Confederate Regiments & Batteries > Virginia
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1861
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| June 1 | Organized in King William County under Captain Thomas Henry Carter (VMI 1849) for one years service . |
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1862
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| January | Attached to Rhodes’ Brigade, Van Dorn’s-D.H. Hill’s Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia |
| March | Assigned to Rhodes’ Brigade, D.H. Hill’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia |
| April- May |
Siege of Yorktown |
| May 31-June 1 |
Seven Pines |
| June | Reorganized under the command of Captain Thomas Henry Carter. Assigned to Rhodes’ Brigade, D.H. Hill’s Division, Jackson’s Command, Army of Northern Virginia |
| June 17 | Men from the disbanded Bayley’s Heavy Artillery Company were transferred in. |
| June 25 – July 1 |
Seven Days battles |
| June 27 |
Gaines’ Mill |
| July | Assigned to Artillery Battalion, D.H. Hill’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia |
| September 17 |
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)Commanded by Captain Thomas H. Carter, the battery was equipped with two 12-pounder howitzers, two 6-pounder guns, and one 10-pounder Parrott Rifle. It spent most of the day on the left of the line supporting D.H. Hill’s Division. The battery lost 1 officer mortally wounded, one enlisted man killed, 3 enlisted men wounded and one missing. |
| October 4 | Assigned to Artillery Battalion, D.H. Hill’s-Rhodes’ Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Men from the disbanded Turner Light Artillery Company were transferred in. |
| December 4 | Port Royal |
| December 12 | Captain Thomas H. Carter was promoted to major and given command of the artillery battalion. Captain William P. Carter took over the battery. |
| December 13 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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1863
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| May 1-4 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| July | Assigned to Carter’s Battalion, Artillery, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. |
| July 1-4 |
Battle of GettysburgThe battery was commanded by Captain William P. Carter. From the War Department marker on the Gettysburg battlefield: Army of Northern Virginia July 1. Soon after arriving here it opened an enfilading fire on the Union forces near the Chambersburg Pike causing some to seek shelter in the railroad cuts. Their guns replied slowly but not without inflicting some losses on the Battery in its exposed position. Later in the day it moved to the foot of the ridge to aid Doles’ Brigade in repelling the Eleventh Corps and rendered effective service. When the fight ended by the withdrawal of the First Corps it pursued the Union forces to the edge of the town. July 2. In position but was not engaged. July 3. The Parrott guns on Seminary Ridge near the railroad cut took part in the cannonade preceding Longstreet’s assault. July 4. After nightfall began the march to Hagerstown. Losses Killed 4 Wounded 7 Ammunition expended 572 rounds. |
| October | Bristoe Campaign |
| November-December | Mine Run Campaign |
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1864
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| May 5-6 |
Battle of The Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 23-26 |
North Anna |
| June 1-3 |
Cold Harbor |
| June | Assigned to Page’s Battalion, Artillery, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia. |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
| November | Assigned to Cutshaw’s Battalion, Artillery, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia. |
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1865
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| March 2 |
Battle of WaynesboroughMuch of the battery was captured. Survivors continued to serve with the survivors of other batteries of Cutshaw’s Battalion. |
| March | Assigned to Cutshaw’s Battalion, Artillery, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. |
| March-April |
Petersburg Siege |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee’s army. One officer and 22 enlisted men surrendered. |