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1st Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Pendleton's)


Historical Notes:
An attempt was made to organize this regiment during early 1861, but it was evidently not completed, and not recognized by the A&IGO. It appears to have been disbanded prior to April 26, 1862. Only 2 companies are identified as having been mustered as of this regiment. Officers:
Pendleton, William Nelson, Colonel Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 151 men.

  • Company A

  • Company B - Alburtis'-Wise Battery - Martinsburg, Berkeley County (now West Va.)

  • Company C - Newton Artillery - Culpeper County
  • Bibliography for Research:
    Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

    Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

    Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

    U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

    Brock, R. A. The Appomattox Roster. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.
    Originally published as Volume 15 of the Southern Historical Society Papers in 1887 by The Society, Richmond, VA. This book contains 56,000 names of men who surrendered at Appomattox. It shows the mans unit of service and some additional notes.
    Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Virginia. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

    Rigdon, John C. - Editor Virginia Civil War Soldiers Index. 1996. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

    Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 4: Virginia. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998. 1295 p. E484C65.1987v4. Contains numerous, scattered references to Virginia units.








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