1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery (Confederate)

Brief History

 * Organized in September, 1861
 * On September 2, 1864, the unit was reduced to a battalion and its designation changed to the 1st Battalion Virginia Artillery

Companies
Field and Staff


 * Roster

Company A


 * AKA - Smith's Battery

Company B


 * AKA - James City Light Artillery

Company C


 * AKA - Young's Battery
 * Roster

Company C - 1st


 * Roster

Company C - 2nd


 * Roster

Company C - 3rd


 * Roster

Company D


 * AKA - Richmond Howitzers--3rd Company
 * Roster

Company E


 * AKA - Brandon Light Artillery
 * Roster

Company F


 * AKA - Williamsburg Light Artillery

Company G


 * AKA - Peninsula Light Artillery
 * Roster

Company H


 * AKA - Albemarle Light Artillery
 * Roster

Company I


 * AKA - Richmond Fayette Light Artillery
 * Roster

Company K


 * AKA - Richmond Howitzers--2nd Company
 * Roster

Company L


 * AKA - Pulaski Georgia Light Artillery
 * Roster

Source Materials

 * Regimental history


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in Virginia in the Civil War and United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865.


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Virginia in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Virginia, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (Family History Library book, Ten Volumes.) This gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia.


 * Wallace, Lee A. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1986. (Family History Library book .) This gives brief historical sketches of each regiment and lists officers, company names, and commanders.