(Bedford) Virginia Artillery Battery
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- August 1861 - Organized by conversion of the 1st Virginia Infantry / (I) Company C to artillery service per order of General Joseph E. Johnston, commanding the Army of the Potomac
- April 12, 1862 - Re-organized
- August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
- August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
- October 4, 1862 - Disbanded per Army of Northern Virginia / Headquarters / Special Order #209
- Some of the men transferred to the (Richmond) Virginia ("Purcell") Artillery Battery
- Some of the men transferred to the Lynchburg Virginia Artillery Battery
DESIGNATIONS
- January-February 1862 - Department of the Peninsula
- February-March 1862[1] - Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / E.K. Smith's/Ewell's Division / Taylor's Brigade
- July-October 1862 - Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Ewell's Division / Artillery Battalion
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Thomas M. Bowyer (Captain)
- John Richard Johnson (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
- ↑ Originally listed January-February - print error?
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 22-23, 212)