Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Virginia
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1861
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| September 3 | Organized in Amherst and Nelson Counties under the command of Captain Woodville Latham. (The battery is also referred to as Nelson Light Artillery Number 1. A different battery known as the Amherst Battery was organized in July of 1861 under Captain Thomas J. Kirkpatrick.) |
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1862
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| November | Assigned to Cocke’s Brigade, Longstreet’s Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia. |
| May 7 | The battery reorganized. |
| April | Assigned to 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina and Georgia. |
| July | Assigned to 2nd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. |
| December | Assigned to 3rd Military District of South Carolina, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. |
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1863
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| October | The battery was moved to Virginia without guns or equipment. It was equipped and assigned to Henry-Haskell’s Battalion, Reserve Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. |
| October |
Bristoe Campaign |
| Late October | Assigned to Cabell’s Battalion, Reserve Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia |
| November-December |
Mine Run Campaign |
| December | Assigned to Haskell’s Battalion, 3rd Corps Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia |
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1864
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| April | Assigned to Haskell’s Battalion, 1st Corps Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The battery mustered 2 officers and 107 men at this time. |
| May 5-6 |
Battle of The Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 23-26 |
North Anna |
| June 1-3 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
| June |
Siege of Petersburg |
| December 28 | The battery was armed with 26 mortars. |
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1864
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| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee’s army.The battery surrendered 1 officer and 12 men. |