Danville (VA) Ringgold Artillery

Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Virginia

1862
February 14 Organized for three years service under the command of Captain Timothy H. Stamps.
May Assigned to the Artillery Battalion, Department of Southwestern Virginia.
September
Kanawha Campaign
September 10
Fayetteville
September 13
Charleston
November Assigned to the Artillery Battalion, Department of Western Virginia.
1863
April Assigned to Wharton’s Brigade, Department of Western Virginia.
May Assigned to the Artillery Battalion, Department of Western Virginia.
October Assigned to the Artillery Battalion, Ransom’s Division, Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee.
December Redesignated Company B, 13th Virginia Light Artillery Battalion but still referred to by its original designation as the three batteries of the battalion often did not operate together. Assigned to King’s Artillery Battalion, Ransom’s Division, Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee under the command of Captain Crispin Dickinson..
1864
February Assigned to King’s Battalion, Artillery, Department of East Tennessee.
May 9
Cloyd’s Mountain

The battery was equipped with three 12-pounder Napoleons and one 3″ Rifle.
May 10
New River Bridge
May Assigned to King’s Artillery Battalion, Breckinridge’s Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia.
May 15 Moved to Richmond area and assigned to Artillery, Breckinridge’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia.
June 1-3
Battle of Cold Harbor
June Assigned to Gibbes’ Artillery Battalion, Artillery, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
June 15
Siege of Petersburg
July 30
Battle of the Crater

The battery provided men for a temporary mortar battery commanded by Lientenant John B. Langhorne.
October Assigned to Gibbes’ Artillery Battalion, Artillery, 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
December 28 Equipped with four 12-pounder Napoleons.
1865
February Converted to heavy artillery and assigned to King’s’ Artillery Battalion, Artillery, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
April
Appomattox Campaign

The battery abandoned their heavy artillery and fought as infantry for the rest of the war.
April 9
Appomattox Court House