(Alleghany) Virginia Artillery Battery
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- Also referred to as the:
- Alleghany Roughs
- ~November 1861 - Organized by the conversion of the 27th Virginia Infantry / Company A to Artillery service
- April 22, 1862 - Reorganized
- April-May 1862 - Armed with four 3" Rifles
- May-June 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
- June 25-July 1, 1862 - Seven Days Battles
- June 30, 1862 - White Oak Swamp
- July 1, 1862 - Malvern Hill
- August 9, 1862 - Cedar Mountain
- August 21, 1862 - Cunningham's Ford
- August 28-30, 1862 - 2nd Bull Run
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
- Armed with two 3" Rifles and two 12-lb. Napoleons
- October 17, 1862 - Near Kearneysville, Maryland
- December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg
- May 1-4, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- June 14-15, 1862 - 2nd Winchester
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Armed with two 3" Rifles and two 12-lb. Napoleons
- 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 - The Lynchburg Campaign
- July 9, 1864 - Monocacy
- September 19, 1864 - 3rd Winchester
- September 22, 1864 - Fisher's Hill
- October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek
- December 28, 1864 - Armed with two 12-lb. Napoleons
- March 2, 1865 - Waynesborough
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- November 1861-January 1862 - Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Artillery
- March-May 1862 - Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Stonewall Brigade
- May-June 1862 - Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Jackson's Division / Artillery Battalion
- June-July 1862 - Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Jackson's Division / Stonewall Brigade
- August 1862-July 1863 - Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Jackson's/Johnson's Division / Artillery Battalion
- July 1863-June 1864 - Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Artillery / Andrews'/Braxton's Battalion
- June 1864-March 1865 - Department of Northern Virginia / Valley District / Artillery / Braxton's Battalion
- March-April 1865 - Army of Northern Virginia / 2nd Corps / Artillery / Braxton's Battalion
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Joseph Carpenter (Captain)
- John C. Carpenter (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Fonerden, Clarence Albert, Brief History of the Military Career of Carpenter's Battery
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 15-17, 171)