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1st Company | 1st Company | ||
{{Block indent|Accepted into Confederate service in June 1861. }} | |||
{{Block indent|Its members were recruited in Richmond. }} | |||
{{Block indent|After taking part in the Battle of First Manassas, the unit joined the Army of Northern Virginia and served in H. C. Cabell's Battalion. }} | |||
{{Block indent|It participated in various conflicts from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then was active in the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River and around Appomattox. }} | |||
{{Block indent|This battery contained 90 men at Gettysburg and surrendered with 12 on April 9, 1865. }} | |||
{{Block indent|Captains Edward S. McCarthy, William P. Palmer, and John C. Shields were in command. }} | |||
{{Block indent|R.M. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery }} | |||
{{Block indent|[http://web.archive.org/web/20200114055316/http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/r_m_andersons_co_lite_art/r_m_andersons_co_lite_arty_rost.html Roster] at Ranger95 (archived page)|2}} | |||
2nd Company | 2nd Company | ||
{{Block indent|Organized in May 1861, and for a time served in the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery. }} | |||
{{Block indent|After becoming an independent command, it was assigned to J. T. Brown's, R. A. Hardaway's, and W. E. Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. }} | |||
{{Block indent|The unit served from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, then participated in the siege operations against Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign. }} | |||
{{Block indent|It took 64 effectives to Gettysburg and surrendered with I officer and 45 men. }} | |||
{{Block indent|Commanders were John T. Brown, Henry Hudnall, and David Watson. }} | |||
{{Block indent|L.F. Jones' Company, Virginia Artillery }} | |||
{{Block indent|[http://web.archive.org/web/20200114055236/http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/lf_jones_art_co/lf_jones_arty_co_rost.html Roster] at Ranger95 (archived page)|2}} | |||
3rd Company | 3rd Company | ||
{{Block indent|Formed at the Baptist Seminary, Richmond, Virginia, in June 1861. }} | |||
{{Block indent|It was attached to the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery, then became an independent company. }} | |||
{{Block indent|The battery was assigned to J. T. Brown's and R. A. Hardaway's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. }} | |||
{{Block indent|It served in the Richmond area, saw action from the Maryland Campaign to Cold Harbor, and participated in the siege operations against Richmond and the Appomattox Campaign. }} | |||
{{Block indent|At Gettysburg the unit had 62 men engaged, but many were captured at Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865. }} | |||
{{Block indent|It was included in the surrender of the army. }} | |||
{{Block indent|Captains Edgar F. Moseley, Benjamin H. Smith, Jr., and Robert C. Stanard were in command. }} | |||
{{Block indent|B.H. Smith's Company, Virginia Light Artillery }} | |||
{{Block indent|[http://web.archive.org/web/20200114055101/http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/bh_smiths_arty_co/bh_smiths_arty_co_rost.html Roster] at Ranger95 (archived page)|2}} | |||
4th Company | 4th Company | ||
{{Block indent|Binford's Company, Virginia Volunteers }} | |||
{{Block indent|[http://web.archive.org/web/20200114214159/http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/virginia/artillery/binfords_co_vol/binfords_co_vol_rost.html Roster] at Ranger95 (archived page)<br><br>|2}} | |||
*The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#sort=score+desc&q=%22Richmond+Howitzers%22 719 men] on its roster for the Richmond Howitzers companies. | *The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#sort=score+desc&q=%22Richmond+Howitzers%22 719 men] on its roster for the Richmond Howitzers companies. | ||
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