2nd Regiment, Virginia Artillery - Confederate

Breif History

• Organized in February, 1862

  Formed ten, twelve-month companies

  Commander: Colonel Rober Tanaill

Companies

Co. A

Enlisted January 14, 1862, for one year

Reorganized May 23, 1862, subsequently becoming Company A of the 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry

Captains: Lawson M. Burfoot, Thomas E. Burfoot.

Co. B

"The Charlotte Chesterfield Artillery." - recruited from those counties

Enlisted on December 31,1861 for one year

Reorganized May 19, 1862, into Company B of the 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry.

Captain Armistead W. Baily.

Co. C

"The Southside Artillery." or "Chesterfield Artillery," from Chesterfield County

Organized January 7, 1862.

Enlisted for the war's duration on June 3, 1862, and became Captain John W Drewry's Company of Virginia Artillery.

Captains: Augustus H. Drewry, James B. Jones, John W. Drewry.

Co. D

Enlisted on January 20, 1862 for one year

Reorganized May 24, 1862 as Company D of the 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry.

Captains: James T. Alexander, William G. Jackson.

Co. E

Enlisted January 20, 1862 for one year under Captain Samuel F. MeGehee

Reorganized May 23, 1862 to become Company E 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry.

C0. F

"The Lynchburg Rebel Artillery" lynchburg County

Enlisted January 25, 1862 for one year under Captain Samuel W. Hawthorne

Reorganized June 5, 1862 to become Captain Corelius Tacitus Allen's Company F of the Virginia Artillery.

Co. G

Enlisted January 23, 1862, for one year under Captain James C. Johnson

Reorganized May 31,1862 as Company G 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry.

(Remarks on the rolls of the 9th Virginia Militia's Company A form February 28, 1862 show the names of twenty two men "transferred to Captain Johnson's Company on February 5, 1862.")

(Remark on the rolls of the 87th Virginia Militia's Company D show the names of twenty one men "transferred by order of General Magruder to Johnson's Voiunteer Company on February 5, 1862.)

Co. H

Enlisted February 4, 1862, for one year under Captain William W. Crosby

Reorganized May 19, 1862 as Company H Virginia Battalion

Captain: William S. Crosby, John S. Bowles.

Co. I

Enlisted February 4, 1862, under Captain F.H.Farrar

Evidently broken up during that May, by implementation of the "Conscription Act

Members then reenlisting in other Companies: forty two man ended up in Company G of the 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry.

Co. K

Enlisted February 7, 1862, for one year under Captain James C. Hane.

Disbanded in May of 1862 due to the Conscription Act and assigned to Company A of the 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry.

The regiment was broken up about May 23, 1862, by operation of the Conscription Act. Companies A, B, D, E, G and H were reorganized and formed the 22nd Bn. Va. Inf. Companies C and F were reorganized and became independent artillery companies. Companies I and K were disbanded and the re-enlisted men were assigned to other companies, principally to Co G and A of the battalion of the infantry.