcher Light Artillery]]
-*[[Virginia's_Long_Island_Light_Artillery|Long Island Light Artillery]]
+*[[Virginia's Long Island Light Artillery|Long Island Light Artillery]]
-*[[Virginia's_Loudoun_Light_Artillery|Loudoun Light Artillery]]
+*[[Virginia's Loudoun Light Artillery|Loudoun Light Artillery]]
-*[[Virginia's_Lunenberg_Heavy_Artillery|Lunenberg Heavy Artillery]]
+*[[Virginia's Lunenberg Heavy Artillery|Lunenberg Heavy Artillery]]
-*[[Virginia's_Magruder_Light_Artillery|Magruder Light Artillery]]
+*[[Virginia's Magruder Light Artillery|Magruder Light Artillery]]
 *Manchester Light Artillery
 *:AKA - Weisiger's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
+*::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/weisigers_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster]
 *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
+*[[Virginia's Middlesex Light Artillery|Middlesex Light Artillery]]
-*:AKA - Fleet's Company, Virginia Artillery
+*[[Virginia's Monroe Light Artillery|Monroe "Dixie" Artillery]]&nbsp;
-*Monroe "Dixie" Artillery
+*[[Virginia's Nelson Light Artillery No. 1|Nelson Light Artillery No. 1]]
-*:AKA - G.B. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
+*[[Virginia's Nelson Light Artillery No. 2|Nelson Light Artillery No. 2]]
-*Monroe Artillery
-*Nelson Light Artillery No. 1
-*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
 *:AKA - Rice's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or 8th Star Artillery
-*Norfolk Light Artillery Blues
+*[[Virginia's Norfolk Blues Light Artillery|Norfolk&nbsp;Blues&nbsp;Light Artillery]]
-*:AKA - Grandy's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
+*[[Virginia's Nottoway Light Artillery|Nottoway Light Artillery]]
-*Nottoway Light Artillery
+*[[Virginia's Orange Light Artillery|Orange Light Artillery]]
-*:AKA - Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
+*[[Virginia's Pamunkey Heavy Artillery|Pamunkey Heavy Artillery]]&nbsp;
-*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
+::[http://ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/rosters/motleys_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster]
-*Powhatan Artillery
-*:AKA - Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery
+*[[Virginia's Portsmouth Light Artillery|Portsmouth Light Artillery]]
-*Purcell Artillery
+*[[Virginia's Powhatan Light Artillery|Powhatan Light&nbsp;Artillery]]
-*:AKA - Cayce's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
+*[[Virginia's Purcell Light Artillery|Purcell Light Artillery]]
-*Richmond Howitzers
+*[[Virginia's_Richmond_Howitzers|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