Virginia Civil War Confederate Artillery Units

Regiments

 * 1st Regiment, Richmond Howitzers, Virginia Artillery
 * Enlisted on April 21, 1861.
 * Reorganized in May 1862.
 * Captured as part of Walker's column on April 8, 1865.
 * 1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery
 * 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
 * 2nd Regiment, Virginia Artillery
 * Organized in February, 1862
 * 3rd Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Local Defense)
 * organized on March 5, 1862
 * 4th Virginia Heavy Artillery Regiment
 * Formed in May 1862
 * 5th Regiment, Virginia Artillery

Battalions

 * 1st Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Hardaway's)(Moseley's)
 * 10th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * AKA Allen's Battalion
 * Organized April 14, 1862
 * Surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865
 * Company D
 * Brandon Light Artillery completed its organization in May 1861 and became Company E of the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery. It was detached in December and assigned to J. R. C. Lewis' Battalion, a temporary field command. Later the unit became Company D, 10th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery and was then known as the Jamestown Heavy Artillery.
 * Its commander was Captain William Allen.
 * 12th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery
 * organized with four companies during May, 1862
 * Company A (1st)--Brooke's Battery
 * also called Warrenton Light Artillery] was organized in April 1862. The company was assigned to the 12th Battalion Virginia Artillery, then in August became an independent command. It was assigned to J. I Brown's and W. T. Poague's Battalion of Artillery, and served with the Army of Northern Virginia from Fredericksburg to Cold Harbor, aided in the defense of Petersburg, then took part in the Appomattox Campaign. This unit lost nine percent of the 58 engaged at Gettysburg, and reported 2 officers and 10 men present for duty in September 1864. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 3 officers and 37 men. Captains James V. Brooke and Addison W. Utterback were in command.
 * Company A (2nd)--Sturdivant's Battery
 * Company B--Martin's Battery
 * Company CEubank's--Taylor's Battery
 * men from Alburtis'--Wise Battery made up this company.
 * Company D--Harrington Light Artillery (assigned to the 13th North Carolina Artillery Battalion in November, 1863)
 * Major Francis J. Boggs was in command
 * 13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery
 * 16th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * 18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * organized in June 1862, with men from Norfolk and Alexandria, and Southampton, Isle of Wight, and York counties
 * In April 1865, the unit was assigned to Barton's Brigade as infantry
 * It surrendered ar Appomattox with 2 officers and 23 men
 * 18th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery
 * 19th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Atkinson's)
 * 20th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * organized and accepted into Confederate service at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, in June, 1862
 * contained four companies and a fifth was added in September
 * Converted to infantry in 1865, it participated in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 11 men
 * 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's)

Companies

 * Pelham's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
 * Moorman-Shoemaker's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
 * AKA - Lynchburg Beauregards Rifles
 * Petersburg Artillery
 * AKA - E. Graham's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery

Batteries

 * 1st Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery
 * An attempt was made to organize this regiment during early 1861, but it was evidently not completed, and not recognized by the A&amp;IGO. It appears to have been disbanded prior to April 26, 1862. Co C was disbanded in the fall of 1861, and the men assigned to Captain Pelham's Co. Va. Arty. Only 2 companies are identified as having been mustered as of this regiment.
 * Co. B Wise Artillery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County (now West Va.) formerly Ephriam G. Alburtis's Battery Va. Light Artillery; organized November 19, 1859; enlisted April 19, 1861 for one year; reorganized April 26, 1862 as Capt. James S. Brown's Battery Va. Light Arty. Captains: Ephriam G. Alburtis (resigned January 25, 1862) James S. Brown (elected February 1, 1862).
 * Roster
 * Co C Newtown Artillery, Culpeper County; formerly Capt. George A. Groves' Battery Va. Light Arty; formerly Capt. Robert F. Beckham's Battery; enlisted April 19, 1861 for one year; disbanded in the fall of 1862 and the men assigned to Capt. John Pelham's Co., Stuart Horse Arty. Captains: George A. Groves, Robert Franklin Beckham.
 * Roster
 * AKA - Pendleton's Artillery
 * 2nd Richmond Battery, Virginia
 * Albemarle Artillery
 * AKA - C.F. Johnston's Company, Virginia Artillery or Everett Artillery
 * roster on Footnote
 * Alleghany Light Artillery
 * AKA - Alleghany Roughs or Carpenter's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * organized at Covington, Virginia, in April 1861, with 83 officers and men
 * Amherst Light Artillery
 * AKA - Kirkpatrick's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * formed in August 1861, with men from Amherst County
 * Barr's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * The Lousiana Tigers
 * Bedford Light Artillery
 * AKA - J.D. Smith's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Botetourt Artillery
 * AKA - Douthat's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Botetourt Artillery
 * AKA - Bowyer's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Branch Field Artillery
 * AKA - Pegram's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Bryan Artillery
 * AKA - Bryan's Company, Virginia Artillery or Monroe Artillery
 * Roster
 * Campbell Battery
 * AKA - Patterson's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Caroline Light Artillery
 * AKA - Thornton's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Charlottesville Artillery
 * AKA - Carrington's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Crenshaw Battery
 * AKA - Ellett's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Danville Artillery
 * AKA - Price's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Dixie Artillery
 * AKA - W.H. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or Booton's Artillery
 * Fluvanna Artillery
 * AKA - Huckstep's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Fluvanna Artillery
 * AKA - Snead's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Organized by the consolidation of the Fluvanna Artillery No. 1 and No. 2 batteries on October 4, 1862.
 * Fredricksburg Artillery
 * AKA - Pollock's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Fredericksburg Artillery - 2nd organization
 * AKA - Curtis' Company, Virginia Artillery
 * Giles Light Artillery
 * AKA - French's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or McComas Battery
 * Halifax Heavy Artillery
 * AKA - Wright's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Halifax Light Artillery
 * AKA - Young's Company, Virginia Artillery
 * Hanover Artillery
 * AKA - Nelson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Henrico Artillery
 * AKA - Courtney Artillery, Virginia
 * Jackson Artillery
 * AKA - Cutshaw's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * James City Artillery
 * AKA - Richardson's Company, Virginia Artillery
 * Johnston Artillery
 * AKA - Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Letcher Artillery
 * AKA - Brander's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Long Island Light Artillery
 * AKA - Wimbish's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Loudoun Artillery
 * AKA - Rogers' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Lunenberg Heavy Artillery
 * AKA - Allen's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Magruder LIght Artillery
 * AKA - Page's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Manchester Light Artillery
 * AKA - Weisiger's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Marion Artillery
 * AKA - Richmond Local Guards Wilkinson's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Company A)
 * Matthews' Artillery
 * AKA - Armistead's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Middlesex Artillery
 * AKA - Fleet's Company, Virginia Artillery
 * Monroe "Dixie" Artillery
 * AKA - G.B. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Monroe Artillery
 * Nelson Light Artillery
 * AKA - Rives' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * New Market Artillery
 * AKA - Rice's Company, Virginia Light Artillery or 8th Star Artillery
 * Norfolk Light Artillery Blues
 * AKA - Grandy's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Nottoway Light Artillery
 * AKA - Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Orange Artillery
 * AKA - Fry's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Pamunkey Artillery
 * AKA - A.J. Jones' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Pittsylvania Artillery
 * AKA - Motley's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Portsmouth Light Artillery
 * AKA - Thompson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Powhatan Artillery
 * AKA - Dance's Company, Virginia Artillery
 * Purcell Artillery
 * AKA - Cayce's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Richmond Howitzers
 * 1st Company
 * R.M. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * 2nd Company
 * L.F. Jones' Company, Virginia Artillery
 * 3rd Company
 * B.H. Smith's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * 4th Company
 * Binford's Company, Virginia Volunteers
 * Rockbridge Artillery
 * AKA - A. Graham's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Salem Flying Artillery
 * AKA - Griffin's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Saltville Artillery
 * AKA - King's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Southside Artillery
 * AKA - Drewry's Company, Virginia Artillery
 * Staunton Artillery
 * AKA - Garber's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Staunton Hill Artillery
 * AKA - Paris' Company, Virginia Artillery
 * Surry Light Artillery
 * AKA - Hankins' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Turner Artillery
 * AKA - Leake's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * United Artillery
 * AKA - Kevill's Company, Virginia Artillery
 * Wise Artillery
 * formed in 1859 and entered Confederate service during April 1861
 * In October 1862, it was broken up. The men were assigned to S. D. Lee's Battalion of Artillery, and many joined Eubank's-Taylor's Battery
 * AKA - J.S. Brown's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

Misc

 * Stonewall Artillery, Virginia
 * Virginia Artillery
 * Coffin's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Coleman's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Forrest's Company, Virginia Artillery (Chesapeake Artillery)
 * Johnston's Battery, Virginia Artillery
 * Kyle's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Lanier's Company, Virginia Artillery (Local Defense and Special Service)
 * Read's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery
 * Artillery Detachment, Virginia Military Institute
 * Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery
 * Ancell's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Clutter's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Cooper's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Donald's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * E.J. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Goochland Light Artillery, Virginia
 * Jackson's Battalion, Light Artillery, Virginia State Line
 * Jackson Light Artillery was organized at Winchester, Virginia, during March, 1862. It was active in Jackson's Valley Campaign, then served with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Sharpsburg. In September the unit was mustered out of service and the men joined in the Alleghany Light Artillery. Its commander was Captain Wilford E. Cutshaw.
 * J.R. Johnson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Lamkin's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Lowry's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Centreville Rifles)
 * Lumkin's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Montgomery's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Moore's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Otey's Company, Virginia Light Artillery, Local Defense
 * Virginia Light Artillery, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
 * Parker's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Penick's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Sturdivant's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Taylor's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Turner's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Utterback's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Waters' Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * W.P. Carter's Company, Virginia Light Artillery
 * Woolfolk's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Ashland Light Artillery)
 * Virginia Horse Artillery
 * Shank's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
 * McClanahan's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
 * Jackson's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery (2nd Organization 1863-65)
 * J.W. Carter's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
 * G.W. Brown's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery
 * Lurty's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery