Virginia's Norfolk Blues Light Artillery

Brief History

 * Formed in 1828 and placed on active duty in April, 1861, as Company H (1st), 16th Regiment Virginia Infantry.
 * During March 1862, it was transferred to the artillery.
 * The unit was assigned to J. J. Garnett's and C. Richardson's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia.
 * It participated in various conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was active in the operations against Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign.
 * This battery took 106 effectives into the fight at Gettysburg and surrendered on April 9, 1865, with 1 Warrant Officer and 13 men.
 * Captains Charles R. Grandy and Jacob Vickery were in command.
 * AKA - Grandy's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

Companies

 * Roster

Source Material

 * Historical Sketch of the Volunteers of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia. Norfolk, Va., 1898..