Confederate Regiments & BatteriesVirginia


 

1861
June 6 Created in Goochland County for one year’s service under the command of Captain John H. Guy. Temporarily attached to the 45th Virginia Infantry Regiment.
December 14 Equipped with four guns. Assigned to Army of the Kanawha.
1862
January  Assigned to Artillery Battalion, Floyd’s Division, Central Army of Kentucky, Department #2
February Assigned to Artillery Battalion, Floyd’s Division, Fort Donelson, Department #2
February 12-16
Fort Donelson

The battery was surrendered and paroled.

November 10 The battery was exchanged.
November 19 Reorganized under the command of Captain Jonathan Talley.
1863
June-July Assigned to Moseley’s Battalion, Artillery, Department of North Carolina.
July-September Assigned to Moseley’s Artillery 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 served as heavy artillery.

September 29
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 Operated as infantry assigned to Crutchfield’s Artillery Brigade, G.W.C. Lee’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia. 
April 6
Sayler’s Creek
April 9
Appomattox Court House