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Virginia Richmond Howitzers Battalion Artillery, Battery 2nd (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:11 May 1861
  • Muster Out Date:9 Apr 1865
  • Muster Out Place:
    • Appomattox_Court_House_Virginia
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  • Aliases:
    • Howitzers Artillery Battalion, Virginia
    • L F Jones
    • David Watson's
    • Watson's Battery
    • Brown
  • Leaders:
    • Captain David Watson
    • Captain Willis J. Dance
    • Colonel J. Thompson Brown
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Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
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Port Hudson21 May 18639 Jul 186349 day(s)East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 Jun 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, 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
Mine Run27 Nov 18632 Dec 18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Fairfield, Pennsylvania6 Jul 18636 Jul 1863< 1 dayFairfield, Pennsylvania

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