(Alexandria) Virginia Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

March 15, 1861 - Organized at Alexandria
April 17, 1861 - Mustered into Virginia State Service for one year
May 8-June 17, 1861 - Armed with four 6-lb. Smoothbores
June 17, 1861 - near Vienna [section]
July 18, 1861 - Blackburn's Ford
July 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
April-May 1862 - Siege of Yorktown
May 5, 1862 - Williamsburg
June 25-July 1, 1862 - Seven Days Battles
- June 26, 1862 - Allen's Farm
- June 29, 1862 - Savage's Station
- July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
April-May 1863 - The Suffolk Campaign
April 13, 1863 - Fort Huger
January 23, 1864 - Assigned as 18th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion / Company E per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #19

DESIGNATIONS

April-June 1861 - Department of Alexandria
June-July 1861 - Army of the Potomac / Bonham's Division
July-October 1861 - Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / Bonham's Brigade
October 1861 - Army of the Potomac / 1st Corps / 3rd Division / Bonham's Brigade
October-November 1861 - 1st Corps / 3rd Division / Bonham's Brigade
November 1861-January 1862 - Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / 1st Corps / Van Dorn's Division / Bonham's Brigade
January-March 1862 - Department of Northern Virginia / Potomac District / 1st Corps / Van Dorn's Division / Bonham's/Kershaw's Brigade
April-July 1862 - Army of Northern Virginia / Magruder's Command / McLaw's Division / Kershaw's Brigade
July 1862 - Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / McLaw's Division / Kershaw's Brigade
July-September 1863 - Department of Richmond / Richmond Defenses / Lightfoot's Light Artillery Battalion
October 1863-February 1864 - Department of Richmond / Chaffin's Farm / Stark's Artillery Battalion

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Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 8, 15)