Confederate Regiments & Batteries > Virginia
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1861
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| May 5 | Six companies were orgnanized at Richmond under Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher H. Archer and Major John P. Wilson. |
| Served as heavy artillery along the James River. | |
| Assigned to Armistead’s Brigade | |
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1862
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| May 22 | Lieutenant Colonel Archer and Major Wilson were dropped in the army reorganization and Lieutenant William R. Foster of Company B was elected major. |
| June | Major Foster died. |
| June | Mustered 213 men. |
| June 25 – July 1 | Seven Days Battles |
| September | The battalion disbanded, with many of the men transferred to the 53rd Virginia infantry Regiment. |