13th Virginia Light Artillery Battalion / Battery A
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- Also referred to as the:
- (Richmond) Virginia ("Otey") Artillery Battery
- (June 1864) - Cold Harbor[1]
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- December 28, 1864 - Organized by the assignment of the (Richmond) Virginia ("Otey") Artillery Battery
- Armed with four 12-lb. Napoleons
- December 30, 1864 - Also served three Coehorn mortars
- March-April 1865 - Appomattox Campaign
- Served as Infantry during the Appomattox Campaign
- April 8, 1865 - Captured as part of Walker's artillery column
- April 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
- Part of battery surrendered
DESIGNATIONS
- October 1863-February 1864 - Department of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee / Ransom's Division / King's Artillery Battalion
- February-April 1864 - Department of East Tennessee / Artillery / King's Battalion
- May-June 1864 - Army of Northern Virginia / Breckinridge's Division / Artillery / Gibbes' Battalion
- June-October 1864 - Army of Northern Virginia / 1st Corps / Artillery / Gibbes'/Owen's Battalion
- October 1864-April 1865 - Army of Northern Virginia / 3rd Corps / Artillery / Walker's/Owen's Battalion
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: David Norvell Walker (Captain)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Notes
- ↑ Unit not formed yet?
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 6-7)
