(Amherst/Nelson) Virginia Light Artillery Battery
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- September 3, 1861 - Organized for one year in Amherst and Nelson counties for one year
- May 7, 1862 - Reorganized
- October 1863 - Unarmed during the early part of October 1863
- October 1863 - Bristoe Campaign
- November-December 1863 - Mine Run Campaign
- May 5-6, 1864 - The Wilderness
- May 8-21, 1864 - Spotsylvania Court House
- May 23-26, 1864 - North Anna River
- June 1-3, 1864 - Cold Harbor
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- December 28, 1864 - Armed with 26 mortars
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- January 1862 - Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / Longstreet's Division / Cocke's [old] Brigade
- April-July 1862 - Department of South Carolina and Georgia / 2nd Military District of South Carolina
- December 1862-September 1863 - Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida / 3rd Military District of South Carolina
- October 1863 - Army of Northern Virginia / Reserve Artillery / Henry's/Haskell's Battalion
- October-November 1863 - Army of Northern Virginia / Reserve Artillery / Cabell's Battalion
- December 1863-April 1864 - Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Artillery / Haskell's Battalion
- April 1864-April 1865 - Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Artillery / Haskell's Battalion
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Woodville Latham (Captain)
- James Nelson Lamkin (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 18-19)