Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Virginia
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1862
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| January 7 | Created in Chesterfield County under the command of Captain Augustus Drewry and assigned to the defences of Drewry’s Bluff along the James River. Also known as Company C, 2nd Virginia Artillery Regiment. |
| June 3 | The battery was reorganized for the duration of the war. |
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1863
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| July-May | Assigned to Drewry’s Bluff, Department of Richmond |
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1864
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| May | Assigned to Drewry’s Bluff, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia |
| May 16 |
Battle of Drewry’s Bluff |
| June |
Siege of Petersburg |
| October | Assigned to Drewry’s Bluff, Department of Richmond |
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1865
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| March | Assigned to Smith’s Battalion, Artillery, 4th Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
| April 2-9 | Retreat from Richmond. The battery destroyed its guns and joined Lee’s army as infantry. |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseThe battery surrendered with Lee’s Army. |