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Regiment mustered in on March 14th, 1862 at Richmond, Virginia.

Regiment mustered out of service on April 9th, 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

Regiment was also known as:

Parker's Artillery Battalion, Virginia
Parker's Boy Artillery Battery, Virginia

Notable Battles:

Fort Donelson fought on February 11th, 1862 - February 16th, 1862
Second Bull Run fought on August 28th, 1862 - August 30th, 1862 near Prince William County, Virginia
Antietam fought on September 17th, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland
Fredericksburg fought on December 13th, 1862 near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville fought on April 30th, 1863 - May 6th, 1863 near Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Gettysburg fought on July 1st, 1863 - July 3rd, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Map, Map, Map)
- Brigade Leader(s): Alexander. Division Leader(s): Walton. Corp: I Corps.
Wilderness fought on May 5th, 1864 - May 7th, 1864 near Spotslyvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House fought on May 8th, 1864 - May 21st, 1864 near Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cold Harbor fought on May 31st, 1864 - June 12th, 1864 near Hanover Co; near Mechanicsville
First Deep Bottom fought on July 27th, 1864 - July 29th, 1864 near Henrico County, Virginia
Darbytown and New Market Roads fought on October 7th, 1864 near Henrico County, Virginia
Third Petersburg fought on April 2nd, 1865 near Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Sailor's Creek fought on April 6th, 1865 near Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House fought on April 9th, 1865

Book: "WHERE MEN ONLY DARE TO GO!" OR THE STORY OF A BOY COMPANY - [https://readux.library.emory.edu/books/emory:7zbjd/pdf/](https://readux.library.emory.edu/books/emory:7zbjd/pdf/) [https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/where-men-only-dare-to-go-1](https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/where-men-only-dare-to-go-1) \ * First published in 1885, Where Men Only Dare to Go by Royall W. Figg remains a classic memoir of Confederate service. Figg tells the story of Captain William W. Parker's Virginia battery, a significant Confederate unit that participated in every important engagement fought by the Army of Northern Virginia. Comprised mainly of young men, it became known as "Parker's Boy Battery." Figg joined the company at age twenty as a charter member at the battery's initial muster on March 14, 1862. He appears on each of the battery's fourteen bimonthly muster rolls from March 1862 to February 1865 -- an unusually devoted service record. His devotion is evident in the detailed accounting he provides of the battery's history, a vivid and engaging record of the experiences of a Confederate artillerist providing a rich blend of bravery, rascally behavior, and drollery. J. Thompson Brown, the last commander of Parker's Virginia Battery, described Figg as "a fair representative of our Company, an intelligent fairly educated boy.... He was a truthful and Christian gentleman.... I believe what he says, as no man could doubt Royal W. Figg's statement."

Virginia Richmond Parker Battalion Artillery (Confederate)

Virginia, United States of America

Field Officers