1st Richmond Howitzers

The First Richmond Howitzers were a prestigious artillery unit in the Army of Northern Virginia since its activation in 1861. It was deployed at the forward base of the army in Arlington, Virginia, which meant that it would be the first unit in the ANV to see action in a war against the United States. Its ranks included several notable persons from Confederate history, including Jeb Stuart III (the descendent of James Ewell Brown Stuart, a famous cavalryman from the War of Secession and the Second Mexican War), and Jake Featherston, who was a President from Virginia.