Created in May 1998, this "living history" confederation portrays a variety of War Between the States artillery units that
served the Southern cause.

Knibb's is named in honor of John Binford Knibb (1823-1906), the great-grandfather
of the Battery's founder and organizational architect, James H. Cochrane, Jr.

Boasting a membership of more than 60 people from a diversity of backgrounds, Knibb's Battery has performed at dozens of head marker dedications, "live fire" demonstrations, weddings, school programs and over a hundred re-enactments.

The Battery is ably led by a corps of experienced officers under the command of Capt. James H. Cochrane, 1st Lieutenant Tony Lackey, 1st Lieutenant Don Waldrup, 2nd Lieutenant Ed Craun and numerous NCOs. The ladies of Knibb's Battery also dress in period costume and participate in most of the events and encampments.

  Captain James H. "Jim" Cochrane, Jr.
is the commanding officer of Knibb's Battery,
a family-oriented "living history" organization based in Richmond, Virginia.

  Members of the unit strive to honor our heritage through accurate depiction of a working Confederate artillery battery.