The 5th Virginia Infantry Battalion/Archer's Battalion (May 1861  September 1862) is a Confederate army heavy artillery infantry led by  Lieutenant Colonel F.H.  Archer, and Majors William R. Foster and John P. Wilson, Jr. that was engaged during the American Civil War.
The 5th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, also known as the Archer's Battalion, was raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and served as infantry. May 1861  September 1862 The unit served as heavy artillery along the James River, including at Fort Huger, before being attached to General Armistead's Brigade. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel F.H. Archer, and Majors William R. Foster and John P. Wilson, Jr. American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign-Seven Days' Battles-Battle of Cedar Creek-Second Battle of Bull Run 
