CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
B.H. Smith's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (3rd Company, Richmond Howitzers)
- Overview:
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Richmond Howitzers - 3rd Company was formed at the Baptist Seminary, Richmond,
Virginia, in June, 1861. It was attached to the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery, then became an
independent company. The battery was assigned to J.T. Brown's and R.A. Hardaway's Battalion
of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. It served in the Richmond area, saw action from the
Maryland Campaign to Cold
Harbor, and participated in the siege operations against Richmond and the Appomattox Campaign. At Gettysburg the
unit had 62 men engaged, but many were captured at Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865. It was
included in the surrender of the army. Captains Edgar F. Moseley, Benjamin H. Smith, Jr., and
Robert C. Stanard were in command.
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