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20th Virginia Battalion Heavy Artillery

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Muster In: Organized with four companies on June 21, 1862.1
Muster Out: April 9, 18652

Commander(s):
Major James E. Robertson
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Major Mark B. Hardin (of the 18th VA Bn HA)
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Division (Inner Line) | Artillery Defenses | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army3

  • Commander: Major James E. Robertson4
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Division (Inner Line) | Artillery Defenses | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army5

  • Commander: Major James E. Robertson6
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: Second Division (Inner Line) | Artillery Defenses | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army7

  • Commander: Major James E. Robertson 8
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Division (Inner Line) | Artillery Defenses | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army9

  • Commander:
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Division (Inner Line) | Artillery Defenses | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army10,11

  • Commander:
    • Major James E. Robertson12
    • ? (while Robertson commanded the brigade)13
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Division (Inner Line) | Artillery Defenses | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army14

  • Commander: Major James E. Robertson15
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Second Division (Inner Line) | Artillery Defenses | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army16,17

  • Commander:
    • Major James E. Robertson (November 1864)18
    • Major Mark B. Hardin (of the 18th VA Bn HA)(commanded both the 18th and 20th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalions in December)(December 1864)19
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Division (Inner Line) | Artillery Defenses | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army20,21,22

  • Commander: Major James E. Robertson (January & February 1865)23,24
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  • Note: This unit was temporarily attached to Custis Lee’s Division, starting January 9, in January 1865.25

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army26,27

  • Commander: None listed. (March & April 1-2, 1865)28,29
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles30:

  • Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
  • Sayler’s Creek (April 6, 1865)
  • Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

      Sources:

      1. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 9 ↩
      2. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 9 ↩
      3. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., p. 117 ↩
      4. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 671 ↩
      5. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., p. 117 ↩
      6. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 671 ↩
      7. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 126 ↩
      8. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 126 ↩
      9. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 136 ↩
      10. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 144 ↩
      11. Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship.  The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1315. ↩
      12. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 144 ↩
      13. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 144 ↩
      14. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 153 ↩
      15. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 153 ↩
      16. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 161 ↩
      17. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 170 ↩
      18. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 161 ↩
      19. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 170 ↩
      20. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 179 ↩
      21. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 188 ↩
      22. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1275: “Organization of the Infantry and Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, February 28, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from February 28, 1865.  However, leaders listed are from January.  I’ve chosen to ignore the leaders and just use this source for the organization of the order of battle. ↩
      23. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 179 ↩
      24. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 188 ↩
      25. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 178 ↩
      26. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 197 ↩
      27. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 206 ↩
      28. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 197 ↩
      29. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 206 ↩
      30. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 9 ↩

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