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Virginia Richmond Howitzers Battalion Artillery, Battery 1st (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:11 May 1861
  • Muster Out Date:8 Apr 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Howitzers Artillery Battalion, Virginia
    • R M Anderson
    • McCarthy's
    • Edward S. McCarthy's
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Edward Porter Alexander
    • Captain R. M. Anderson
    • Colonel H. C. Cabell
    • Colonel H.C. Cabell
    • Colonel Henry C. Cabell
    • Lieutenant Colonel F. Huger
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Morton's Ford6 Feb 18647 Feb 18641 day(s)Orange County, Virginia; Culpeper County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Kelly's Ford17 Mar 186317 Mar 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia; Fauquier County, Virginia
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 June 186418 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 June 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull Run21 July 186121 July 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
North Anna23 May 186426 May 18643 day(s)Caroline County, Virginia; Hanover County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Blackburn's Ford18 July 186118 July 1861< 1 dayPrince William County, Virginia; Fairfax County, Virginia
First Deep Bottom27 July 186429 July 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South Mountain14 Sept 186214 Sept 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Seven Pines, Virginia24 May 186224 May 1862< 1 daySeven Pines, Virginia

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