Virginia's Portsmouth Light Artillery

Brief History

 * Organized during April 1861 and for a time served in the 3rd Regiment Virginia Infantry.
 * Later it transferred to the artillery and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Sharpsburg.
 * In October 1862, the battery was broken up and the men assigned to Huger's-Moore's and Moorman's-Shoemaker's Battery.
 * It was commanded by Captains Carey F. Grimes and John H. Thompson.
 * AKA - Thompson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery

Companies

 * Roster