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From the outset of the American Civil War; a number of artillery batteries had been organized that either were poorly equipped from the beginning or simply could not maintain their numbers; horses; and equipment due to a variety of reasons. By the late summer and early fall of 1862; the Army of Northern Virginia's desperate need for a formal reorganization of artillery was finally properly addressed. In a report by Gen. William N. Pendleton; dated October 2; 1862; the army's chief of artillery; then near Winchester; Virginia; presented the numerous problems in the service of the "long arm". In his overall evaluation of the batteries; the "reduced below the service standard" was the common reason for disbanding several of them. Pendleton's suggestion led to Army of Northern Virginia Special Orders Number 209; dated October 4; 1862. Within the orders were given the directions by which batteries were to be disbanded and consolidated. Though batteries from only a few Confederate states were involved; Virginia batteries were the most affected. Though most of the batteries had performed good service; or had at least one fleeting moment of service under fire; several batteries fell under the disbanding orders. Out of the number of Virginia batteries disbanded; this volume covers eleven of those batteries; including Smith's/Fraser's Washington/Hampton; Schaeffer's Beauregard Rifles; Sands'/Ritter's henrico; Garrett's/Coke's Lee/Williamsburg; Cosnahan's/Jones' Peninsula; Alburtis'/J.S. Brown's "Wise"; Fleet's Middlesex; Nelson's Hanover; T.J. Page; Jr.'s Magruder; Weisiger's Manchester; and Wimbish's/Clarke's Long Island Light Artillery.