James City (Virginia) Artillery

Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Virginia

1861
September Organized by converting to artillery Company H, 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, under the command of Captain Alex H. Hankins.
October-April Assigned to the Artillery Battalion, Department of the Peninsula.
1862
April-May
Siege of Yorktown

Assigned to the Forces at Williamsburg, Magruder’s Command, Department of Northern Virginia.
June Assigned to Toombs’s Brigade, Magruder’s Division, Department of Northern Virginia.
June 25-July 1
Seven Days Battles

The battery was equipped with two 32 pounder smoothbores.
June-July Assigned to Lee’s Artillery Battalion, Magruder’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia.
July-October Assigned to Brown’s Regiment, Reserve Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia.
October-February Assigned to Artillery, French’s Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia.
1863
February-April Assigned to Moseley’s Artillery Battalion, French’s Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia.
April-July Assigned to Moseley’s Battalion, Artillery, Department of North Carolina.
July-September Assigned to Moseley’s Battalion, Ransom’s Division, Department of Richmond.
September-May Assigned to Chaffin’s Bluff, Department of Richmond.
1864
May-February Assigned to Chaffin’s Bluff, Artillery Defenses, Department of Richmond.
June-April
Siege of Petersburg

The battery was commanded by Lieutenant Lemuel T. Davis.
September 29-30
Fort Harrison, Chaffin’s Farm and Fort Gilmer
1865
February-March Assigned to Chaffin’s Bluff, Crutchfield’s Artillery Brigade, Department of Richmond.
March-April Assigned to Chaffin’s Bluff, Crutchfield’s Artillery Brigade, G.W.C. Lee’s Division, Department of Richmond.
April Assigned to Crutchfield’s Artillery Brigade, G.W.C. Lee’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia.
April 6
Battle of Sayler’s Creek
April 9
Appomattox Court House

Two men surrendered.