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Virginia:

 

 

a. allgemeines:

 

Mobilisierung in Virginia:

in der Vorkriegsgzeit hatte Virginia eine Miliz von ca. 131000 Mann und ca. 12000 “armed volunteers”. Die Virginia Secession Convention beschloß die Einrichtung einer “provisional army” in Virginia mit 8000 Mann und einer Dienstzeit von 3 Jahren. Robert E. *Lee errechnete an Hand der durch eine befürchteten US-Invasion gefährdeten Orte eine Armeestärke von 51000 Mannn (vgl.Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., 1:491).

 

Während sich Lee für eine dreijährige Dienstzeit der Volunteers einsetzte, beschloß die Virginia Convention nur eine einjährige Dienstzeit (vgl.Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., 1:492; Taylor: Four Years with General Lee, a.a.O., S. 11). Dies war einer der Gründe für die Schwierigkeiten, im Frühjahr 1862 genügend ausgebildete CS-Truppen zur Verfügung zu haben, die zur Abwehr von McClellan’s Invasion in Virginia benötigt wurden, da die Dienstzeit vieler Einheiten auslief (vgl.Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., 1:492; Taylor: Four Years with General Lee, a.a.O., S. 13).

 

Lynchburg wurde aufgrund der Lage an der Eisenbahnlinie bei der Mobilisierung der Virginia-Truppen im Mai 1861 von Col Robert E. *Lee (damals Befehlshaber der Virginia Miliz) als eines der Mobilierungszentren bestimmt (vgl. Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., S. 492 Anm. 8). Hier kam es zu Schwierigkeiten, da man beim Aufruf zur Mobilisierung und Meldung von Freiwilligen vergessen hatte, deren Zahl und Umfang zu bestimmen. Lynchburg wurde derart überlaufen, daß die Aufnahmekapazität überschritten wurde, und viele Freiwillige an andere Mobilisierungszentren verwiesen werden mußten (vgl. Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., S. 494). In Lynchburg kam er zudem zu den ersten Spannungen zwischen den Virginia-Behörden und der CS-Regierung über die Rekrutierung (vgl. Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., S. 494, 501). In Lynchburg kam es zudem fast zur Meuterei, als Freiwillige, die sich als ‘Riflemen’ verpflichtet hatten, mit veralteten Steinschloßwaffen ausgerüstet werden mußten (vgl. Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., S. 496).

 

Am 8.6.1861 wurden die Virginia State Troops offiziell in die Streitkräfte der CSA überführt (vgl. Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., S. 527).

 

Literatur zur Mobilisierung:

vgl. Freeman: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., 1:491 ff.

 

 

Infantrie:

 

1st Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

1st Virginia Volunteers Infantry Battalion

2nd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

3rd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

4th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

5th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

6th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

7th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

8th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

9th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

10th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

11th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

12th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

13th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

14th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

15th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

16th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

17th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

18th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

19th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

20th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

21st Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

22nd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Battalion

23rd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Battalion

23rd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

24th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

25th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

26th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Battalion

26th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

27th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

28th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

29th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

30th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

30th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Battalion

31st Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

32nd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

33rd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

34th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

35th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

36th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

37th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

38th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

39th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

40th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

41st Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

42nd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

44th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

45th Battalion Smith's and Counts' Battalions Partisan Rangers

46th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

47th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

48th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

49th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

50th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

51st Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

52nd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

53rd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

54th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

55th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

56th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

30th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

57th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

58th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

59th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

60th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

61st Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

62nd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

63rd Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

64th Virginia Volunteers Infantry Regiment

 

 

Kavallerie:

 

1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment

2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment

3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment

4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

6th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

8th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

10th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

14th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

15th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

16th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

18th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

19th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

20th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

21st Virginia Cavalry Regiment

22nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment

23rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment

24th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

24th Battalion VA Partisan Rangers

25th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

26th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

34th Virginia Cavalry Battalion

35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion

36th Virginia Cavalry Battalion

37th Virginia Cavalry Battalion

39th Virginia Cavalry Battalion

43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion

Virginia State Rangers & State Line

McNeill's Rangers

Thurmond's Rangers

Swann's Battalion VA. Cavalry

 

 

Artillerie:

 

++++ unklar ob schwere Art.; vgl. Internet Datei leichte Art die teilweise andere Einheiten aufweist ++++

Botetourt Artillery

Caroline, Parker & Stafford Artillery

Chew's Ashby Artillery

 

 

 

Newtown Artillery

Grimes' Battery

Grandy's Battery

 

 

Fluvanna

Fredericksburg

1st & 2nd Rockbridge

Lowry's Battery

Bryan's Battery

Chapman's Battery

Danville Battery

8th Star Battery

Dixie Battery

Brooke Battery

Faquier Battery

Londoun Battery

Alexandria Battery

Giles Battery

Alleghany Battery

Jackson Battery

Charlottesville Battery

Lee Lynchburg Battery

Bedford Battery

Morris Battery

Orange Battery

King William Battery

Richmond Favette Battery

Hämpden Battery

Thomas Battery

Blount's Lynchburg Battery

Richmond Howitzers (Uniform Photo bei Milhollen u.a.: Divided we Fought, a.a.O. S. 12)

Nelson Artillery

Gauley Artillery

Mercer Artillery

Western Artillery

Otey Artillery

Ringgold Artillery

Davidson Artillery

Goochland Artillery

Goochland Turner and Mountain Artillery

Nottoway Artillery

Barr's Battery

Purcell, Crenshaw, and Letcher Artillery

Ashland, Bedford and Taylor Artillery

18th and 20th Battalions Virginia Heavy Artillery

10th and 19th Battalions Virginia Heavy Artillery

Miscellaneous Virginia Heavy Art

Graham's Petersburg Artillery

Jackson's Kanawha Artillery

Lurty's Roanoke Horse Artillery

Amherst, Albemarle, and Studivant's Battery

Powhatan, Salem. and Henrico Light Artillery

Branch, Harrington and Staunton Hill Artillery

Miscellaneous Light Artillery

1st & 2nd Stuart Horse Artillery

The Richmond Ambulance Company

Herbig's Infirmary Company

The Virginia Public Guard

the Armory Band

Virginia Home Guards

 

Literatur zu Virginia Truppen, allgemein:

- Wallace, Lee A.: A Guide to Virginia Milkitary Organizations, 1861-1865 (Lynchburg, VA, 1986)

 

 

b. Infantry:

 

1st Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Captain Frank B. *Schaeffer; Lt Edward P *Reeve; Henry *Kelley

 

Overview:

1st Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1861. At the outbreak of the war it had ten compa­nies, but in April three were detached. Thus the unit contained seven companies from Richmond and in mid-July a company from Washington, D.C. was added. It fought at First Manassas under General Longstreet and in August totalled 570 men. During April, 1862, when the regiment was reorganized, it contained only six companies. The 1st was assigned to A.P. Hill's, Kemper's, and W.R. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was active from Williamsburg to Gettysburg except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk. Later the unit was involved in the capture of Plymouth, the conflicts at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River, and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment lost twenty-two percent of the 140 engaged at Second Manassas, had 9 wounded at Fredericksburg, and had more than half of the 209 at Gettysburg disabled. Its casualties were 12 killed and 25 wounded at Drewry's Bluff, 1 killed and 77 wounded at Five Forks, and 40 captured at Sayler's Creek. Only 17 surren­dered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Patrick T. Moore, F.G. Skinner, and Lewis B. Williams; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Fry and Frank H. Langley; and Majors John Dooley, William P. Mumford, George F. Norton, and William H. Palmer.

 

The 1st Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States Army was organized on May 1, 1851 from nine militia units in the Richmond area. The first commander was Colonel Walter Gwynn. Gwynn served in that capacity until 1853, when he was replaced by Thomas Pearson August. August served until 1860 when he was promoted to Brigadier General of Militia, and given command of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Virginia Militia. August was followed by Colonel Patrick Theodore Moore, who served until 1862 when he was wounded and disabled. Lewis Burwell Williams, Jr. succeeded in command and led the unit until he was killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 3, 1863. Frederick Gustavus Skinner was the final commander of the Virginia, serving until the end of the war.

 

The Militia units which originally formed the 1st Virginia Infantry were:

· Richmond Light Dragoons, formed in 1807. This unit ceased to exist in 1854.

· Richmond Fayette Artillery, formed in 1824

· Richmond Grays, organized on January 29, 1844

· Richmond Eagle Infantry, organized in 1849

· Richmond Light Infantry Blues, formed on May 10, 1793

· Richmond German Rifles, formed in 1850 Richmond

· Young Guard, organized in 1850

· Montgomery Guard, organized in 1850

· Caledonian Guard, organized in 1851.

 

These companies went through various permutations before the outbreak of war in April 1861. The unit was activated on April 21, 1861, and mustered into Confederate service on June 30, 1861. Several of the companies were detached and reassigned during the ensuing, confusing months. The Virginia Infantry which was also known as the " Williams Rifles" was eventually composed of:

· Company A - Richmond Grays - Reassigned as Company G, 12th VA Inf. about September 1, 1861.

· Company B - Richmond City Guard - Served through out the war as part of this unit.

· Company C - Montgomery Guard - Served throughout the war as part of this unit.

· Company D - Old Dominion Guard - Served in this unit through 1865.

· Company E - Washington Volunteers - From Washington, D.C., mustered out of service on April 26 1862.

· Company F - Beauregard Rifles - Later reassigned as Company C, 1st Virginia Artillery in 1861.

· Company G - Captain William H. Gordon's Company - served in this unit through 1865.

· Company H - Richmond Grays No. 2. Served with the 1 st through 1865.

· Company I - Captain Robert F. Morris' Company, served through the war with the 1st Virginia Infantry

· Company K - Virginia Rifles - disbaned in 1862.

· Floyd Guards - Organized on April 20, 1861 - Transferred as Co. K, 2nd VA Infantry before June 3, 1861.

· Band - Discharged before August 31, 1862.

 

The 1st Virginia Infantry's staff officers during the war period were:

Dooley, John; Major Fry; William H., Lieutenant Colonel; Langley, Francis H., Major/Lieutenant Colonel; Moore, Patrick, Colonel; Munford, William P., Major; Norton, George F., Major; Palmer, William H., Major; Skinner, Frederick G., Major/Lieutenant Colonel; Williams, Lewis B., Colonel

 

The 1st Virginia Infantry participated in the following battles and engagements:

Blackburn Ford, VA - July 18, 1861 1st Manassas, VA - July 21, 1861 Yorktown Siege - April-May, 1862 Williamsburg, VA - May 5, 1862 Seven Pines, VA - May 31 -June l, 1862 Seven Days Campaign - June 25 - July 1, 1862 Frayer's Farm, VA - June 30, 1862 2nd Manassas, VA - August 28-30, 1862 South Mountain, MD - September 14, 1862 Sharpsburg, MD - September 17, 1862 Fredericksburg, VA - December 13, 1862 Suffolk, VA Campaign - April-May, 1863 Gettysburg, PA - July 1-3, 1863 Plymouth, NC - April 17-20, 1864 Drewry's Bluff, VA - May 16, 1864 Howlett House, VA - May 18, 1864 North Anna, VA - May 22-26, 1864 Cold Harbor, VA - June 1 -3, 1864 Clay Farm, VA - June 16, 1863 Petersburg, VA Siege - June 1864 - April 1865 Dinwiddie C.H., VA - March 31, 1865 Five Forks, VA - April 1, 1865 Saylor's Creek, VA - April 6, 1865 Appomattox C.H., VA - April 9, 1865

 

Literatur:

- Loehr, Charles T.: War History of the Old First Virginia Infantry Regiment, Richmond 1884

- Wallace, Lee A. Jr: 1st Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1985, Revised 3rd Edition), 133 pp, Maps, Photos, Detailed Rosters, Bibliography

 

 

1st Regiment Virginia Reserves (Fairnholt's):

s. Col Benjamin L. *Farinholt; Pvt (?) Josepd D. *Lipscomb (Co. B)

 

Battle Unit Note: formed by the consoldation of Fairinholt's (also known as the Staunton River Batt'n) and Averett's Battalion Virginia Reserves

 

Overview:

1st Regiment Reserves was organized in August, 1864, by consolidating Fainholt's and Averett's Battalions Virginia Reserves which had just been formed. With 318 effectives the unit was assigned to General J.A. Walker's Brigade, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, and was posted at High Bridge, Mattoax, and the Staunton River Bridge. Then in February, 1865, it was on duty at Clover Depot, Richmond and Danville Railroad, and contained 17 officers and 206 men. Later the regiment was transferred to General P.T. Moore's Brigade in the Department of Richmond. During the Appomattox Campaign most of its members were captured at Sayler's Creek. The field officers were Colonel Benjamin L. Farinholt, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas T. Boswell, and Major C.E. Averett.

 

 

2nd Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col John *Allen; Col John Q. A *Nadenbousch; LtCol Lawson *Botts; Major Frank *Jones; Captain William *McDonald; Captain Samuel J. C. *Moore; Captain William N. *Nelson (Co. C); Lt. John Yates *Beall; Lt Henry Kid *Douglas; 2nd Lt Ewin Gray *Lee; Surgeon E. A. *Craighill

 

Overview:

2nd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Charles Town in April, 1861, then moved to Harper's Ferry to seize the armory. The unit was accepted into Confederate service in July. Its companies were from the counties of Clarke, Frederick, Floyd, Jefferson, and Berkeley. It became part of the Stonewall Brigade and served under Generals T.J. Jackson, R.B. Garnett, Winder, Paxton, J.A. Walker, and W. Terry. The 2nd fought at First Manassas, First Kernstown, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. It went on to fight with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor except during the Maryland Campaign when it was detached to Martinsburg as provost guards. Later the unit was involved in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox operations. It reported 90 casualties at First Kernstown, 25 at Cross Keys and Port Republic, 27 at Gaines' Mill, and 77 at Second Manassas. The regiment lost 2 killed and 19 wounded at Fredericksburg, had 8 killed and 58 wounded at Chancellorsville, and had about eight percent of the 333 engaged at Gettysburg disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 9 officers and 62 men. Its field officers were Colonels James W. Allen, Lawson Botts, and John Q.A. Nadenbousch; Lieutenant Colonels Raleigh T. Colston, Francis Lackland, and William W. Randolph; and Majors Francis B. Jones, Edwin L. Moore, and Charles H. Stewart.

 

Organized in Charles Town in 1861, the 2nd Virginia served with the Stonewall Brigade, fighting at 1st Manassas, 1st Kernstown, Valley Campaign, Seven Days, Cold Harbor and with Jubal Early in the Shenandoah

 

Das Regiment gehörte zur Stonewall Brigade, später Garnett’s Brigade.

 

The nucleus of this regiment was the 2nd Regt. Va. Vols., organized June 8, 1860, from the volunteer militia companies of the 55th Regt. (Jefferson County) Va. Militia. The 2nd Virginia Infantry serve with great distinction under "Stonewall" Jackson up until the time of his death. The regiment served in a great amny other engagements until the close of the war.

 

Colonels of the regiment included James W. Allen (killed 27.6.1862), Lawson Botts (mortally wounded 28.8.1862), Raleigh T. Colston (mortally wounded 27.11.1862), John Q.A. Nadenbousch (wounded and resigned 12.4.1864), William W. Randolph (killed 15.5.1864), Charles H. Stewart, and Joseph J. Jenkins

 

Companies:

· A - Jefferson Guards (Jefferson Co.)

· B - Hamtrack Guards (Jefferson Co.)

· C - Nelson Guards (Clarke Co.)

· D - Berkeley Border Guards (Berkeley Co.)

· E - Hedgesville Blues (Berkeley Co.)

· F - Winchester Rifles (Frederick Co.)

· G - Botts Grays (Jefferson Co.)

· H - Letcher Riflemen (Jefferson Co.)

· I - Clarke Riflemen (Clarke Co.)

· K - Floyd Guards (Jefferson Co.)

 

Literatur:

- Conrad, D. B.: 2nd Regiment; in: Southern Historical Society Papers, XIX (1981); S. 84-85

- Craighill, E. A. (2nd Virginia Infantry): Confederate Surgeon: The Personal Recollections of E. A. Craighill (H. E. Howard, 1989); 2nd Printing; 106 pp. Edited by Peter W. Houck for the Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series; Photos; Illustrations; Index; Craighill started his career as a Private in the Stonewall Brigade and became a Medical Steward at First Manassas

- Frye, Dennis: 2nd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1984), 4th Edition, Revised, Photos, Maps, Detailed Rosters, Biblio. Organized in Charles Town in 1861, the 2nd Virginia served with the Stonewall Brigade, fighting at 1st Manassas, 1st Kernstown, Valley Campaign, Seven Days, Cold Harbor and with Jubal Early in the Shenandoah

- Jones Diary: Manuscript of the field diary of Frank Jones of the 2nd Virginia Infantry, 1862. Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia (das Material ist nun verfügbar in Colt: Defend the Valley)

- Moore, Samuel J. C.: Papers. Wartime Letters of Samuel J. C. *Moore of the 2nd Virginia Infantry, with postwar recollections and other material on Moore and his family. Southern Historical Collection. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Moore war Lt in 2nd Virginia)

- *Nadenbousch, J.Q.A.: Diary; in: Gardiner, M. H. and A.H.: Cronicles of Old Berkeley (Durham 1938)

 

 

2nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Waller's) (Quartermaster Battalion):

s. Pvt C. P. *Courtney (Co. D)

 

Overview:

2nd Infantry Regiment Local Defense Troops was formed by the consolidation of the 2nd and 6th Infantry Battalions Local Defense Troops in September, 1864. It was assigned to General G.W.C. Lee's Brigade in the Department of Richmond. Most of the men were captured at Sayler's Creek during the Appomattox Campaign. Its commanders were Colonel D.E. Scruggs and Lieutenant Colonel William E. Tanner.

 

 

3rd Virginia Infantry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Wallace, Lee A. Jr.: 3rd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1986, Revised 2nd Edition), 126 pp, Maps, Photos, Detailed Rosters, Bibliography. The 3rd Virginia fought with Colston's, Pryor's, Kemper's and Terry's Brigades, and fought from Williamsburg to Gettysburg, serving at Plymouth, Drewry's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Appomattox

 

 

4th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col R. D. *Gardner; Col Charles A. *Ronald; Captain Harry *Morrison; Captain Albert *Pendleton;Captain James A. *Walker (Co. C); Captain Hugh A. *White (Co. I); Captain James J. *White (Co. I); Lt. John Newton *Lyle (Co. I); Surgeon Dr. Harvey *Black; Corporal Copelund (Coupland) Randolph *Page (Co. I); Corporal William L. *Paxton (Co. I); Pvt Theodore *Barclay; Pvt Joseph Hampton *Barnett; Pvt Charlton *Brothers; Pvt John N. *Hull; Pvt William T. *Kinzer; Pvt James *Langhorne; Pvt James H. *McGavock (Co. A); Pvt David Tobias *Robinson (Co E); Pvt Luther M. *Schaeffer (Co. L)

 

Overview:

4th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Winchester, Virginia, in July, 1861. Its companies were from the counties of Wythe, Montgo­mery, Pulaski, Smyth, Grayson, and Rockbridge. It became part of the Stonewall Brigade and served under Generals T.J. Jackson, T.B. Garnett, Winder, Paxton, J.A. Walker, and W. Terry. The regiment fought at First Manassas, First Kernstown, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. It then participated in many conflicts of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, was with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and saw action around Appomattox. The unit reported 5 killed, 23 wounded, and 48 missing at First Kernstown, took 317 effectives to Port Republic, had 7 killed and 25 wounded at Malvern Hill, and had 19 killed and 78 wounded of the 180 at Second Manassas. It lost forty-eight percent of the 355 engaged at Chancellorsville and more than fifty percent of the 257 at Gettysburg. The regiment surrendered with 7 officers and 38 men of which only 17 were armed. Its field offi­cers were Colonels James T. Preston, Charles A. Ronald, and William Terry; Lieutenant Colonels Robert D. Gardner and Lewis T. Moore; and Majors Matthew D. Bennett, Joseph F. Kent, and Albert G. Pendleton.

 

Stonewall Brigade; aufgestellt am 1.6.1861 aus bei Kriegsbeginn in Harper's Ferry zusammengezogenen Milizkompanien (vgl. Robertson, Stonewall Brigade, a.a.O., S. 7ff, 27)

 

Captain Harry Morrison’s Company bildete Stonewall Jackson's Hauptquartier-Kompanie (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 57, 106).

 

Kompanien:

(vgl. Zusammenstellung bei Robertson, a.a.O., S. 249)

 

- Co. C "Pulaski Guards" / County Pulaski (aufgestellt vom späteren CS-General James A. *Walker which became Co. C of the 4th Virginia Infantry.

 

- Co E: (s. Roster bei David Tobias *Robinson)

 

- Co. G “Montgomery Fencibles”

 

- Co. I “Liberty Hall Volunteers” (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 57)

 

Gefecht bei *Brawner's Farm (28.8.1862) (vgl. Venner, a.a.O., S. 22), wo das Regiment im Kampf gegen die besser bewaffnete 19th Indiana schwerste Verluste erlitt.

 

Literatur:

- Bean, W. G.: The Liberts Hall Volunteers: Stonewall's College Boys. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1964

- Black Family Papers, ca. 1830-1940. 1.0 cu. ft. Blacksburg, Virginia, family. Dr. Harvey Black (1827-88) served as a surgeon for the 4th Virginia Infantry Regiment and as surgeon in charge of the field hospital of the 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Black assisted in the operation on General "Stonewall" Jackson after he had been wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville. He was a founder and was on the first Board of Visitors of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, now Virginia Tech. Papers include an account book of Alexander Black (ca. 1832-45)

- Charlton Family: Papers, 1861-1902. Christiansburg, Virginia, family. Four members were in Company G, 4th Virginia Infantry ("Montgomery Fencibles," part of the "Stonewall Brigade"). Papers include thirty-five (1861-64) items of correspondence among the family members, company muster rolls, and genealogical information. Transcripts available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 80-001).

- Confederate Veteran, XXXIX (1931), S. 13 (zur Co. I "Liberty Hall Volunteers"

- Hull, John N.: Letter, 1863. Confederate soldier in the 4th Virginia Regiment, Co. D, Ewell Corps, Stonewall Brigade. Letter written November 22, 1863, to "My Dear Friend" from camp on the Rapidan River near Orange Court House, Virginia. Writes about his wish to return to Winchester (possibly his home), his love interests, and how hard it has been for the Confederacy to win its independence. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms92-043).

- Kinzer Diary: Typescript of unpublished Diary of William T. Kinzer, a member of the 4th Virginia Infantry, primarily covering 1862 (West Virginia and Regional Collection. West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia)

- Langthorne, James H. (4th Regiment): James H. Langthorne Letters, Virginia Historical Society

- Lyle, John N.: Lyle Recollections. Recollections (entitled "Stonewall Jackson's Campguard") of John N. Lyle, a member of the 4th Virginia Infantry, written during or shortly after the war. Typescript in Rockbridge Historical Society, Lexington, Va. A printed edition has been produced in limited numbers by Dr. Charles W. Turner under the title "A Reminiscense of Lieutenant John Newton Lyle of the Liberty Hall Volunteers" (Roanoke, Virginia 1986)

- Lyle, John Newton: „Stonewall Jackson's Guard: The Washington College Company.“ Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington/VA

- McMurran, James: 4th Regiment; in Ben LaBree (ed.): Camp Fires of the Confederacy (Louisville, 1898)

- Official Records of Union and Confederate Armies. 128 Volumes, Washington DC., Government Printing Office 1882-1990, Band 12, S. 657-658

- Robertson Jr., James I.: 4th Virginia Infantry (Howard Inc., Lynchburg, 1982)

- Robinson, David Tobias: Confederate Company List, ca. 1861-63. Confederate soldier. Manuscript list of Company E, 4th Virginia Volunteer Regiment, written by Robinson, listing rank, age, eye and hair color, occupation, and other information about the men in the company, most of them from Southwest Virginia counties. Also includes an itemized list of clothing distributed to each man (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms Ms92-017).

- Robertson, James I.: Fourth Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H. E. Howard, 1982)

 

 

4th Regiment Virginia Reserves:

s. Pvt David McGavock (Co. C)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

5th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col (Major) William S. H. *Baylor; Col John H. S. *Funk (zuvor Captain Co. A); Col William *Harman; Col Kenton *Harper; LtCol (Captain) Hazael J. *Williams (Co. D); Captain George W. *Kurtz (Co. K); 1stLt James *Bumgardner Jr. (Co. L); Lt Ezra E. *Stickley; 2ndLt James K. *Edmondson (Co. B); Sergeant Robert Henry *Campbell (Co. B); Sergeant James B. McCutchan (Co. D); Corporal William H. Beach (Co. G); Pvt Jim *Frazier, Pvt Michael Reid *Hanger (Co. B,C); Pvt John M. *McCutchan (Co. H); Pvt John N. *Opie; Robert W. *Hooke

 

Overview:

5th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, under Colonel K. Harper. Eight companies were from Augusta County and two from Frederick County. The unit became part of the Stonewall Brigade and served undder Generals T.J. Jackson, R.B. Garnett, Winder, Paxton, J.A. Walker, and W. Terry. It saw action at First ManassasFirst Kernstown, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. Later the 5th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was active in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and around Appomattox. It reported 9 killed, 48 wounded, and 4 missing at First Kernstown, had 4 killed, 89 wounded, and 20 missing at Cross Keys and Port Republic, and suffered 14 killed and 91 wounded at Second Manassas. The unit sustained 120 casualties at Chancellorsville and of the 345 engaged at Gettysburg, sixteen percent were disabled. It surrendered 8 officers and 48 men. The field officers were Colonels William S.H. Baylor, John H.S. Funk, William H. Harman, and Kenton Harper; Lieutenant Colonel Hazel J. Williams; and Majros Absalom Koiner and James W. Newton.

 

Stonewall Brigade; The "Bloody Fifth" had its origin in a volunteer militia regiment organized in Augusta County on April 13, 1861. Changes were made after the regiment went into active service, and on July 1, 1861, when the 5th Virginia was accepted into the service of the Confederate States, the regiment consisted of seven companies from Augusta County, two from Winchester and Frederick County, and one from Rockbridge County. Under Colonel Kenton Harper, the 5th Regiment with General Thomas J. Jackson's First Brigade, received its baptism of fire on July 2, 1861 at Falling Waters. The regiment was outstanding in its participation at First Manassas, where Colonel Harper was one of the individuals credited with giving the name "Stonewall" to Jackson.

 

The 5th Virginia Infantry, along with the 2nd, 4th, 27th and 33rd Virginia Infantry regiments were organized into a brigade at the outset of the war under the command of Thomas Jonathan Jackson, and won accolades at 1st Manassas, and became the Stonewall Brigade.

 

At the reorganization of the 5th Virginia in April 1862, a band was officially added to the regiment. It was destined to become the famous Stonewall Brigade Band which still exists by that name today. With the First Brigade, which became the Stonewall Brigade, the 5th Virginia fought through the 1862 Valley Campaign and in the Seven Days' battle. Teilnahme am Vorstoß Jackson's gegen Pope im August 1862 und Teilnahme am Battle of Cedar Mountain (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 404 Anm. 38 unter Bezugnahme auf: Williams, Hazael J.: Memoir; in Hotchkiss Papers [Library of Congress, Washington DC, Roll 49, Frame 422]). At Second Manassas Colonel William Smith Hanger Baylor of the 5th Regiment was killed while commanding the Stonewall Brigade at the unfinished railroad cut. The regiment was at Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Second Winchester, and Gettysburg, where, under Colonel John Henry Stover Funk of Winchester, they were in the desperate fighting at Wolfe's Hill. For gallantry at Payne's Farm, November 27, 1863, thirteen from the 5th Virginia were placed on the Roll of Honor. In winter quarters on the Rapidan there were theatricals, band concerts, and other diversions to break the monotony of camp routine, but the most memorable event was the famous snowball battle of March 23, 1864.

 

As they entered the Wilderness in May 1864, a member of the 5th observed, "the band was sent to the rear and that indicated business." Brigade casualties were reported as heavy, but Spotsylvania a week later was disastrous.

 

The remnants of the old Stonewall Brigade were organized with the survivors of 13 other decimated Virginia units to form William Terry's Brigade, which with John B. Gordon's division, served with Jubal Early in the Shenandoah Valley. After Cedar Creek the brigade was sent into the lines at Petersburg, where they were in the battles of Hatcher's Run and Fort Stedman. Only 47 of the 5th Virginia were paroled at Appomattox Court House.

 

Companies:

· A - Marion Rifles (Frederick Co.)

· B - Rockbridge Rifles (Lexington, Rockbridge Co.)

· C - Mountain Guard (Augusta Co.)

· D - Southern Guard (Augusta Co.)

· E - Augusta Grays (Augusta Co.)

· F - West View Infantry (Augusta Co.)

· G - Staunton Rifles (Augusta Co.)

· H - Augusta Rifles (Augusta Co.)

· I - Ready Rifles of Augusta County (Augusta Co.)

· K - Continental Morgan Guards (Winchester, Frederick Co.)

· L - West Augusta Guard (Augusta Co.)

· M - Union Greys/Southern Grays (Augusta Co.)

· Fifth Regiment Band

 

Comp A, "Marion Rifles" bestand fast ausschließlich aus deutschstämmigen Soldaten (vgl. Robertson, a.a.O., S. 12).

 

Literatur:

- Baylor: William S. H.: Brief veröffentlicht im Staunton / VA 'Vindicator' vom 26.4.1861

- Baylor, William Smith Hanger (1831-1862): Correspondence. 0.1 cu. ft. Augusta County, Virginia, resident. Colonel of Augusta County Volunteer companies, and later appointed to command the 5th Virginia Regiment. In August 1862 he was made commander of the Stonewall Brigade, and was killed soon thereafter at the Battle of Second Manassas. There are three items in the collection: two letters from Baylor to his wife (April 22, and August 18, 1862), and a letter from Edward P. Walton to Mrs. Baylor written after Baylor's death (October 1, 1862). Baylor's letters refer to the destruction caused by the war, his promotion to "Colonelcy" and to Brigade Commander, his health, and General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. Walton's letter expresses sympathy to Baylor's widow, and comments on Baylor's religious conviction and General Jackson's regard for him (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide - Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms85-002)

- Hooke, Robert W.: Wartime letters of Robert W. Hooke, a member of th 5th Virginia Infantry, scattered dates (Duke University Mansucript Collection, Durham, North Carolina)

- Internet Datei Archiv 9 CS-Truppenteile Virginia

- Robertson jr., James I.: The Stonewall Brigade

- Wallace, Lee A. Jr.: 5th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1988); Revised 2nd Edition, 184 pp, Maps, Photos, Detailed Rosters, Bibliography

- Williams, Hazael J.: Memoir; in Hotchkiss Papers (Library of Congress, Washington DC, Roll 49, Frame 422)

 

 

6th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Pvt John S. *Shipp (Co. G&H)

 

Overview:

6th Infantry Regiment, organized at Norfolk, Virginia, in May, 1861, recruited its men at Norfolk and in the counties of Princess Anne, Nansemond, and Chesterfield. It served in the Department of Norfolk, then in June, 1862, was placed in Mahone's Brigade with 673 effectives. Later it was under the command of General Weisiger. The 6th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Nor­thern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then saw action in the Petersburg trenches and around Appomattox. It re­ported 10 killed, 33 wounded, and 8 missing at Malvern Hill, had 12 killed and 49 wounded at Second Manassas, and had 5 killed and 34 wounded at Fredericksburg. The regiment sustained 47 casualties at Chancellorsville and lost three percent of the 288 enga­ged at Gettysburg. It surrendered 110 officers and men on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Thomas J. Corprew, Wil­liam Mahone, and George T. Rogers; Lieutenant Colonels William T. Lundy and Henry W. Williamson; and Major Robert B. Taylor.

 

Literatur:

- Michael Cavanaugh, Michael: 6th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg: H. E. Howard, 1988); Maps, Photos, Detailed Rosters, Biblio

 

 

7th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col. Charles C. *Flowerree (Co. K); Col James L. Kemper; LtCol Williams (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 5, 7); Corporal William H. *Stiff (Co. H); Pvt John T. *Thurston (Co. I)

 

Overview:

7th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, at Manassas Junction, Virginia, with men from Giles, Madison, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Greene, and Albemarle counties. It fought at First Manassas under General Early, then served with Ewell, A.P. Hill, Kem­per, and W.R. Terry. In April, 1862, the regiment had 700 effectives and later was active in the various campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Gettysburg. It participated in Longstreet's Suffolk expedition, was prominent in the capture of Plymouth, then fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. The 7th continued the fight in the Petersburg trenches south of the Ja­mes River and around Appomattox. It sustained 47 casualties at First Manassas, 77 at Williamsburg, 111 at Frayser's Farm, 59 at Second Manassas, and 4 at Fredericksburg. Of the 335 engaged at Gettysburg about forty percent were disabled. It lost 39 men at Drewry's Bluff, and many were captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek. Only 20 officers and men were present at the surrender. Its commanders were Colonels Charles C. Flowerree, James L. Kemper, and Waller T. Patton; Lieutenant Colonel L.B. Williams, Jr.; and Major Aylett A. Swindler.

 

Das Regiment gehörte im Juli 1861 zur Brigade Early in Beauregard's Army am Bull Run (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 6, 7).

 

Literatur:

- Riggs, David F.: 7tr Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard Inc., Lynchburg, 1982)

 

 

8th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col Eppa *Hunton; 2ndLt Randolph Abbott *Shotwell (Co. H); Pvt John A *Liggat (Co. E)

 

Overview:

8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Leesburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax. The unit was also called "Old Bloody Eighth" and from time to time "The Berkeley Regiment" because its Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, and one Captain were four Berkeley brothers. During the war it was brigaded under Generals Cocke, Pickett, R.B. Garnett, and Hunton. It fought at First Manassas and Leesburg, and in April, 1862, it totalled 450 effectives. The 8th was involved in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Gettysburg, served in the Department of Richmond, then took part in the conflicts at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. It went on to participate in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Courthouse Campaign. This unit sustained 30 casualties at First Manassas, lost 8 killed and 43 wounded of the 375 engaged at Leesburg, and had 10 killed and 66 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles. Of the 193 engaged at Gettysburg about ninety percent were killed, wounded, or missing. From June 1 to December 31, 1864, it reported 53 casualties, and many were captured at Sayler's Creek. Only 1 surgeon and 11 privates surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Norborne Berkeley and Eppa Hunton, Lieutenant Colonels Edmund Berkeley and Charles B. Tebbs, and Majors William N. Berkeley and James Thrift.

 

Literatur:

- Divine, John E.: 8th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard 1983, 2nd Edition), 89 pp, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos, Biblio

 

 

9th Virginia Infantry Battalion:

 

Literatur:

- Armstrong, Richard L.: 25th Virginia Infantry and 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1990); 263 pp; 2nd Edition; Biblio; Detailed Rosters; Photos; Maps

 

 

9th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Trask, Benjamin H.: 9th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1984); 2nd Edition, 116 pp, Maps, Photos, Rosters, Addendum

 

 

10th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Col S. B. *Gibbons; LtCol / Col E. T. H. *Warren; Major Joshua *Stover; Captain John Wesley *Melhorn; Pvt. Joseph Franklin *Kauffman, James *Huffman; Pvt (?) William Penn *Kemper (Co. B)

 

Regimentskommandeur war im Sommer 1862 Major Joshua *Stover (vgl. OR 12.2. S. 209-210).

 

Composed of men primarily from the Valley of Virginia, the 10th Virginia Infantry was formed from volunteer companies recruited in Rockingham, Page, and Madison counties. Companies A through K were comprised of Valley men, while Company L was composed of recruits from Madison.

 

The unit had its origin in the late 1850's when a group of prominent men in Harrisonburg/Rockingham County met and formed the Valley Guard, a militia unit that served as guards during the trial and execution of John Brown.

 

The 10th Virginia received its baptism of fire at 1st Manassas. The unit wintered near Manassas Junction before being transfered in April 1862 to Stonewall Jackson's Army (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 163, 179). Assigned a position in Jackson's old division, the 10th participated in the 1862 campaign in the Valley. During the remainder of the year, the 10th fought in all the major battles in Virginia, including den Vorstoß Jackson's gegen Pope's Army of Virginia im August 1862 und dem Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 (William B. *Taliaferro's Brigade), where it lost heavily (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 17, 33-34, 40-41, 64, 82, 85, 105, 112, 116, 127, 142, 152-53, 161-63, 174, 248-49, 285, 323, 341, 343, 364, 371, 404, (n. 6), 420 (n. 44); OR 12[3], p. 210-11).

 

Posted at Martinsburg, Va. the regiment missed the Battle of Sharpsburg.

 

At Chancellorsville the men of the 10th took part in Jackson's attack against the Federal Eleventh Corps, losing in the process nearly a third of their number. Assigned to Stewart's Brigade of Edward Johnson's division, the regiment fought at Gettysburg, joining in on the unsuccessful assault on Culp's Hill.

 

Im Sommer 1863 gehörte die 10th Virginia Infantry zur Brigade George H. Steuart / Division MajGen Edward Johnson / II. Army Corps Ewell / Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 460).

 

In 1864 the unit fought at both the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, and at the latter battle was almost entirely captured at the angle. The survivors of the 10th Virginia joined Early in his campaign against Washington and was with that general in his failed defenses of the Valley in 1864, fighting at Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek.

 

The several dozen survivors of the regiment were transfered from the Valley to the Petersburg trenches, where they participated in the Army of Northern Virginia's last offensive, the attack on F Stedman. When Grant broke the Confederate lines at Petersburg, the 10th Virginia retreated west along with rest of Lee's army. On April 9 about a dozen men of the regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.

 

Companies:

· A - Strasburg Guards (Shenandoah Co.)

· B - Rockingham Rifles (Rockingham Co.)

· C (1st) - Southern Grays (Shenandoah Co.)

· C (2nd) - Mauck's Co. (Shenandoah Co.)

· D - Bridgewater Grays (Rockingham Co.)

· E - Peaked Mountain Grays (Rockingham Co.)

· F - Muhlenburg Rifles (Shenandoah Co.)

· G - Valley Guards (Rockingham Co.)

· H - Chrisman's Infantry (Rockingham/Shenandoah Counties)

· I - Riverton Invincibles (Rockingham Co.)

· K - Page Volunteers (Page Co.)

· L - Jeff Davis Guards (Madison Co.)

 

Literatur:

- Internet Datei Archiv 9

- Huffman, James (10th Virginia Infantry): Ups and Downs of a Confederate Soldier (New York, Wm. Rudges, 1940). Photo, Illustrations. Details of experiences with 10th Virginia and imprisonment at Point Lookout

- Kauffman, Joseph Franklin: Diary, University of North Carolina. Southern Historical Collection (SHC), Chapel Hill, North Carolina (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 33-34, 40-41, 323, 341)

- Kemper, Benjamin F and Brothers (vgl. William Penn *Kemper): Daybook and Inventory (Benjamin F. Kemper and Brothers Daybook and Inventors; Duke University, Manuscript Department, Durham, North Carolina)

- Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 17, 33-34, 40-41, 64, 82, 85, 105, 112, 116, 127, 142, 152-53, 161-63, 174, 248-49, 285, 323, 341, 343, 364, 371, 404, (n. 6), 420 (n. 44)

- Melhorn, John Wesley: Diary (Stanford University. Green Library, Manuscript Department)

 

 

11th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Captain G. Woodville *Latham; William Henry *Morgan

 

Literatur:

- Bell, Robert T.: 11th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1985), 2nd Edition, 103 pp, Detailed Rosters, Photos, Maps, Biblio

- Morgan, William Henry (11th Virginia): Personal Reminiscenses of the War of 1861-1865 (J. P. Bell, Lynchburg 1911);

 

 

12th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Sergeant George S. *Bernard (Co. E&I); Pvt Philip F. *Brown (Co. C)

 

Overview:

12th Infantry Regiment was organized at Norfolk, Virginia, in May, 1861, using the 4th Battalion Virginia Volunteers as its nucleus. Its members were from Petersburg, Richmond, Hicksford, and Norfolk. The regiment was assigned to General Mahone's and Weisi­ger's Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. This unit totalled 691 effectives in June, 1862, and sustained 23 casualties at Oak Grove, 69 at Second Manassas, 39 during the Maryland Campaign, 1 at Fredericksburg, and 86 at Chancellorsville. Of the 348 engaged at Gettysburg, only four percent were disabled. It surrendered 12 officers and 177 men. The field officers were Colonels Everard M. Feild and David A. Weisiger; Lieutenant Colonels John R. Lewellen and Fielding L. Taylor; and Majors Edgar L. Brockett, Richard W. Jones, and John P. May.

 

Literatur:

- Bernard, George S. (Co. I, 12th VA.): War Talks of Confederate Veterans (Fenn & Owen Publishers: Petersburg, Va., 1892)

- Brown, Philip F. (Co. C, 12th Va.): Reminiscenses of the War 1861-1865 (privately printed, 1912)

- Henderson, William D.: 12th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps, Photos, Biblio, Detailed Rosters

 

 

13th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col James Alexander *Walker, Captain Samuel D. *Buck (Co. H); Pvt William Jackson *Eskew (Co. ?); Joseph M. *Kern

 

Overview:

13th Infantry Regiment completed its organization during the summer of 1861 with men from Winchester and Culpeper, Orange, Louisa, and Hampshire counties. After fighting at First Manassas and in Jackson's Valley Campaign, it served in General Early's, W.Smith's, Pegram's, and J.A. Walker's Brigade. The 13th was prominent in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then it moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and later was involved in the Appomattox operations. It reported 16 casualties at Cross Keys and Port Republic, 111 at Gaines' Mill, 34 at Cedar Mountain, 46 at Second Manassas, 22 at Fredericksburg, and 36 at Chancellorsville. During the Gettysburg Campaign it was left at Winchester as provost guard. The unit sustained heavy losses at Cedar Creek and surrendered with 10 officers and 52 men. Its commanders were Colonels George A. Goodman, Ambrose P. Hill, James B. Terrill, and James A. Walker; and Majors Charles T. Crittenden and John B. Sher­rard.

 

Col James Alexander *Walker seit Februar 1862 (später Brigade Kommandeur der berühmten Stonewall Brigade); Anfang August 1862 Teilnahme an Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's Army of Virginia, Early's Brigade; Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 51, 56-58, 61, 75-76, 84-85, 128, 132-34, 194-98, 200-201, 252-55, 261-63, 283-85, 299, 337, 353, 362, 368); gegen 1:00 vor Beginn der Schlacht war das Regiment eingesetzt als Skirmishers auf der linken Flanke von Early's Brigade zur Sicherung gegen Westen an der Straße nach Madison Court House in den Wäldern bei Major's School House (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 51 mit Karte S. 47; Krick, a.a.O., S. 56; Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 95).

 

Literatur:

- Buck, Samuel D.: With the Old Confeds (Baltimore: H. E. Hough & Co., 1925)

- Kern, Joseph M.: Letters. Unpublished wartime letters of Joseph M. Kern of the 13th Virginia Infantry; scattered sates, with typescript "Memorandum History of Movements of Hampshire Guards, Co. K, 13th Virginia Infantry, CSA" (Southern Historical Society Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

 

 

14th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Lt. Henry M. *Talley; Pvt (?) George Daniel *Nethery (Co G)

 

Overview:

14th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, and entered the Confederate service at Richmond in July. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Amelia, Bedford, Fluvanna, Chesterfield, Halifax, and Mecklenburg. The regiment was brigaded under Generals Armistead, Barton, and Steuart. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Gettysburg, served in North Carolina, then saw action in Drewry's Bluff. The 14th participated in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River and ended the war at Appomattox. In June, 1862, it contained 449 men, reported 12 killed, 57 wounded, and 6 missing at Malvern Hill and 7 wounded during the Maryland Campaign. Of the 422 engaged at Gettysburg, more than twenty-five percent were disabled. The regiment sustained 71 casualties at Drewry's Bluff and lost many at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek. Only 7 officers and 49 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James G. Hodges and William White; Lieutenant Colonels Moses F.T. Evans, David J. Godwin, Parke Poindexter, and William W. Wood; and Majors Robert H. Poore and William D. Shelton.

 

Literatur:

- Crews, Edward R. and Timothy Parrish: 14th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1995); 161 pp; Biblio; Rosters; Photos; Maps

 

 

15th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Manarin, Louis H.: 15th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps, Photos, Rosters, Biblio

 

 

16th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Trask, Benjamin H.: 16th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1986); 2nd Edition, 128pp, Maps, Photos, Detailed Rosters

 

 

17th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Captain John Q. *Marr; Captain Stephen W. *Presstman; Pvt Alexander F. *Grigsby (Co. D); Pvt William W. *Sherwood (Co. F); Pvt Edgar *Warfield

 

Overview:

17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Manassas Junction, Virginia, in June, 1861, using the 6th Battalion Virginia Infantry as its nucleus. Men of this unit were recruited in the counties of Warren, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Fauquier. After fighting at First Manassas under General Longstreet, it was assigned to General Ewell's, A.P. Hill's, Kemper's, and Corse's Brigade. The 17th fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Fredericksburg, then participated in Longstreet's Suffolk Expediti­on. During the Gettysburg Campaign it was on detached duty at Gordonsville and later served in Tennessee and North Carolina. Re­turning to Virginia it fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, saw action in the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at Appomattox. This regiment totalled 600 men in April, 1862, lost 17 killed and 47 wounded at Williamsburg, had 18 killed and 41 wounded at Seven Pines, and had 17 killed, 23 wounded, and 73 missing at Frayser's Farm. It reported 48 casualties at Second Manassas, 13 at South Mountain, and of the 55 engaged at Sharpsburg about seventy-five percent were disabled. At Drewry's Bluff 7 were killed and 23 wounded. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 2 officers and 46 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Montgomery D. Corse, Arthur Herbert, and Morton Marye; Lieutenant Colonels William Munford and Grayson Tyler; and Majors George W. Brent and Robert H. Simpson.

 

Literatur:

- Herbert, Arthur: Sketches and Incidents of Movements of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry ..., n.p., n.d. Brief

- Wallace, Lee A. Jr.: 17th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1990); 1st Edition, 154 pp, Maps, Photos, Detailed Rosters, Bibliography

- *Warfield, Edgar (Private, 17th Virginia Infantry): Manassas to Appomattox (Howell Press); 216 pp, Photos, Index. Memoirs of Edgar Warfield was a drug store clerk at the start of the war and marched off to fight in almost all the engagements of the 17th Virginia Infantry

- Wise, George: History of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, CSA (Baltimore: Kelly & Piet, 1870)

 

 

18th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

gehörte zur *"Game Cock Brigade" unter BrigGen Pickett (vgl. Longacre: Pickett, a.a.O., S. 62)

 

Literatur:

- Irby, Richard Irby: Historical Sketch of the Nottoway Grays, Afterwards Co. G., Eighteenth Virginia Regiment (Co. "G" 8th Virginia), Richmond, 1878; reprint Olde Soldier Books), 48 pp. This unit of the Army of Northern Virginia was brigaded with units from Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama

- Robertson Jr., James I.: Eighteenth Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H. E. Howrd, 1984)

 

 

19th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Philip St. Leger *Cocke; Lt William Nathaniel *Wood

 

Im Juni 1861 war Col Philip St. George Cocke mit der 19th Virginia Infantry in Culpeper C. H. stationiert (vgl. Blackford: Letters from Lee's Army, a.a.O., S. 12). Die 19th Virginia Infantry fought from First Manassas till the end of the war. The 19th fought under Pickett at Williamsburg, capturing a Union battery, Seven Pines, Richmond , Malvern Hill, 1st and 2nd Manassas and Gettysburg where his unit attempted to take Cemetery Ridge.

 

Literatur:

- Jordan Jr., Ervin L. and Herbert Thomas Jr.: 19th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1987), 112 pp, 2nd Edition, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Photos, Maps

 

 

20th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

Colonel John Pegram; Gefecht von Rich Mountain (11.7.1861)

 

Literatur:

- Internet-Datei, Archiv 9, Schlachten, Rich Mountain

 

 

21st Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Col William *Gilham; Col William R. Johnson *Pegram; Col Richard H. *Cunningham; Captain William R. * Berkeley; Captain Milton R. *Cary; Captain Francis D. *Irving; Captain James *Leitch; Captain John B. *Moseley; Captain John *Oliver; Pvt Jonathan *Green; Pvt A. K. *Kelley; Pvt George W. *Peterkin; Pvt John H. *Worsham; Richard W. *Waldrop

 

Overview:

21st Infantry Regiment was organized in June and mustered into Confederate service in July, 1861, at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Most of the men were recruited in the city of Richmond and the counties of Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Cumberland, and Buckingham. After participating in Lee's Cheat Mountain and Jackson's Valley campaigns, the unit was assigned to J.R. Jones's and W.Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It took an active part in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment reported 60 casualties at First Kernstown and in May, 1862, totalled about 600 effectives. It lost 37 killed and 85 wounded at Cedar Mountain, had 3 killed and 9 wounded at Second Manassas, and reported 4 killed and 40 wounded at Chancellorsville. Of the 236 engaged at Gettysburg about twenty percent were disabled. Only 6 officers and 50 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels William Gilham, John M. Patton, Jr., and William A. Witcher; Lieutenant Colonels Richard H. Cunningham, Jr., and William P. Moseley; and Majors William R. Berkeley, Alfred D. Kelly, John B. Moseley, and Scott Shipp.

 

Aufgestellt Mai 1861; erster Regimentskommandeur war Col. William *Gilham (Worsham, John H.: "One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry; a.a.O., S. 5); im August 1862 in Robert S. *Garnett's Brigade; Teilnahme an Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's Army of Virginia 1862 Anfang August 1862 und Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862; hierbei war Col. Richard H. *Cunningham Regimentskommandeur (Gef. bei Cedar Mountain am 26.8.1862)

 

bestehend aus (vgl. Gliederung bei Worsham, John H.: "One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry; a.a.O., S. 22):

- Comp B aus Baltimore / Maryland

- Brunswick Grays

- Buckingham Leitches

- Chalk Level Grays

- Cumberland Grays

- Company F aus Richmond (gegründet vor der Sezession im Frühjahr 1861), graue Kadettenuniform vorn mit einer Reihe von feuervergoldeten Virginia-Knöpfen und goldbesetztem Kragen (Worsham, a.a.O., S. 1); Rooster vom April 1861 (vgl. Worsham, a.a.O., S. 7/8).

- Meherrin Grays

- Oliver Grays

- Red House Volunteers

- Turkey Cock Grays

 

Literatur:

- Kelley, A. K.: Kelly letters. Unpublished wartime letters of A. K. Kelley, Member of the 21st Virginia Infantry. Kelly-Williamson Papers. Duke University Manuscript Collection, Durham, North Carolina

- Waldrop, Richard W.: Wartime letters of Richard W. Waltrop, a member of the 21st Virginia Infantry, written throughout the war. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

- Worsham, John H.: "One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry: His Experience and what he saw during the War 1861-1865 (New York: Neale Publishing Company, 1912; Reprint Bantam Books 1992)

 

 

21st Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Captain L. Lyle *Clarke (Co. B); Ordnance Sergeant John H. *Worsham (Co. F)

 

Overview:

21st Infantry Regiment was organized in June and mustered into Confederate service in July, 1861, at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Most of the men were recruited in the city of Richmond and the counties of Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Cumberland, and Buckingham. After participating in Lee's Cheat Mountain and Jackson's Valley campaigns, the unit was assigned to J.R. Jones's and W. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It took an active part in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment reported 60 casualties at First Kernstown and in May, 1862, totalled about 600 effectives. It lost 37 killed and 85 wounded at Cedar Mountain, had 3 killed and 9 wounded at Second Manassas, and reported 4 killed and 40 wounded at Chancellorsville. Of the 236 engaged at Gettysburg about twenty percent were di­sabled. Only 6 officers and 50 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels William Gilham, John M. Patton, Jr., and William A. Witcher; Lieutenant Colonels Richard H. Cunningham, Jr., and William P. Moseley; and Majors William R. Berkeley, Alfred D. Kelly, John B. Moseley, and Scott Shipp.

 

Teilnahme am Battle of Antietam; das Regiment gehörte hier zu Jones' Brigade, Jackson's Division and Corps (vgl. Priest: Antietam, a.a.O., S. 30).

 

 

22nd Regiment Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Infantry):

s. Lt Henrie H. *Alexander; Pvt Charles N. Hawkins (Co. H)

 

Overview:

22nd Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 1st Kanawha Regiment, was organized and accepted into Confederate service in July, 1861. Its members were from the counties of Jackson, Craig, Nicholas, Alleghany, Wyoming, and Boone. The 22nd saw action at Carnifex Ferry and later lost twenty-one percent of the 550 engaged at Droop Mountain. It was assigned to Echols' and Patton's Bri­gade, participated in the Shenandoah Valley operations, and disbanded during the spring of 1865. The field officers were Colonels George S. Patton and C.Q. Tompkins; Lieutenant Colonels Andrew R. Barbee, William A. Jackson, and John C. McDonald; and Ma­jors Robert A. Bailey and Isaac N. Smith.

 

Das Regiment war im Juni 1862 an einem Skirmish in Salt Sulphur Springs, Va (West Virginia) beteiligt

 

Literatur:

- Alexander, Henrie H.: Letter, 1862. 0.1 cu. ft. Blacksburg, Virginia, resident and a Confederate lieutenant in the 22nd Virginia Regiment. Letter from Alexander from Blacksburg, to Captain W.G. Price in Wytheville, Virginia, June 10, 1862, about a recent skirmish with the Union soldiers at Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia (now West Virginia). (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide - Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms60-002)

- Lowry, Terry D.: 22nd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 2nd Edition); 231 pp, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos

 

 

23rd Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Col William B. *Taliaferro, LtCol Clayton G. *Coleman (1861-62); LtCol George Washington *Curtis, LtCol Simon T. *Walton Regimentskommandeur im Sommer 1863), Chaplain William Edward *Wiatt; Pvt George *Harlow; William F. *Harrison

 

Col William B. *Taliaferro; als dessen Nachfolger wurde 1862 LtCol George Washington *Curtis Regimentskommandeur; Curtis wurde bei der Schlacht von Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 tödlich verwundet; das Regiment wurde daraufhin von LtCol Simon T. *Walton geführt.

 

William B. *Taliaferro's Brigade; Teilnahme an Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's Army of Virginia Anfang August 1862 und dem Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 41, 192; OR 12.2 S. 211).

 

Literatur:

- Coleman, Clayton G.: Papers (VMI-Archive); Bibliothek Ref Archiv 9 Civil War Diaries

- Harrison, William F.: Letters. Unpublished wartime letters of William F. Harrison, a member of th 23rd Virginia Infantry; scattered dates (Duke University Manuscript collection, Durham, North Carolina)

- Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 41

- OR 12 (3), p. 211 Walton's Report

- Ranking, Thomas M.: Twenty-Third Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H. E. Howard, 1985)

- Scott, J. L.: 23rd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard 1991); Signed and Numbered 1st Edition, 94 pp; Biblio; Detailed Rosters; Maps; Photos

- Wiatt, William Edward (26th Virginia Infantry): Confederate Chaplain William Edward Wiatt: An Annotated Diary (H. E. Howard, 1994); Wiatt enlisted as a Private in the 26th Virginia, being appointed Regimental Chaplain some months later. Diary covers 1861 through the surrender at Appomattox in 1865

 

 

24th Regiment Virginia Infantry (Richmond Light Infantry Blues):

s. Col Jubal *Early; LtCol Peter *Hairston (Co. F&S); LtCol William Weldon *Bentley; Major *Hambrick; Captain Thomas *Haden (Co. F); Pvt David Cloyd *McGavock (Co B); Josua L. *Elliott; Thomas A. *Elliott

 

Overview:

24th Infantry Regiment was assembled in June, 1861, with men from Floyd, Franklin, Carroll, Giles, Pulaski, Mercer, and Henry Counties. It served under Early at First Manassas, then was assigned to Early's, Kemper's, and W.R. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 24th participated in the campaigns of the army from Williamsburg toGettysburg except when it was detached to Suffolk with Longstreet. Later it was involved in the engagements at Plymouth and Drewry's Bluff, the Petersburg siege north of the James River, and the Appomattox operations. The regiment contained 740 men in April, 1862, and reported 189 casualties at Williamsburg and 107 at Seven Pines. It lost 4 killed, 61 wounded, and 14 missing at Frayser's Farm, had 8 wounded at Fredericksburg, and had about forty percent of the 395 engaged at Gettysburg disabled. Many were lost at Sayler's Creek with no officers and 22 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Jubal A. Early and William A. Terry; Lieutenant Colonels Peter Hairston, Jr. and Richard L. Maury; and Majors William W. Bentley, Joseph A. Hambrick, and J.P. Hammet.

 

Das Regiment wurde von Col Jubal *Early Ende Mai 1861 bei Lynchburg aufgestellt (vgl. Early: Bull Run, a.a.O., S. 2, 3); anschlie­ßend war Col Early Regimentskommandeur, übernahm aber bald die 6th Brigade; im Juli 1861 gehörte das Regiment zur 6th Brigade Early in Beauregard’s Army am Bull Run (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 3, 7)

 

Literatur:

- Bentley, William Weldon: Letter 13.6.1862 (VMI-Archive); Bibliothek Ref Archiv 9 Civil War Diaries

- Cutchins. John: A Famous Command: The Richmond Light Infantry Blues (46. Virginia Infantry) (Garrett & Massie: Richmond 1934). Nevins says of this "A detailed, 145 year history of a unit whose acme of service and sacrifice came in the Civil War years“.

- Elliott Family: Correspondence, 1864-71. Three Hanover County, Virginia, brothers who served the Confederacy. Thomas A. and Joshua L. Elliott served in the 24th Virginia Infantry; Odin B. Elliott served in Company G of the 34th Virginia Infantry. All of their letters are to Mary F. Page of Hanover County. Thomas and Joshua write Mary in 1864 from various camps in North Carolina. Joshua comments that he believes it is "General Lee's intention to pay the Pennsylvanians a visit" and that he thinks Lee will "invite us to acompany him on his visit as we are his pets." Thomas displays romantic interest in Mary and was angry that his furlough was "disapproved" for "it made me mad to think that I was deprived of being with the one I love." In 1866 Odin writes Mary from Roanoke County, Virginia, wanting his letters and a ring back after she led him on about marriage. Also includes a letter Mary wrote in 1871 from an insane asylum in Williamsburg, Virginia, to her sister, Elizabeth Mallory, telling of her desperate situation. Transcripts available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms90-021).

- Gunn, Ralph R.: 24th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1987). 112 pp, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Photos, Maps

- McGavock, David Cloyd 1845-1864): Papers, 1861-1901, n.d. Soldier in Company B of the 24th Virginia Regiment in the Confederate Army. Died in May 1864. Collection consists of ca. 35 items, including letters written by McGavock to his family while studying at Roanoke College in 1861, and then from camps near Winchester and Petersburg, Virginia, and Goldsboro, North Carolina. Includes sympathy letters to McGavock's sister after his death, and other miscellaneous family papers. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms90-032).

 

 

25th Regiment Virginia Infantry (Heck's):

s. Pvt William H. *Cochran (Co. D)

 

Overview:

25th Infantry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1861 and included the four companies of the 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry. Its members were raised in Upshur, Augusta, Highland, Bath, Pendleton, and Rockbridge counties. The unit participated in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign and Ja ckson's Valley operations before being assigned to General Early's, J.R. Jones', and W.Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It took an active part in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and in various conflicts around Appomattox. This regiment reported 18 casualties at Camp Alleghany, 72 at McDowell, and 29 at Cross Keys and Port Republic. It lost 1 killed and 24 wounded at Cedar Mountain, had 3 killed and 20 wounded at Sharpsburg, and reported 1 killed and 13 wounded at Fredericksburg. Of the 280 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-five percent were disabled. There were no members of the 25th at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels John C. Higginbotham, George A. Porterfield, and George H. Smith; Lieutenant Colonels Patrick B. Duffy, Jonathon M. Heck, Robert D. Lilley, and John A. Robinson; and Majors Wilson Harper, Albert G. Reger, and William T. Thompson.

 

The history of the 25th Virginia Infantry spanned the entire period of the war. The regiment was nearly destroyed after the Battle of Rich Mountain in July 1861, when nearly half of the men were surrendered. The following spring, the 9th Battalion and a company from the 31st Virginia Infantry were added to the 25th Regiment to bring it to fall strength.

 

During 1862 the 25th Regiment participated in Jackson's Valley Campaign and in the battles of Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, and Fredericksburg.

 

Anfang August 1862 Teilnahme an Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's Army of Virginia, Early's Brigade; Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862; gegen 1.oo vor Beginn der Schlacht war das Regiment eingesetzt auf der linken Flanke als Reserve von Early's Brigade bei Major's School House an der Straßenkreuzung der Straße nach Madison Court House und Culpeper (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 51 mit Karte S. 37). Regimentskommandeur in dieser Zeit war Major John Carlton Higginbotham der bei der Schlacht verwundet wurde (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 195).

 

In 1863 the regiment was temporarily assigned to Brig. General John D. Imboden's command, with which it participated in the Jones-Imboden Raid into Western Virginia. The regiment then took part in the Gettysburg Campaign and in the Mine Run Campaign. In the spring of 1864, disaster once again struck the 25th Virginia Infantry. At the battle of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House, all but a handful of the regiment were taken prisoner. Remnants of the regiment hung on like a bulldog, and took part in Jubal Early's Shenandoah Campaign that fall. During 1865, the regiment participated in the fighting at Hatcher's Run, Petersburg, and Appomattox Court House. At the surrender on April 9, 1865, only one officer and fourteen men were left of the once proud regiment. These were paroled and sent home.

 

Companies:

· A (2nd) - Capt. John A. Robinson's Co. (formerly Co. A, 9th Bn.)

· B (2nd) - Upshur Grays (Upshar County)

· C (2nd) - Capt. Willis T. Lawrence's Co. (formerly Co. C, 9th Bn.)

· C/D - Augusta Lee Rifles (Augusta Co.)

· D (2nd) - Augusta Lee Rifles (Augusta Co.

· E (1st) - Pendleton Rifles (Pendleton Co.)

· E (2nd) - Capt. George H. Smith

· F (1st) - Franklin Guards (Franklin Co.) (later Co. F, 62nd Virginia Inf.)

· F (2nd) - Highland Rangers (Highland Co.)

· G (1st) - Bath Grays (Bath Co.) (Remnants transferred to Co. A, 62nd Va. Inf. and 18th Va. Ca · G (2nd) - Capt. William H. Mollohan's Co. (formerly Co. B, 9th Bn.)

· H (1st) - Hardy Blues (Hardy Co.) (afterwards Co. B, 62nd Va. Inf. · H (2nd) - Rockbridge Guards (Rockbridge Co.)

· I (1st) - Mt. Crawford Cavalry/Valley Rifles (Rockingham Co.)

· I (2nd) - Capt. Daniel Stofer's Co. (formerly Co. C, 9th Bn.) K (1st) - South Branch Riflemen (later Co. L, 1st Va. Partisans; afterwards 62nd Va. Inf.; afterwards Co. E (2nd), 18th Va. Cav.)

· K (2nd) - Pendleton Minute Men (Pendleton Co.) (formerly Co. B (1st), 31st Va. Inf.)

 

Literatur:

- Armstrong, Richard L.: 25th Virginia Infantry and 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1990); 263 pp; 2nd Edition; Biblio; Detailed Rosters; Photos; Maps

- Internet-Datei, Archiv 9, Schlachten, Rich Mountain

 

 

25th Regiment Virginia Militia:

s. Pvt William E. *Grigsby (Co. C)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

26th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Chaplain William Edward *Wiatt; Pvt Benjamin R. *Palmer (Co. B)

 

Overview:

26th Infantry Regiment was organized during May and June, 1861, with men recruited in the counties of Gloucester, King and Queen, and Mathews. The 26th was assigned to General Wise's Brigade in June, 1862, contained 31 officers and 424 men. After being involved in the Seven Days' Battles it was transferred to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The unit par­ticipated in the defense of Charleston, then during the spring of 1864 returned to Virginia. Here it took its place in the Petersburg trenches and was active in various conflicts around Appomattox. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek and on April 9, 1865, there were 15 officers and 81 men present. The field officers were Colonels Charles A. Crump and Powhatan R. Page; Lieutenant Colonel James C. Coucill; and Majors Patrick H. Fitzhugh, Joshua L. Garrett, William K. Perrin, and William H. Wheelwright.

 

Literatur:

- Wiatt, Alex L.: 26th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters

- Wiatt, William Edward (26th Virginia Infantry); Confederate Chaplain William Edward Wiatt: An Annotated Diary (H. E. Howard, 1994); 1st Edition; edited by the Alex L. Wiatt, great great grandson of the Chaplain who first enlisted as a Private in the 26th Virginia, being appointed Regimental Chaplain some months later. Diary covers 1861 through the surrender at Appomattox in 1865

 

 

26th Virginia Infantry Battalion:

 

Literatur:

- Lowry, Terry D.: 26th Battalion Virginia Infantry H. E. Howard), Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters

 

 

27th Regiment Virginia Infantry: :

s. Col John *Echols; Col James K. *Edmondson (zuvor Captain Col Andrew J. *Grigsby; LtCol Daniel M. Shriver; Major Elisha F. *Paxton; Captain Henry *Robinson, Sergeant (später Pvt) Robert Henry *Campbell (Co. 2H); Sergeant Watkins *Kearns; Pvt William T. *Lambie (Co. A); Pvt George C. *Pile (Co. A); Pvt Henry *Shanklin, George *Wise

 

Overview:

27th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, and accepted into Confederate service in July. The men were from the counties of Alleghany, Rockbridge, Monroe, Greenbrier, and Ohio. It contained only eight companies and became part of the famous Stone­wall Brigade. During the war it served under the command of General T.J. Jackson, R.B. Garnett, Winder, Paxton, J.A. Walker, and W. Terry. The 27th fought at First Manassas, First Kernstown, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. It then participated in the campaign of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was active around Appomattox. The regiment reported 141 casualties at First Manassas, 57 at First Kernstown, and 4 of the 136 engaged at First Winchester. It lost 3 killed at Cedar Mountain, had 4 killed and 23 wounded at Second Manassas, and sustained 9 killed and 62 wounded at Chancellorsville. Of the 148 in action at Gettysburg about thirty percent were disabled. Only 1 officer and 20 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels John Echols, James K. Edmondson, William A. Gordon, and A.J. Grisby; Lieutenant Colonels Charles L. Haynes and Daniel M. Shriver; and Majors Philip F. Frazer and Elisha F. Paxton.

 

Regimentskommandeur bis April 1862 war Col John *Echols, ab April 1862 Col Andrew J. *Grigsby (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 166).

 

The 27th Virginia Infantry was organized on May 30, 1861 as the 6th Virginia Infantry but was redesignated the 27th Virginia Infan­try the following day. The unit was transferred to Confederate control on July 1, 18 and served as such until the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 1865. Colonel William W. Gordon provided initial leadership for the unit. Other officers of the unit included John W. Carpenter, (lieutenant colonel); John Echols (lieutenant colonel, colonel); James K. Ed­mondson (lieutenant colonel, colonel); Philip F. Frazer (major); The 27th Virginia Infantry, along with the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 33rd Virginia Infantry regiments were organized into a brigade at the out­set of the war under the command of Thomas Jonathan Jackson, and won accolades at 1st Manassas, and became the Stonewall Bri­gade. The 27th Virginia Infantry, although decimated toward the end of the war, remained in this organization until the end of the conflict.

 

Co. ‚A‘ wurde später in die Artillery-Einheit Carpenter‘s Battery umstrukturiert.

 

The 27th Virginia participated, in varying degrees, in a long list of engagements:

Falling Waters, July 2, 1861; 1st Manassas, July 21, 1861; Kernstown, March 23, 1862; Cedar Creek, March 24, 1862; 1st Winches­ter, May 25, 1862; Port Republic, June 9, 1862; Gaines Mill, June 27, 1862; White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862; Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862; Groveton, August 28, 1862; 2nd Manassas, August 28-30, 1862; Chantilly, September 1, 1862; Harper's Ferry, September 12-15, 1862; Sharpsburg, September 17, 1862; Kearneysville, October 17, 1862; Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; Chancellorsville, May 1-4, 1863; 2nd Winchester, June 14-15, 1863; Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863; Bealton, No­vember 5, 1863; Morton's Ford, February 10, 1864; The Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864; Spotsylvania C.H. May 8-21, 1864; North Anna, May 22-26, 1864; Bethesda Church, May 30, 1864; Cold Harbor, June I -3, 1864; Lynchburg, June 1864; Monocacy, July 9, 1864; Snicker's Ferry, July 18, 1864; 2nd Kernstown, July 24, 1864; Winchester, July 24, 1864; Newtown, August 11, 1864; Winchester, August 17, 1864; Shepherdstown, August 25, 1864; Fisher's Hill, September 22, 1864; Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865; Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865; Sayler's Creek, April 6, 1865; Appomattox C.H., April 9, 1865.

 

1863 gehörte die 27th Virginia Infantry zu Pickett’s Division, nahm aber nicht an der Schlacht von Gettysburg teil.

 

Literatur:

- Edmondson Letters. Manuscript wartime letters of James K. Edmondson of the 27th Virginia Infantry. Rockbridge Historical Society, Lexington Virginia. (s. auch Turner: War Letters)

- Internet-Datei, Archiv 9, Schlachten, Rich Mountain

- Kearns Diary: Typescript of unpublished diary of Watkins Kearns of the 27th Virginia Infantry; written in 1862. Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia

- Reidenbaugh, Lowell: 27th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard), 1st Edition; 191 pp; Biblio; Detailed Rosters; Maps; Photos

- Shanklin, Henry: Letters. Scattered wartime letters (Virginia State Library, Richmond, Va.)

- Wise, George: History of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry ... (Baltimore, 1870)

 

 

28th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Col Robert Taylor *Preston; Corporal James B. Painter (Co. K)

 

Das Regiment wurde von Col Jubal *Early Ende Mai 1861 bei Lynchburg aufgestellt (vgl. Early: Bull Run, a.a.O., S. 2, 3) und gehörte anschließend im Battle von Bull Run zur Fifth Brigade, Col. P. St. George Cocke

 

Literatur:

- Fields, Frank E. Jr.: Twenty-eight Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H. E. Howard, 1st Edition 1985)

 

 

29th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Asst. Surgeon Issac White; Pvt Benjamin *Huddle

 

Literatur:

- Alderman, John P.: 29th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); 2nd Edition, Maps, Photos, Detailed Rosters

- Huddle, Benjamin: Diary. Confederate soldier in Company B of the 29th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War, paroled in April 1865 from Farmville, Virginia, by order of General Ulysses S. Grant. Photocopy of diary detailing his experiences in the war. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 85-015).

- White, Isaac: Papers , 1861-1938. Assistant surgeon in the Confederate Army. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, White graduated in 1859 from the Medical College of Virginia. He resided in Upshur County, Virginia (now West Virginia) before the war, and then in Shawsville in Montgomery County, Virginia, until his death. He served in various regiments during the war, including the 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment, the 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment, and the 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry Regiment. He also served, between September 1862 and January 1863 as an assistant surgeon at Montgomery White Sulphur Springs Hospital. The papers consist of letters from White to his wife in Shawsville, written mostly while encamped along the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in 1863 and 1864. He describes the losses to his regiment suffered during the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1863), the Battles of New Market and Spotsylvania (May 1864), and the Battle of Winchester (September 1864). (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 97-013).

 

 

30th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col R. C. W. *Radford; Captain Benjamin Cason *Rawlings; 1stLt Dangerfield Lewis *Baber (Co. K; † gef. 17.9.1862 Antietam); Pvt James W. *Grigsby (Co. I)

 

Overview:

30th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in June, 1861. Men of this unit were from Fredericks­burg and the counties of Spotsylvania, Caroline, Stafford, and King George. It was assigned to General J.G. Walker's and Corse's Bri­gade, and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg. After serving with Longstreet at Suffolk, it was on detached duty in Tennessee and North Carolina. During the spring of 1864 the 30th returned to Virginia and saw action at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. Later it endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James Ri­ver and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 1 killed and 4 wounded at Malvern Cliff and 39 killed and 121 wounded in the Ma­ryland Campaign. Many were lost at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 8 officers and 82 men. The field officers were Colonels R.M. Cary and Robert S. Chew, Lieutenant Colonels John M. Gouldin and Archibald T. Harrison, and Majors William S. Barton and Robert O. Peatross.

 

Später 2nd Virginia Cavalry; aufgestellt von Col Jubal *Early bei Lynchburg Ende Mai 1861 (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 2, 3).

 

Hampton's Legion, South Carolina, Infantry 30th Virginia (cavalry); vgl. zum Einsatz als Infanterie in Antietam Venner S. 128 Anm. 77

 

Literatur:

- Krick, Robert K.: 30th Virginia Infantry (H. E Howard Co., Lynchburg 1986); Maps, Photos, Rosters

- Tribble, Byrd B.: Benjamin Cason Rawlings, First Virginia Volunteer for the South (30th Virginia), 155pp, photos. Rawlings joined the Southern cause at 15 and rose to the rank of Captain. This work is based on his own previously unpublished reminiscences, family records and scrapbooks and provides a vivid look at battles and life in the field with Pickett's Division and the bitter world of a prisoner of war.

 

 

31st Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Surgeon Archibald *Atkinson, jr.; Asst. Surgeon Isaac *White; Joseph *Snider

 

Anfang August 1862 Teilnahme an Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's Army of Virginia, Early's Brigade; Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862; gegen 1.oo vor Beginn der Schlacht war das Regiment eingesetzt auf der linken Flanke als Reserve von Early's Brigade bei Major's School House an der Straßenkreuzung der Straße nach Madison Court House und Culpeper (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 51 mit Karte S. 37).

 

Literatur:

- Ashcraft, John M. Jr.: 31st Virginia Infantry (H. E Howard Co.); 2nd Edition, Maps, Photos, Rosters

- Snider, Joseph: Diary. Unpublished wartime diary, written in 1862 (West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia)

- White, Isaac: Papers , 1861-1938. Assistant surgeon in the Confederate Army. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, White graduated in 1859 from the Medical College of Virginia. He resided in Upshur County, Virginia (now West Virginia) before the war, and then in Shawsville in Montgomery County, Virginia, until his death. He served in various regiments during the war, including the 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment, the 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment, and the 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry Regiment. He also served, between September 1862 and January 1863 as an assistant surgeon at Montgomery White Sulphur Springs Hospital. The papers consist of letters from White to his wife in Shawsville, written mostly while encamped along the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in 1863 and 1864. He describes the losses to his regiment suffered during the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1863), the Battles of New Market and Spotsylvania (May 1864), and the Battle of Winchester (September 1864). (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 97-013).

 

 

32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Captain Thomas *Latimer (Co. A); Captain Samuel J. *Mullins

 

  • Overview:
  • 32nd Infantry Regiment was formed in May, 1861, by consolidating Montague's and Goggin's Infantry Battalions. Its members were from Hampton and Williamsburg and the counties of Warwick, James City, and York. Three companies were accepted into service as artillery and were transferred to the 1st Virginia Artillery. After its reorganization in May, 1862, the unit operated with only seven companies. At the Battle of Williamsburg two companies fought under General Pryor, then the regiment was attached to General Semmes' and Corse's Brigade. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg, moved with Longstreet to Suffolk, and later served in the Department of Richmond and in North Carolina. Returning to Virginia it was active at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, took its place in the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. The regiment reported 1 wounded at Savage's Station, had 2 killed and 4 wounded at Malvern Hill, and sustained 72 casualties of the 158 engaged at Sharpsburg. Some were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 5 officers and 42 men were included in the surrender. The field officers were Colonels Benjamin S. Ewell and Edgar B. Montague; Lieutenant Colonels John B. Cary and William R. Willis; and Majors James M. Coggin, Baker P. Lee, Jr., and Jefferson Sinclair.

 

Literatur:

- Jensen, Les: 32nd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1990); 216 pp, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Photos, Maps

- Mullins, Samuel J.: Mullins Diary. Typescript of unpublished diary of Samuel Mullins of the 42nd Virginia Infantry (Mullins war Captain der 42nd Virginia). In possession of R. P. Gravely, Martinsville, Va.

 

 

33th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col Arthur C. *Cummings; Col. John F. *Neff (1862); LtCol Edmund G. *Lee (= Edwin Gray *Lee); Major Frederick W. M. *Holliday (zuvor Captain Co. D); Captain Michael *Shuler (Captain Co. H); Captain Frederick *Holliday; Captain John *Graybill; Pvt Daniel *Scanlon (Co. I)

 

Stonewall Brigade (schlachtentscheidend bei First Bull Run am 21.7.1861)

 

Auf dem Höhepunkt der Schlacht um Henry House Hill (1st Mannassas) waren zwei Artilleriebat­terien der Union (Battery I. 1st U.S. Artillery James B. *Rickett's Battery und Griffin's Bat­tery) gerade dabei, Breschen in die Stellung der Konföderierten zu schießen, als plötzlich rechts von zwei Geschützen aus dem 70 Meter entfernten Wald ein blaugekleidetes Regiment auftauchte. Die Artillerie hielt dieses Regiment für die angeforderte Infanterie­verstärkung und stellte für einige verhängnisvolle Minuten das Feuer ein, während das Regiment – das 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment aus Jacksons Bri­gade (vgl. Tevis, C. V.: History of the Fighting Fourteenth, a.a.O., S. 26; umstritten, auch die 6th North Carolina und 2nd Mississippi Infantry reklamieren die Ausschaltung der Batterien) - die Muske­ten senkte und feuerte. Die Artilleriegeschütze wurden ausgeschaltet, Der Besitz der Ka­nonen wurde zum Drehpunkt der Schlacht; Attacken und Gegenattacken wechselten einander ab. Die Kanonen wechselten mehrfach den Besitzer, bis die Koordination des Uni­onsangriffs auf diesem Teil des Schlachtfelds zusammenbrach.

 

Three times during the engagement of almost five hours the regiment occupied the spot opposite the „Henry“ House. On gaining this position for the third time it recaptured the guns of Rickett's battery, but for lack of support was obliged to abandon them (vgl. Tevis: Fighting Fourteenth, a.a.O., S. 26).

 

They sprouted in the Shenandoah Valley and adjoining counties, these ten companies that gained undying fame as the 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment. Single came from counties such as Page, Rockingham, Frederick, Hampshire, and Hardy. Mostly they were pro­ducts of the soil and accustomed to the use of firearms. Picking off Yankees was natural to them as bringing off wild game. And when Virginia declared open season on invading bluecosts, her sons responded swiftly and eagerly. They were young - one was only 14 - and they were old - one was 62 - and they were fiercely independent. For whatever reasons suited them, or for no reason at all, they deserted in appalling numbers. in the first six months of 1862, a period embracing the Valley Campaign and the Seven D Battles around Richmond, 158 men took leave without permission. The ranks were full of names that suggested the Scotch-Irish stock that settled the Great Valley of Virginia, and the Germans who migrated into the area from Pennsylvania. There also was a pure Irish strain which was provided by the Sons of Erin who helped construct the Manassas Gap Railroad around New Market. These immi­grants composed the colorful "Emerald Guard," or Company E. When there was no enemy in their front, the pugnacious Irishmen re­mained in battle trim by fighting among themselves.

 

The regiment was commanded by colonels covering a wide spectrum, from Arthur C. Cummings, veteran of the Mexican War, through John Neff, the son of a pacifist minister, and Frederick W.M. Holliday, a Winchester lawyer, and down to its last commander, Abraham Spengler, a diminutive carpenter from Hardy County.

 

The regiment fought with distinction in its first major engagement, at Manassass in 1861, and never wavered in the years that followed. After the Stonewall Brigade, of which the 33rd was part, was annihilated at Spotsylvania Court House, remnants of the regiment were united with survivors of 13 other decimated Virginia units to form William Terry's Brigade. In this role, memebers of the 33rd followed their battle standard to the finish. At Appomattox Court House only 15 remained to receive paroles, all that was left of the regiment whose four-year muster roll carried more than 1,300 names.

 

Companies:

· A - Potomac Guards (Hampshire Co.)

· B - Toms Brook Guard (Shenandoah Co.)

· C - Tenth Legion Miaute Men/Shenandoah Riflemen (Shenandoah Co.)

· D - Mountain Rangers (Winchester, Frederick Co.)

· E - Emerald Guard (Shenandoah Co.)

· F - Independent Greys/Hardy Greys (Hardy Co.)

· G - Mount Jackson Rifles (Shenandoah Co.)

· H - Page Grays (Page Co.)

· I - Rockingham Confederates (Rockingham County)

· K- Shenandoah Riflemen (Shenandoah Co.)

 

The 33th Virginia Infantry, along with the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 27rd Virginia Infantry regiments were organized into a brigade at the outset of the war under the command of Thomas Jonathan Jackson, and won accolades at 1st Manassas, and became the Stonewall Brigade.

 

Literatur:

- Casler, John O.: Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade (Guthrie, Okla., 1893)

- Graybill, John: Diary of a Soldier of the Stonewall Brigade (privately printed, Wooodstock, Va., ohne Jahresangabe); Graybill war Captain der 33rd Virginia

- Internet-Datei, Archiv 9, Schlachten, Rich Mountain

- Reidenbaugh, Lovell: 33rd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard; 2nd Edition); Biblio; Detailed Rosters; Maps; Photos

- Robertson, jr., James I.: The Stonewall Brigade (Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge 1963, 1991); Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik69c

- Shuler, Michael: Diary, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.

- Slaughter, Philip: A Sketch of the Life of Randolph Fairfax (Baltimore, 1878)

 

 

34th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Pvt L. S. *Durham (Co. B); s. Odin B. *Elliott

 

Overview:

34th Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1862, with men from Norfolk, Richmond, and Yorktown, and the counties of Gloucester, Mecklenburg, Bedford, Greene, and King and Queen. For almost two years the unit served as heavy artillery attached to the Department of Richmond and was known as the 4th Heavy Artillery. In May, 1864, it was assigned to Wise's Brigade as infantry. It participated in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and saw action in various conflicts around Appomattox. It contained 466 effectives in June, 1862, and surrendered 14 officers and 210 men. The field officers were Colonel John T. Goode, Lieutenant Colonel Randolph Harrison, and Major John R. Bagby.


Predecessor unit:

4th Heavy Artillery Regiment was formed in May, 1862, to serve either as artillery or infantry. On May 23, it was assigned to duty as infantry and took part in the fight at Seven Pines. Later the unit served as heavy artillery and during March, 1864, became the 34th Regiment Virginia Infantry. The field officers were Colonel John T. Goode, Lieutenant Colonel Randolph Harrison, and Majors John R. Bagby and J. Wickham Leigh.

 

Literatur:

- Durham, L. S.: Letter, 1863. Confederate soldier in Company B of the 34th Virginia Infantry. Letter to his wife from Camp Randolph, September 7, 1863, with references to the strength of the enemy and the horrors of war. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 88-070).

 

 

36th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Captain William E. *Fife (Co A); Lt B. B. *Sterret

 

Co A “Buffalo Guards”

 

Literatur:

- Roll of Buffalo Guards: Typescript listing of men in a Confederate regiment from Buffalo, Virginia (later West Virginia), and the Kanawha Valley, that mustered into service May 13, 1861, during the Civil War. Soon became part of the 36th Virginia Infantry as Company A, under John McCausland's command. Lists officers (including Captain William E. Fife and First Lieutenant B.B. Sterrett) and privates, with indication of whether or not they were killed, wounded, or had died (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms96-004.

- Scott, J. L.: 36th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); 2nd Edition, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos

 

 

37th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Col. Samuel V. *Fulkerson; Major Henry C. *Wood; Captain William H. *Lancaster (Co. A); 2ndLt Pleasant F. *Hagy (Co. F); Pvt George C. *Pile

 

Overwiew:

37th Infantry Regiment was organized in Washington County, Virginia, in May, 1861, and accepted in Confederate service in July. The unit was active at First Kernstown and McDowell, then took part in Jackson's Valley Campaign. During the war it was assigned to General Taliaferro's, Colston's, Steuart's, and W. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 37th was involved in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, then participated in the final campaign at Appomattox. It totalled 846 men in December, 1861, sustained 113 casualties at First Kernstown and had 5 killed and 34 wounded at McDowell. The regiment reported 12 killed and 76 wounded at Cedar Mountain, 5 killed and 36 wounded at Second Manassas, and 22 killed, 101 wounded, and 9 missing at Chancellorsville. More than thirty percent of the 264 at Gettysburg were disabled and many were captured at Spotsylvania. Only 2 officers and 39 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Samuel V. Fulkerson and Titus V. Williams, Lieutenant Colonels Robert P. Carson and John F. Terry, and Major Henry C. Wood.

 

Im Dezember 1861 gehörte die 37th Virginia Infantry zur Brigade von Col William B. Taliaferro (1st Georgia Infantry, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, 23rd und 37th Virginia), CS-Army of the Northwest (Loring); im Januar 1862 beteiligt in Loring's Army an Stonewall Jackson's Expedition nach Bath and Romney (vgl. Tanner, Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 64, 69, 81).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 gehörte das Regiment zur 3rd Brigade Fulkerson in Jackson’s Army of the Valley; Teilnahme am Battle of Kernstown am 23.3.1862.

 

1862 gehörte die 37th Virginia Infantry unter Major Henry C. *Wood zu William B *Taliaferro's Brigade; eingesetzt im Battle von Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 (vgl. Krick, Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 82; Wood's Report OR 12.2 S. 212).

 

Im Sommer 1863 gehörte das Regiment unter Regimentskommandeur Major Henry C. *Wood zur Brigade George H. Steuart / Division MajGen Edward Johnson / II. Army Corps Ewell / Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 460)

 

Literatur:

- Dobbie E. Lambert - GRUMBLE: THE W. E. JONES BRIGADE, 1863-64, Hawaii, 1992 - 1st Edition - AS NEW Condition in AS NEW Dust Jacket - 183pp - Maps - Illustrated - Photos - Biblio - Index - Brigadier General "Grumble" Jones and his Virginia Cavalry during the East Tennessee Campaign of 1863 and operations in the Cumberland Gap in 1864 - The Jones Brigade consisted of the 8th and 21 Virginia Cavalry Regiments and 27th, 34th, 36th and 37th Virginia Cavalry Battalions

- Pile, George C.: Unpublished printed recollection of George C. Pile of the 37th Virginia Infantry (Co A). Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville / Tennessee

- Rankin, Thomas M.: 37th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters

- Wood, James H. (Captain Co. "D", 37th Virginia Infantry Regiment): "The War - 'Stonewall' Jackson, His Campaigns and Battles. The Regiment as I saw Them." (Cumberland, Md.: Eddy Press Corporation, 1910), ++++Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik26 ????+++

 

 

38th Regiment Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment):

s. Captain James M. *Cabaniss (Co. K); Captain (1stLt) William G. *Cabaniss (Co. K)

 

Overview:

38th Infantry Regiment was organized in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in June, 1861. Its members were recruited in Pittsylvania, Ha­lifax, and Mecklenburg counties. It served under the command of Generals Early, Garland, Armistead, Barton, and Steuart. The 38th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Gettysburg, then served in North Carolina. La­ter it was attached to the Department of Richmond, fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at Appomattox. The regiment totalled 544 effectives in April, 1862, and sustained 9 casualties at Williamsburg, 147 at Seven Pines, 94 at Malvern Hill, and 16 in the Maryland Campaign. More than fifty-five percent of the 400 engaged at Gettysburg were disabled and it reported 11 killed, 30 wounded, and 10 missing at Drewry's Bluff. The unit surrendered 12 officers and 82 men. Its commanders were Colonels Joseph R. Cabell, Edward C. Edmonds, George K. Griggs, and Powhatan B. Whittle; Lieutenant Colonel George A. Martin; and Majors Isaac H. Carrington and Henderson L. Lee.

 

Literatur:

- Gregory, G. Howard: 38th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos

- Griggs, George: Diary of George Griggs, Southern Historical Society Papers, VI (1878), 250

 

 

40th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. Captain Wayland F. *Dunaway

 

Die Einheit war wie das 47th und 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment in Spezialoperationen in Geheimmissionen und dem Secret Service eingesetzt (vgl. Tidwell, William A.: April 65: Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War, Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik43, S. x)

 

Literatur:

- Dunaway, Wayland F. (Captain, 40th Virginia): Reminscenses of a Rebel (Butternut and Blue; Reprint of 1913 original)

- Henderson, William D.: 41st Virginia Infantry H. E. Howard); Maps, Photos, Biblio, Detailed Rosters

-Krick, Robert K.: 40th Virginia Infantry (H. E Howard Co.); 2nd Edition, Maps, Photos, Rosters

 

 

41th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Henderson, William D.: 41st Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps, Photos, Biblio, Detailed Rosters

 

 

42nd Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col Jesse *Burks

 

Die 42nd Virginia Infantry gehörte ab Spätjahr 1861 zur Brigade William *Gilham in Loring’s Army of the Northwest. Ab März 1862 gehörte das Regiment zur Brigade Jesse Burks in Jackson’s Army of the Valley (vgl. Tanner: Stoneawall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 101).

 

Literatur:

- Chapla, John: 42nd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps, Photos, Detailed Rosters, Biblio

 

 

45th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. LtCol Edwin Houston *Harman; Corporal Henry C. *Carpenter

 

Literatur:

- Carpenter, Henry C.: Letters, 1862-64. Born in Bland County, Virginia. Corporal in Company H, 45th Virginia Infantry. Papers consist of seven letters from Carpenter to his sister Elizabeth, written between February 1862 and June 1864 while encamped in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia; Monroe County, West Virginia; Saltville, Virginia; and Harrisonburg, Virginia. Participated in the Battle of Cloyd's Farm in May 1864. Died in Woodstock, Virginia, on October 6, 1864. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 96-008).

- Harman, Edwin Houston (1835-64): Correspondence, 1856-64. Lieutenant colonel in Company H, 45th Virginia Infantry. Born in Tazewell County, Virginia; enlisted in May 1861 as a captain. Promoted to Lieutenant colonel in May 1862. Killed in action at Cloyd's Farm, Virginia, in May 1864. Collection consists of ca. 300 letters to and from Harman in various camps in southwest Virginia and his wife. Transcripts available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 90-019).

- Scott, J. L.: 45th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); 2nd Edition, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos

 

 

45th Virginia Infantry Battalion:

 

Literatur:

- Weaver, Jeffrey C.: 45th Battalion Virginia Infantry: Smith and Count’s Battalion of Partizan Rangers (H. E. Howard); detailed Rosters; Maps; Photos; Biblio

 

 

46th Virginia Infantry Regiment (Richmond Blues):

11.7.1861 Gefecht von Laurel Hill und Rich Mountain

 

Literatur:

- Collins, Darrell L.: 46th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 1992); 156 pp, Biblio, Rosters, Photos, Maps

 

 

47th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col Robert Murphy *Mayo

 

Overview:

47th Infantry Regiment was formed in June, 1861, with men recruited in Caroline, Middlesex, Essex, and Stafford counties. The unit served under the command of Generals Pettigrew, Field, Heth, H.H. Walker, and Barton. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, then was active in the trenches of Petersburg and around Appomattox. This regiment totalled 444 effectives in April, 1862, and sustained 34 casualties of the 15. 3486 engaged at Frayser's Farm. It reported 29 casualties at Second Manas­sas, 45 at Fredericksburg, and 45 at Chancellorsville. Twenty-three percent of the 209 in action at Gettysburg were disabled. During February, 1865, the 47th and 55th Regiments were consolidated, but only 2 sergeants of the 47th surrendered on April 9. The field of­ficers were Colonels Robert M. Mayo and George W. Richardson; Lieutenant Colonels James D. Bruce, William J. Greene, and John W. Lyell; and Majors Charles J. Green and Edward P. Tayloe.

 

Anm.: zu dieser Einheit gehörten Richard Henry *Thomas "Maryland Guerilla Zouaves", auch unter den Namen "Potomac Zouaves" und "Zarvona Zouaves" bekannt (mögliche Spionage-Einheit; vgl. Tidwell, William A.: April 65 - Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War, Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik43, S. viii f.)

 

Am 11.3.1865 beschwerte sich Col Mayo als Regimentskommandeur des 47th Regiment Virginia Infantry beim Adjutant General und forderte, daß Colonel Mosby angewiesen werden sollte, vom 47th Regiment Virginia Infantry keine Soldaten mehr abzuwerben (vgl. Tidwell: Come Retribution, a.a.O., S. 484).

 

zur Auflösung der Einheit, die teilweise erst einige Zeit nach Ende des Krieges erfolgte vgl. - Tidwell, William A.: April 65 - Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War, Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik43, S. ix

 

Literatur:

- Musselman, Homer D.: 47th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); detailed Rosters; maps; Photos; Biblio

- National Archives Washington: Men of the 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment, M-324, Compiled Service Records, Record Group 109

- Tidwell, William A.: April 65 - Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War, Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik43, S. viii f.

- Wallace, Jr., Lee A.: A Guide to Virginia Military Organization 1861-65 (Lynchburg: H.E. Howard, 1986)

 

 

48th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col. Thomas Stuart *Garnett; Pvt Isaac *Grigsby (Co. H); Thomas G. *Penn

 

Col John A. Campbell (OR 5: 1047)

 

The 48th Virginia Infantry was organized in September, 1861 and contained units from Scott, Washington Smyth, Russell, and Lee counties. It was mustered into Confederate service in Abingdon, Virginia on September 30. The unit was reorganized on April 21, 1861 and its term of service was extended to three years.

 

The men of the 48th were recruited from five southwestern Virginia counties including Lee, Russell, Smyth, Scott, and Washington. They first joined Generals Loring and Lee in their fruitless expeditions in the western Virginia mountains. In the rain and damp of this campaign, many found that death was as likely to come by disease as a Northern bullet. They spent a miserable winter cam­paigning around Romney.

 

The spring found them in the Shenandoah Valley where they took part in the actions that were to immortalize General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson. They were engaged at McDowell, Winchester, Cross Keys, and Port Republic. They marched out of the moun­tains to help in the defense of Richmond at Gaines Mill and Malvern Hill. In the Second Bull Run campaign, they fought at Grove­ton Bull Run, and Ox Hill (Chantilly). They were at Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg. Chancellorsville was glorious and deadly. The 48th was with Jackson when he marched around Hooker's army and rolled up the Federal XI Corps. But that day Stonewall re­ceived the wound that would kill him. The next morning Lt. Col. Thomas S. Garnett, commander of the 48th, was mortally wounded in the throat. One third of the regiment was killed, wounded or captured at Chancellorsville.

 

Gettysburg was equally horrific. On the evening of July 2, 1863, the 48th crossed Rock Creek and charged up Culp's Hill - "a rugged and rocky mountain, heavily timbered and difficult of ascent; a natural fortification, rendered more formidable by deep intrench­ments and thick abatis." They pushed to within 10 paces of the Union line. Five men were killed or wounded carrying the regimental colors. Over 36 of the men of the regiment were killed or wounded July 2-3.

 

On May 5. 1864, the 48th was one of the first units engaged in the Battle of the Wilderness. Their regimental commander, Brigadier General John Marshal Jones, was wounded in one of the first Federal volleys. He was surrounded by men of the Federal Corps. It is said that he was then killed because he refused to surrender to enlisted men and an officer was not present. In the early hours of May 12, 1864, while most of the regiment were going out on picket duty in front of the Mule Shoe salient at Spotsylvania, Gen. Han­cock's II Corps came out of the fog, rolled over the 48th, and into the salient. The division of Edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson was virtually destroyed. Many of the division, including 104 from the 48th and General Johnson, were captured.

 

The 48th left the trenches of Petersburg later that summer to join Jubal Early's march up the Shenandoah to the defenses of Wa­shington, DC. They fought at Monocacy and Fort Stevens before the disasters of Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek destroyed Early's command. They returned to the siege at Petersburg and took part in the futile assault on Fort Stedman. What remained of the re­giment joined Lee in the final campaign to Appomattox Court House. Of the 1312 men who served in the regiment, only 5 officers and 40 enlisted men received their paroles at the surrender.

 

The regiment had the following higher command assignments:

· September 20 1861 Sixth brigade, Army of the Northwest

· December 8, l861 Attached, Infantry, Valley District May 8, 1862 Second Brigade, Army of the Valley

· May 20, 1862--Second Brigade, Jackson's Division, Army of the Valley

· July 23, 1862 Second Brigade, Jackson's Division, Jackson's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia September

· 20, 1862 J.R. Jones' Brigade, Jackson's Division, Jackson's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

· December 10, 1862 Second Brigade, Jackson's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Division

· May 1, 1863 Jones' (Second) Brigade, Trimble's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

· July 1, 1863 Jones' Brigade, Johnson's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

· July 31, 1864 (Consolidated with the Twenty First, Twenty Fifth, Forty Second, and Forty Fourth Virginia Infantry regiments) Terry's Brigade, Gordon's Division, Second Corps, Army of the Valley District

· December 31, 1864 (Same consolidation) Terry's Brigade, Gordon's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

 

The 48th Virginia Infantry participated in the following engagements:

Operations in the Valley District and against Romney, W. Va. November 4, 1861 - February 21, 1862; Operations in the Shenandoah Valley May 15 - June 17, 1862; Operations against Harper's Ferry, W. Va. May 24 - May 30, 1862; Engagement, Middletown, Va. May 24, 1862; Action, Newtown, Va. May 24, 1862; Engagement, Winchester, Va. May 25, 1862; Battle, Cross Keys (Union Church), Va. June 8, 1862; Engagement, Port Republic, Va. June 8 - June 9, 1862; Seven Days Battles June 25 - July 1, 1862; Battle, Gaines Mill, Cold Harbor, Chickahominy June 27, 1862; Battle, Malvern Hill, Crew's Farm (Poindexter's Farm), Va July 1, 1862; Battle, Cedar Mountain, Slaughter's Mountain, Cedar Run, Southwest Mountain, Mitchell's Station, Va. August 9, 1862; Campaign in Northern Virginia (Second Bull Run Campaign) August 16 - September2, 1862; Action, Centreville, Va. August 28, 1862; Battle, Groveton, Va. August 29, 1862; Battle, Second Bull Run, Manassas, Groveton Heights, Va. August 30, 1862; Engagement, Chantilly (Ox Hill), Va. September 1, 1862; Maryland Campaign September 6 - September 22, 1862; Battle, Antietam (Sharpsburg), Md. September 16 - September 17, 1862; Operations in Loudon, Faquier, and Rappahannock Counties, Va. October 26 - November 10, 1862; Battle, Fredericksburg, Va. December 12 - December 15, 1862; Chancellorsville Campaign April 27 - May 6, 1863; Battle, Chancellorsville, Va. May 1 - May 5, 1863; Gettysburg Campaign June 3 - August l, 1863; Battle Gettysburg, Pa. July 1-July 3, 1863; Retreat to near Manassas Gap, Va. July 5-July 24, 1863; Bristoe Campaign October 9 - October 22, 1863; Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2, 1863; Engagement, Payne's Farm, Va. November 27, 1863; Wilderness Campaign May 4-June 12, 1864; Battle, Wilderness, Va. May 5-May 7, 1864; Combat, Craig's Meeting House, Va. May 5, 1864; Battles, Spottsylvania Court House, Laurel Hill, Ny River, Fredericksburg Road, Va. May 8-May 21, 1864; Operations on the line of the North Anna River, Va. May 22-May 26, 1864; Operations on the line of the Pamunkey River, Va. May 26-May 28, 1864; Operations on the line of the Totopotomoy River, Va. May 28-May 31, 1864; Battles about Cold Harbor, Va. June 1-June 12, 1864; Battle, Bethesda Church, Va. June 1-June 3, 1864; Engagement, Lynchburg, Va. June 17-June 18, 1864; Engagement, Maryland Heights, Md. June 6-June 7, 1864; Battle, Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864; Action, Fort Stevens and along the Northern Defenses of Washington, DC July 11-July 12, 1864; Engagement, Kernstown (Winchester), Va. July 24, 1864; Sheridan's Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley August 7-November 28, 1864; Action, Toll Gate near White Post, Va. August 11, 1864; Battle, Opequan, Winchester, Va. September 19, 1864; Battle, Fisher's Hill, Woodstock, Va. September 22, 1864; Battle, Cedar Creek, Middletown, Belle Grove, Va. October 19, 1864; Siege Operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va. December 7, 1864-April 2, 1865; Battle, Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, Armstrong's Mills, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughan Road, Va. February 5-February 7, 1865; Assault, Fort Stedman, Va. March 25, 1865; Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865; Engagement, Sailor's Creek, Va. April 6, 1865; Engagement, Rice's Station, Va. April 6, 1865; Engagement, High Bridge, Va. April 7, 1865; Engagement, Farmville, Va. April 7, 1865; Engagement, Clover Hill, Appomattox Court House, Va. April 9, 1865; Surrender, Appomattox Court House, Va. April 9, 1865.

 

Literatur:

- Chapla, John: 48th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard: 1989); Maps, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Photos

- Penn, Thomas G.: Letters. Unpublished wartime letters of Thomas G. Penn; scattered dates (Duke University Manuscript Collection, Durham, North Carolina)

 

 

49th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Pvt William G. *Grigsby (Co. G)

 

Overview:

49th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in July, 1861. Its members were from the counties of Prince William, Warren, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Amherst, and Shenandoah. Three companies fought at First Manassas and these companies formed the nucleus of the regiment. It was assigned to General Featherston's, Early's, W. Smith's, Pegram's, and J.A. Walker's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit participated in many battles from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, was active in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations, and took part in the final campaign at Appomattox. It reported 40 casualties at First Manassas and in April, 1862, contai­ned 539 effectives. The regiment lost fifty-three percent of the 424 at Seven Pines, had 2 killed and 36 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and suffered 5 killed and 73 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. At Fredericksburg 6 were killed and 46 wounded, at Gettysburg thirty-five percent of the 281 were disabled, and at The Wilderness and Spotsylvania 87 were lost. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 9 officers and 46 men. The field officers were Colonels John C. Gibson and William Smith, Lieutenant Colonels Charles B. Christian and Edward Murray, and Major Caleb Smith.

 

 

50th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Pvt Christopher C. *Lambert (Co. K)

 

Overview:

50th Infantry Regiment was organized in July, 1861, with ten companies and three companies of cavalry temporarily attached. During September one of the cavalry companies was disabled and the other two transferred to the 8th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. The unit was reorganized in May, 1862, with nine companies. It moved to Tennessee and in February, 1862, was captured at Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, it was assigned to the Department of Western Virginia and fought at Carnifax Ferry. Later the 50th served in J.M. Jones', G.C. Wharton's, and Forsberg's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in numerous conflicts from Chancellorsville to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and fought its last battle at Waynesborough. The regiment reported 10 killed and 40 wounded at Fort Donelson, and there were 8 killed and 110 wounded at Chancellorsville. More than forty percent of the 240 engaged at Gettysburg were disabled, and it sustained heavy casualties in the fight at The Wilderness. During April, 1865, it disbanded. The field officers were Colonels Thomas Poage, Alexander M. Reynolds, and A.S. Vandeventer; Lieutenant Colonels William W. Finney and Logan H. N. Salyer; and Majors Lynville J. Perkins and C.E. Thorburn.

 

Literatur:

- Chapla, John: 50th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard: Lynchburg 1997); Maps, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Photos

 

 

51st Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Pvt Emory A. *Neff (Co. C)

 

Overview:

51st Infantry Regiment was formed in August, 1861, with eleven companies. Company L was later assigned to the 23rd Battalion. Its members were recruited in the counties of Wythe, Nelson, Bland, Floyd, and Grayson. During the war it started in General Floyd's and G.C. Wharton's Brigade. The 51st served in the Army of the Kanawha, moved to Tennessee, and after fighting at Fort Donelson marched to Nashville with 274 men. Later it was sent to western Virginia, saw action at Carnifex Ferry, then returned to Tennessee where it was involved in the Knoxville Campaign. The unit went on to fight in numerous conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley and so­metime around April 15, 1865, disbanded. It reported 9 killed, 43 wounded, and 5 missing at Fort Donelson, and 3 killed and 16 wounded at Fayetteville. Only a handful remained after the Battle of Waynesborough. The field officers were Colonels Augustus Forsberg and Gabriel C. Wharton; Lieutenant Colonels George A. Cunningham, James W. Massie, and John P. Wolfe; and Majors William T. Akers, Stephen M. Dickey, D.P. Graham, D.S. Hounshell, and William A. Yonce.

 

Literatur:

- Davis, James A.: 51st Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard - 2nd Edition, Detailed Rosters, maps, Photos, Biblio)

 

 

52nd Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Col John B. *Baldwin; Col James H. *Skinner; Captain James Bumgardner Jr. (Co. A)

 

Overview:

52nd Infantry Regiment was organized at Staunton, Virginia, in August, 1861. Many of its members were from Augusta County. It fought at Greenbrier River and Camp Alleghany, and later in Jackson's Valley Campaign. The unit was then assigned to Early's, W. Smith's, Pegram's, and J.A. Walker's Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in various conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, marched with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was active around Appomattox. This regiment lost 2 wounded and 6 missing at Camp Alleghany, had 7 killed and 46 wounded at McDowell, and suffered 14 killed and 87 wounded at Cross Keys and Port Republic. It reported 29 casualties at Gaines' Mill, 61 at Second Manassas, 13 at Fredericksburg, and 12 at Chancellorsville. Of the 254 engaged at Gettysburg, six percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 7 officers and 53 men of which 14 were armed. The field officers were Colonels John B. Baldwin, John D. Lilley, John D.H. Ross, andThomas H. Watkins.

 

Das Regiment war eingesetzt im Oktober 1861 in den Alleghany Mountains, WVa im Rahmen von Robert E. Lee's Army of the Northwest (vgl. OR 5, 899).

 

Literatur:

- Driver, Robert J. Jr.: 52nd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); 2nd Edition; Biblio; Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos

- Summers, John D.:Diary, Virginia State State Archives, Richmond / Virginia

 

 

53rd Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Pvt. John H. *Worsham (Co. D)

 

Overview:

53rd Infantry Regiment was organized in December, 1861, by consolidating Tomlin's and Montague's Battalions, and Waddill's Infan­try Company. Many of the men were recruited in Halifax, New Kent, Charles City, and Pittsylvania counties. It was assigned to Ge­neral Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active from Seven Pines to Gettysburg, served in North Carolina, then fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. Later it participated in the long Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment contained 468 effectives in June, 1862, lost 31 of the 128 engaged at Malvern Hill, and reported 11 casualties during the Maryland Campaign. Of the 435 who saw action at Gettysburg more than thirty percent were disabled, and there were 3 killed, 33 wounded, and 3 missing at Drewry's Bluff. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 6 officers and 74 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William R. Aylett, John Grammar, Jr., Car­ter L. Stevenson, and Harrison B. Tomlin; Lieutenant Colonels Rawley W. Martin, Edgar B. Montague, John C. Timberlake, and Ge­orge M. Waddill; and Majors Henry Edmundson and William Leigh.

 

 

54th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Lt Lorenzo *Hylton (Co D)

 

Overview:

54th Infantry Regiment was organized in October, 1861. It was soon ordered to Kentucky and took an active part in the engagement at Middle Creek. Later the unit was assigned to Trigg's, Reynolds', Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It participated in many battles of the army from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations, and fought in North Carolina. On April 9, 1865, it merged into the 54th Battalion Virginia Infantry. This regiment sustained 47 casualties at Chickamauga, totalled 390 men and 329 arms in December, 1863, and had 128 present in December, 1864 and 212 in January, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Robert C. Trigg; Lieutenant Colonels Henry A. Edmundson, William B. Shelor, and John J. Wade; and Majors John S. Deyerle, Austin Harman, and James C. Taylor.

 

Literatur:

- Huff-Hylton Families: Papers, 1803-14, 1858-82, 1975, n.d. 39 items. Settlers of Montgomery (now Floyd) County, Virginia, in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Collection consists of letters and other family papers gathered by Barbara Ellen Huff Hylton Dillion (1828-1911), including promissory notes, fines, and an indenture for land of Samuel Huff, and letters written by Barbara's first husband Lorenzo Dow Hylton during the Civil War. Lorenzo Hylton (1830-64) served in Company D of the 54th Virginia Infantry, and died on February 13, 1864, in a Confederate hospital in Marietta, Georgia. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms98-001).

- Sherwood, George L. and Jeffrey C. Weaver: The 54th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps; Biblio; Photos; Detailed Rosters

 

 

55th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Major Thomas M. *Burke (Co. F)

 

Overview:

55th Infantry Regiment was organized in September, 1861, by the addition of four companies to W.N. Ward's "Essex and Middlesex" Battalion of Virginia Volunteers. It was assigned to General Field's, Heth's, H.H. Walker's, and Barton's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 55th participated in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox operations. It sustained 108 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, 32 at Second Manassas, 11 at Fredericksburg, and 110 at Chancellorsville. Of the 268 engaged at Gettysburg, twelve percent were killed, wounded, or missing. In February, 1865, the 47th and 55th Regiments were consolidated, but only 2 officers and 21 men of the 55th were present at the surrender. Its field officers were Colonels William S. Christian and Francis Mallory; Lieutenant Colonels Robert H. Archer and Evan Rice; and Majors Thomas M. Burke, Robert B. Fauntleroy, Charles N. Lawson, Andrew D. Saunders, and William N. Ward.

 

Das Regiment gehörte zu als 'Jackson's Foot Cavalry' bezeichneten Einheiten; während des Battle of Cedar Mountain (9.8.1862) und Jackson's Raid to the Rear of Pope's Virginia Army (25.8.-30.8.1862) gehörte das Regiment zur Brigade Field (Redwood, Allen C. [55th Virginia Infantry]: Jackson's "Foot-Cavalry" at the Second Bull Rin; in: Battles and Leaders Vol. II, S. 530-538 ).

 

Die Einheit war wie das 44th und 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment in Spezialoperationen in Geheimmissionen und dem Secret Service eingesetzt (vgl. Tidwell, William A.: April 65 - Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War, Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik43, S. x)

 

1863 Schlacht von Gettysburg; Col. W. S. Christian (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 25).

 

Literatur:

- O'Sullivan, Richard: The 55th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps; Photos; Rosters

- Redwood, Allen C. (55th Virginia Infantry): Jackson's "Foot-Cavalry" at the Second Bull Rin; in: Battles and Leaders Vol. II, S. 530-538

 

 

56th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Pvt Henry Marshall *Dunn (Co. H); Pvt John Lee *Holt

 

Overview:

56th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in September, 1861, with men from Louisa, Mecklenburg, Buckingham, Nelson, and Charlotte counties. It moved to Tennessee and attached to Floyd's Brigade was captured in the fight at Fort Donelson. After being exchanged, the unit returned to Virginia and was assigned to Pickett's, Garnett's, and Hunton's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor except when it served under Longstreet at Suffolk. The 56th then endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches north and south of the James River and saw action around Appomattox. In June, 1862, it contained 466 effectives and reported 100 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles. This regiment carried only 40 men into action at Sharpsburg and 8 were wounded. Of the 289 engaged at Gettysburg, more than sixty-five percent were disabled. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and only 3 officers and 26 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels William E. Green, Philip P. Slaughter, and William D. Stuart; Lieutenant Colonel Timoleon Smith; and Major John B. McPhail.

 

Literatur:

- Holt, John Lee (56th Virginia): I Wrote You word: The Poignant Letters of Private Holt (H. E. Howard, 1993); edited by James A. Mumper

- Young, William A. and Patricia C.: 56th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); 2nd Edition; Maps; Photos; Rosters

 

 

57th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. LtCol Waddy Thompson *Wall (Co. B “Franklin Sharpshooters"); Sergeant (Corporal oder auch Pvt); Pvt Leroy E. *Dunn (Co. H); Thomas David *Haden (Co. D)

 

Overview:

57th Infantry Regiment was organized in September, 1861, by adding five independent companies to the five companies of E.F. Keen's Battalion. Some of the men were from Powhatan, Pittsylvania, and Botetourt counties. The unit was assigned to General Ar­mistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, served in North Carolina, then saw action at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. The 57th continued the fight in the Petersburg trenches north of the James River and around Appomattox. It reported 113 casualties at Malvern Hill and lost more than sixty percent of the 476 engaged at Gettysburg. There were 7 killed, 31 wounded, and 3 missing at Drewry's Bluff, and many were disabled at Sayler's Creek. On April 9, 1865, the unit surrendered 7 officers and 74 men. Its commanders were Colonels Lewis A. Ar­mistead, George W. Carr, David Dyer, Clement R. Fontaine, Elisha F. Keen, and John B. Magruder; Lieutenant Colonels Waddy T. James, William H. Ramsey, and Benjamin H. Wade; and Majors Garland B. Hanes, David P. Heckman, and Andrew J. Smith.

 

The 57th Virginia Infantry was organized on September 25, 1861 when five companies were added to the five extant companies of Major Elisha Keen's battalion. Keen's command was never officially recognized by the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General's Office.

 

Colonel Lewis Addison Armistead was chosen as the first regimental commander and he served until he was promoted to brigadier general on April 1, 1862. Elisha Ford Keen briefly succeeded Armistead, but he resigned on July 31, 1862. Keen was followed by Colonel David Dyer who also resigned on January 12, 1863. Colonel John Bowie Magruder was next in command of the regiment and he served until he was mortally wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 3, 1863. George W. Carr also served as commander the 57th for a short period of time in 1863. Colonel Clement R. Fontaine was promoted to command the regiment in 1864 and served until the end of the war.

 

The regiment was composed of 10 companies, lettered from A to K (no J). The unit reorganized under the provisions of the Confederate conscription law on May 7, 1862. The companies comprising this regiment were:

 

· Company A: Jeff Davis Guard - from Powhatan County, formerly Company F, 20th Virginia Infantry. This company enlisted on May 29, 1861.

· Company B: The Franklin Sharpshooters - from Franklin County, enlisted on June 15, 1861 (s. LtCol Waddy Thompson *Wall)

· Company C: The Franklin Fire Eaters - from Franklin County. This company was enlisted on June 21, 1861 as part of Keen's Battalion.

· Company D: The Galveston Tigers - from Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This company enlisted onJune 22, 1861.

· Company E - The Pig River Grays - This company was formerly Company B, Keen's Battalion, and was enlisted on June 29, 1861.

· Company F: The Henry and Pittsylvania Rifles. This unit was originally commanded by Captain Vincent (Witcher, and enlisted on July 10, 1861.

· Company G: Ladies' Guard, formerly Company E of Keen's Battalion, enlisted on July 13, 1861 from members of the 195th Virginia Militia (Franklin County).

· Company H: The Rivanna Guards, enlisted on July 22, 1861 as Captain John B. Magruder's Company. This unit was from Fluvanna County.

· Company I: The Pittsylvania Life Guards, formerly Company D, Keen's Battalion Virginia Infantry, enlisted on July 17, 1861 from members of the 42nd Virginia Militia (Pittsylvania County).

· Company K: The Botetourt Guards, was organized on July 20, 1861 in Botetourt County, Virginia.

 

The 57th's first assignment was with the Army of the Kanawha in November 1861. In April 1862, the regiment was assigned to Armistead's Brigade, Anderson's Division, Army of Northern Virginia. Anderson's Division was assigned to the 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia in July 1862, after the Seven Days Battles east of Richmond prompted the reorganization of the army. In September 1862, Major General George Pickett assumed command of the division. The regiment served with Pickett until October 1863. At that time the 57th Virginia was transferred to Barton's Brigade in the Department of North Carolina. In February 1864 Barton's Brigade was reassigned to the Department of Richmond. In May, Barton's Brigade was attached to Robert Ransom's Division. In May 1864, Barton's Brigade was returned to Pickett's Division, I st Corps Army of Northern Virginia and served there until the end of the war.

 

The 57th Virginia participated in the following battles or engagements:

Seven Days Battles, east of Richmond, Virginia June 25-July 1,1862; Malvern Hill, Virginia July 1, 1862; 2nd Manassas, Virginia August 28-30, 1862; Sharpsburg, Maryland September 17, 1862; Shepherdstown Ford, West Virginia, September 20, 1862; Fredericksburg December 13, 1862; Suffolk Siege April - May 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1-3, 1863; New Bern, North Carolina, February 1, 1864; Chester Station, Virginia May 10, 1864; Drewry's Bluff, Virginia May 16, 1864; North Anna, Virginia May 22-26, 1864; Cold Harbor, Virginia June 1-3, 1864; Siege of Petersburg June 1864-March 1865; Dinwiddie Court House March 31, 1865; Five Forks, Virginia April 1, 1865; Sayler's Creek, Virginia April 6, 1865; Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

 

Literatur:

- Sublett, Charles: Fifty-Seventh Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg: H. E. Howard, 1985)

- Wall, Alexander Floxd: Correspondence, 1861-65. Farmer in Montgomery County, Virginia. Collection consists of copies of three letters, 1862-65, from Wall to his brother-in-law, Waddy Thompson James (1836-1926 or 1931), a Captain and then Lieutenant Colonel in Company B of the 57th Virginia Infantry. Wall's letters describe conditions on his farm during the war, prices of crops, problems of getting supplies to soldiers, and the transfer of slaves. Company B, or the "Franklin Sharpshooters," was organized by James of men from Franklin County, Virginia. James was injured in the Battle of Malvern Hill (July 1862) and resigned from service soon thereafter. Also includes one letter from James to his wife Jennie, written from Camp Belcher in Richmond, Virginia, on October 4, 1861, and biographical and military information about James and his career as a soldier. After the war James served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1864-78) and the Virginia Senate (1879-82) as a representative from Franklin County. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 82-007).

 

 

58th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Adjutant Charles C. *Wight (Co. F&S)

 

Overview:

58th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in October, 1861. Most of its members were raised in Bedford, Franklin, and Amherst counties. After participating in Jackson's Valley Campaign the unit was assigned to Early's, W.Smith's, Pegram's, and J.A. Walker's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was involved in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Chancellorsville, then was sent to Staunton from Winchester with prisoners during the Battle of Gettysburg. Later it was active in the Bristoe, Mine Run, and The Wilderness campaigns, the battle at Cold Harbor, and Early's Shenandoah Valley operations. The 58th ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 50 casualties at McDowell, 53 at Harrisonburg, 77 at Cross Keys and Port Republic, 54 at Gaines' Mill, 9 at Fredericksburg, and 28 at Chancellorsville. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 2 officers and 63 men of which 22 were armed. The field officers were Colonels Francis H. Board, Edmund Goode, and Samuel H. Letcher; Lieutenant Colonels Stapleton Crutchfield and John G. Kasey; and Majors George E. Booker and Edward T. Walker.

 

The 58th Virginia Infantry was organized at Staunton, Virginia on October 13, 1861. The ten companies volunteers came from Amherst, Bedford, Franklin, Patrick, and Rockbridge counties. The regiment saw service in western Virginia during the winter and spring of 1861-62.

 

After joining Stonewall Jackson, the 58th was reorganized on May 1, 1862 and the company letters were changed to correspond with the dates of commission of their respective captains. In less than a weck of the reorganization, the 58th saw its first action at McDowell on May 8, 1862. In the Valley campaign of 1862 regiment saw heavy fighting at Winchester, Harrisonburg, Cross Keys, and Port Republic. Ordered eastward the regiment served gallantly in the battles of Gaines Mill and Malvern Hill during the Seven Days Campaign. Following Jackson, the 58th saw hard fighting at Cedar Run, 2nd Manassas, Chantilly, Harpe Ferry and Sharpsburg.

 

Anfang August 1862 Teilnahme an Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's Army of Virginia, Early's Brigade; Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862; gegen 1.oo vor Beginn der Schlacht war das Regiment eingesetzt auf der rechten Flanke von Early's Brigade an der Culpeper Road (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 51 mit Karte S. 47). Regimentskommandeur in dieser Zeit war Maj. John G. *Kasey.

 

In 1863 the regiment helped to defend the heights at Fredericksburg during the Chancellorsville campaign and helped to drive General Robert H. Milroy's Union army from Winchester. The 58th was chosen to guard the thousands of prisoners taken at Winchester to Richmond and Confederate prison camps. Though not participant in the battle of Gettysburg, the 58th did return, however, to Lee's Army in time to defend its wagon train at Williamsport on July 6. In the fall of 1863, the 58th also participated in the Bristoe Station Mine Run Campaigns.

 

During 1864 the 58th fought with distinction as the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House and at Bethel Church. Following Cold Harbor the regiment marched with General Jubal Early to the defense of Lynch after the successful defense of the city, the regiment was soon in action again at Liberty, Monocacy, Fort Stevens, Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek.

 

Leaving the Valley in 1865, the 58th returned to Lee's army near Petersburg and fought at Hatcher's Run, Fort Stedman and in the trenches in the defense of the city. The survivors of the trying nine months of seige warfare fought on the retreat at Sayler's Creek and High Bridge, before surrendering at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

 

On that fateful day, two officers and sixty-eight men lay down their arms with l remnants of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

 

Regimental commanding officers included:

Colonel Edmond Goode, 1861-62 (d. March 8); Colonel Samuel Houston Letcher, 1862 (resigned October 30); Colonel Francis Howard Board, 1862 - 1864 (killed July 20, 1864) and Colonel John G. Kasey, 1864 - 1865.

 

Companies:

· A Walker Guards [Walker's/Wright's Co.] (Bedford Co.)

· B Stewartsville Tigers [Medor's/Wright's Co.] (Bedford Co.)

· C Big Island Greys [Chilton's/Arthur's Co.] (Bedford Co.)

· D Capt. DeWitt C. Booth's Co. - [Booth's/Franklin's/ Ridgeway's Co.]

· E Hale's Ford Franklin Guard/Franklin Guards [Holley's/Brown's/Turner's Co.] (Franklin Co.)

· F Amherst Johnson Guard [Higgenbotham's/Camden's/Burks' Co.] (Amherst Co.)

· G Kerr's Creek Confederates [Morrison's/Moore's/Hattan's Co.] (Rockbridge Co.)

· H Patrick Grays [Booker's/Wingfield's Co.] (Patrick Co.)

· I Staunton Yeomanry [Board's/Board's Co.] (Bedford Co.)

· K Capt. John G. Kasey's Co. [Kasey's/James' Co.]

 

Literatur:

- Driver Jr., Robert J.: 58th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard: 1st Edition, 186pp, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos)

- Internet-Datei, Archiv 9, Schlachten, Rich Mountain

 

 

59th Regiment Virginia Infantry:

s. Corporal Abner J. *Grigsby (Co. I)

 

Overview:

59th Infantry Regiment [also called 2nd Regiment, Wise Legion] was organized in August, 1861. Part of this unit was captured at Roanoke Island in February, 1862. Some of the companies not captured made up the 26th Battalion. It was attached to the Depart­ment of Richmond, assigned to Wise's Brigade, and saw action during the Seven Days' Battles. Later the regiment was transferred to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and participated in various conflicts around Charleston. Returning to Virgi­nia in the spring of 1864 it was placed in the Petersburg trenches, then fought in the Appomattox Campaign. Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek, and none of its members were present at the surrender. The field officers were Colonels Charles F. Henningsen and William B. Tabb, Lieutenant Colonels Frank P. Anderson and Joseph Jones, and Majors John Lawson and Robert G. Mosby.

 

Literatur:

- Sherwood, George L. and Jeffrey C. Weaver: The 59th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps; Biblio; Photos; Detailed Rosters

 

 

60th Virginia Infantry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Scott, J. L.: 60th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); 150 pp; Biblio; Detailed Rosters; Maps; Photos

 

 

61st Virginia Infantry Regiment:

s. LtCol William H. *Stewart

 

The Jackson Grays, which later became Company "A" of the 61st Virginia fought under Mahone at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg where Mahone's men killed Black Union soldiers in the Crater rather than accept their surrender.

 

Literatur:

- Stewart, William H.(LtCol, 61st Virginia Infantry ): A Pair of Blankets. War-Time History in Letters to thew Young People of the South (Broadfoot Publishing; Reprint of 1911 original); 274 pp; Edited by Benjamin Trask, with added Index and Notes.

- Trask, Benjamin H.: 61st Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Maps, Photos, Detailed Rosters

 

 

62nd Virginia (Mounted) Infantry:

s. Asst Surgein Isaac *White

 

The men of the 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry were primarily residents of the war created state of West Virginia. With her sister units of the Northwestern Brigade, the 62nd Virginia was tasked for most of its career with guarding the Shenandoah Valley. Always greatly outnumbered and virtually forgotten by the Richmond authorities the Northwestern Brigade spent the final two desperate years the war as the guardians of the Valley of Virginia.

 

The 62nd Virginia was not officially recognized until January 28, 1863, although its history actually dates from May 7, 1862 when Captain John D. Imboden of the Staunton Artillery was commissioned colonel and authorized to raise a regiment of partisan rangers. Imboden spent the rest of 1862 recruiting the First Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers in the western connties of Virginia. The Colonel met with such success that by early 1863 his command was able to subdivide into a mounted cavalry regiment (18th Virginia Cavalry) and an artillery battery (McClanahan's). These units were brigaded as the Northwestern Brigade and Imboden was promoted to brigadier general.

 

The 62nd Virginia began its active career in the Jones-Imboden Raid followed by participation in the Gettysburg Campaign. One of the regiment's most noted engagements occured on July 6 when it helped to save the Southern wagon train at Williamsport, Maryland. During the five month period from mid-May threugh mid-October, 1864 the 62nd Virginia participated in all the hard fought battles in the Shenandoah Valley in addition to joining the Army of Northern Virginia at the Second Battle of Cold Harbor.

 

The 62nd Virginia faced its most severe test at the Battle of New Market where it bore the brunt of the Confederate casualties but received little recognition for its contribution to the Southern victory. The regiment rejoined the Northwestern Brigade following the Battle of Lynchburg for Early's march on Washington. Two months of skirmishing northeast of Winchester was followed by participation in tl disastrous battles of Third Winchester and Fisher's Hill after which the regiment went on outpost duty in the Page Valley. The lack of food and forage forced the 62nd Virginia to temporarily dishand in mid-January 1865. The regiment saw little action upon its return to active duty in late February 1865 as the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865 virtually ended the warfare in the Old Dominion.

 

Companies:

- A (1st): Capt. George W. Imboden's Co. (portion became Co. B, 1st Va. Partisan Rangers; afterwards Co. K (2nd), 62nd Regt.; subsequnetly became Capt. John H. McClanahan's Battery)

- A (2nd): Capt. Houston Hall's Co. (formerly Co. I (1st), 25th Regt.)

- B (2nd): Hardy Blues (Hardy Co.) (formerly Co. I (1st), 25th Regt.)

- C (2nd): Capt. Absalom H. Nelson's Co. (formerly Co. E (1st) 1st Va. Partisan Rangers)

- D (1st): Capt. D. Edward Beall's Co. (later assi gned to 18th Va. Cav.)

- D (2nd): Capt. Soloman Flesher's Co. (formerly Co. K, 1st Va. Partisan Rangers)

- E (2nd): Capt. Hannibal Hill's Co. (formerly Co. C (1st), 1st Va. Partisan Rangers)

- F (2nd): Franklin Guards (formerly Co. F (1st), 25th Reet.)

- G (1st): Capt. George W. Stump's Co. (later Co. B, 18th Va. Cav.)

- G (2nd): Capt. Courad Currence's Co. (formerly Co. I (1st), 1st Va. Partisan Rangers)

- H (1st): Capt. Mathias Ginevan's Co. (Hampshire Co.) (later many transfered to the 18th Va. Cav

- H (2nd): Capt. Granville Carlin's Co. (formerly Co. F (1st), 1st Va. Partisans; later Co. A, 18th V: Cav.)

- I (2nd): Pendleton Rifles (formerly Co. E (1st), 25th Regt.)

- K (2nd): Capt. James H. Carrickhoff's Co. (formerly Co. B (1st), 1st Va. Partisan

- L (1st): Capt. John Hanson McNeill's Co. (trans ferred as Co. H, 18th Va. Cav.)

- L (2nd): Capt. Thomas Dolan's Co. (formerly Co. C, 41st Bn. Va. Cav., and Co. K (1st), 23rd Va. Cav.)

- M (1st): Capt. Wesley Makely's Co. (formerly of the 41st Bn Va. Cav.; subsequently Co. D, 35th Bn. Va. Cav.; afterwards Co. D, 18th Va. Cav.)

- M (2nd): Capt. T.M. Grigsby's Co.

- N: Capt. R. Bruce Muse's Co. (previously 114th Va. Militia and Co. D, 33rd Regt; afterward Co. 18th Va. Cav.)

- O: Capt. Alex Monroe's Co. (arose from men of the 114th Va. Militia (Hampshire Co.); afterward Co. K, 18th Va. Cav.)

- Q: Capt. Frank M. Imboden's Co. (later assigned as Co. H, 18th Va. Cav.)

 

Literatur:

- Delauter, Roger U.: 62nd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard, 2ndEdition); Maps, Biblio, Photos, Detailed Rosters

- Internet-Datei, Archiv 9, Schlachten, Rich Mountain

- White, Isaac: Papers , 1861-1938. Assistant surgeon in the Confederate Army. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, White graduated in 1859 from the Medical College of Virginia. He resided in Upshur County, Virginia (now West Virginia) before the war, and then in Shawsville in Montgomery County, Virginia, until his death. He served in various regiments during the war, including the 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment, the 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment, and the 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry Regiment. He also served, between September 1862 and January 1863 as an assistant surgeon at Montgomery White Sulphur Springs Hospital. The papers consist of letters from White to his wife in Shawsville, written mostly while encamped along the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in 1863 and 1864. He describes the losses to his regiment suffered during the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1863), the Battles of New Market and Spotsylvania (May 1864), and the Battle of Winchester (September 1864). (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 97-013).

 

 

63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's):

s. Captain Thomas B. *Hampton

 

Overview:

63rd Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1862. It served in Western Virginia, then joined the Army of Tennessee. The unit was assigned to Kelly's, Reynolds', Brown's, and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade. It participated in the campaigns of the army from Chickamauga to Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee, and was active in North Carolina. The 63rd lost about one-third of its force in the fight at Chickamauga, and in December, 1863, totalled 303 men and 188 arms. It contained 129 effectives in December, 1864, and on April 9, 1865, merged into the 54th Battalion Virginia Infantry. Few surrendered on April 26. The field officers were Colonels James M. French and John J. McMahon, and Lieutenant Colonels David C. Dunn and Connally H. Lynch.

 

Literatur:

- Hampton, Thomas B.: Correspondence (University of Texas Library, Austin / Texas)

- Weaver, Jeffrey C.: 63rd Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Detailed Rosters; Maps; Photos; Biblio

 

 

64th Virginia (Mounted) Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Auburn L. *Pridemore; Pvt Meshack *Taylor

 

The 64th Virginia Monnted Infantry Regiment and its precursor unit, the 21st Virginia Infantry Battalion, were recruited in the autumn of 1861 in Lee, Scott. Wise and Buchanan counties, on the Kentucky frontier. The men jealously guarded their right to remain in their home area as a solemn promise, throughout the war even while the infant Confederate States crumbled aronnd them.

 

The 64th Virginia Infantry was formally created on December 14, 1862, by the consolidation of the 21 st an 29th Battalions of Virginia Infantry. The Regiment was reorganized September 1, 1863 at Cumberland Gap and became known as the 64th Virginia Cavalry.

 

General Humphrey Marshall wrote to Adjutant and Inspector General Samuel Cooper on December 14, 1862 from Abingdon, Virginia; "I forward the muster in Rolls of Captain M. V. Kilbourne's Co. H, Capt. Sparel Ratcliffis Co. F, Capt. Geo. N. Tyler's Co. K, Capt. Wm. F. Webb's Co. C, Capt. Harvey Gray's Co. E, Capt. Wm. W. Wynn's Co. G, Capt. Joshua E. Hobbs Co. A, Wm. R. Boles Co. B, Capt. Lexington M. Day's Co. D. Five of the first lettered of these companies formerly composed the 21 st Battalion Va. Vols. commanded by Lt. Col. Slemp. By Order of Sec. of War I consolidated this battalion with a battalion organized in Lee & Scott Counties by Mr. Saml. Salyers. Thereby forming a full Regiment, all Muster Rolls of which are herewith transmitted except one muster roll which was sent back to the Regiment for the Captain's signature. This Regiment will now have to be numbered as a new Virginia Regiment laying aside its battalion number (21). The muster rolls of the old Battalion's companies have of course been returned heretofore but I thought it would be preferred that all should be forwarded at the time the regimental organization was completed. The Commissioned are asked for: Campbell Slemp as Colonel, A. L. Pridemore as Lieut. Colonel, Jas. B. Richmond as Major, Geo. R. Johnson as Adjutant, H. C. Slemp is already Asst. Qr. Master, John Riddle as Commissary, C. C. Johnston as Surgeon (now Assistant), Wm. W. Morgrave as Assistant Surgeon"

 

The regiment was officially designated the 64th Virginia Infantry on January 7, 1863.

 

Field and Staff Officers were:

Campbell Slemp, Colonel Auburn L. Pridemore, Lieutenant Colonel/Colonel James B. Richmond, Major/Lieutenant Colonel Harvey E. Gray, Captain/Major

 

Companies:

· Company A, Captain Joshua E. Hobbs' Company, was formerly Company A of the 21 st Battalion Virginia Infantry. The only company commander was Joshua E. Hobbs

· Company B, Captain William R. Boles' Company, was formerly Company B, of the 21 st. Company commanders were Captain William R. Boles and Captain Benjamin F. Poteet.

· Company C, Captain William S. Webb's Company, was formerly Company C(2) of the 21 st. Commanding officers were Captain William S. Webb, Captain William A. Falin, and Captain Hiram Demosthenese Pridemore.

· Company D, Captain Lexington D. Day's Company, was formerly Company D(2) of the 21 st. The company commander was Captain Lexington D. Day.

· Company E, Captain Harvey Gray's Company, was formerly Company E(2) of the 21 st, first commanded b, Gray and then by Captain Martin B. Fugate. Fugate's Company was enhanced on March 1, 1865 in Scott Connty by the enlistment of members of the 13th Battalion Virginia Reserves.

· Company F(1), Captain S. Ratliff s Company, was formerly Company F(2) of the 21 st. This company disbanded in January 1863, after which many enlisted in the 10th Kentucky Mounted Rifles (Dia mond's) or Company B, 22nd Virginia. The only commander of this company was Sparrel Ratliff.

· Company H, Captain Ira Creech's Company, was formerly Company A of the 29th Battalion. Creech was the only company commander.

· Company G, Captain William W. Wynn's Company was formerly Company B of the 29th Battalion Virginia Infantry. Some members of this regiment had served in the 94th Virginia Militia. Most of the Company was captured at Cumberland Gap on September 9, 1863.

· Company I, Captain William J. Collier's Company was formerly Company C of the 29th Battalion Virginia Infantry. Some of the members of this company served in the 21 st Battalion and in the 49th Militia Regiment

· Company K, Captain George N. Tyler's Company was formerly Company E of the 29th Battalion Virginia Infantry. This company was consolidated with Company E of the 29th Battalion to become Company K of the 64th. Most of this company was captured at Cumberland Gap on September 9, 1863.

 

Captain James Franklin's Company was organized with at least 20 men about March 1, 1865. Many were former members of the Virginia Reserves, according to the caption of events for the company. However, only one man was found to have transferred to this company from the 13th Virginia Reserve Battalion. Others man have been members of the Scott County home guard. These men were among the last to surrender. None surrendered at Cumberland Gap with the rest of the regiment. Many, however, were found to have been paroled in mid-May at various places in the South. Apparently this company was never assigned a letter.

 

From a military point of view, the history of the entire regiment hinged on the first nine days of September 1863. The capture of two-thirds of the regiment's effective force at Cumberland Gap was never overcome. The 64th's first regimental commander, Campbell Slemp, was cashiered from service for disobeying orders.

 

Auburn Pridemore and the other field and staff officers, however, were apparently no better at military discipline than Slemp was. In-fighting among the 64th Virginia Mounted Intantry's regimental and brigade officers destroyed a potentially valuable group of soldiers for the Confederacy. The regiment's men finally accepted more far-flung assignments, but it was too late to be of benefit or to redeem their reputation.

 

The casualties taken in battle were among the lowest of any regiment in the Confederate Army. Despite the lack of shod blood, the regiment suffered a horrendous death rate, mostly at the infamous Union prison at Camp Douglas. The record of the regiment is mixed and so is the commentary. A group of men with no vested economic interest in Southern Independence served, but only served where they could care for the needs of their families.

 

 

Literatur:

- Internet-Datei, Archiv 9, Schlachten, Rich Mountain

- Weaver, Jeffrey C.: 64th Virginia Infantry (H. E. Howard); Detailed Rosters; Maps; Photos; Biblio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. Cavalry:

 

 

1st Regiment Virginia Cavalry:

s. Col. J. E. B. *Stuart; LtCol. James H. *Drake; Lt. William B. *Gallagher (Co. E); Pvt Benjamin Franklin *Cochrane; Pvt John R. *Gibbons (Co I); Pvt Lucian Porter *Grigsby (Co. C)

 

Overview:

1st Cavalry Regiment completed its organization at Winchester, Virginia, in July, 1861. Unlike most regiments, the 1st contained twelve companies. The men were from the counties of Frederick, Berkeley, Rockbridge, Clarke, Washington, Augusta, Jefferson, Amelia, Loudoun, Rockingham, and Gloucester. After taking part in the Battle of First Manassas, the unit was brigaded under Gene­rals J.E.B. Stuart, F. Lee, Wickham, and Munford. It participated in more than 200 engagements of various types including the Seven Days' Battles and Stuart's ride around McClellan. The regiment was active in the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, The Wilderness, Todd's Ta­vern, Spotsylvania, Bethesda Church, and Cold Harbor. Later it was involved in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, the de­fense of Petersburg, and the Appomattox Campaign. In April, 1862, it totalled 437 men, lost eight percent of the 310 engaged at Get­tysburg, and had 318 fit for duty in September, 1864. The cavalry cut through the Federal lines at Appomattox and later disbanded. Only 1 man from this unit were present at the surrender. The field officers were Colonels R. Welby Carter, James H. Drake, William E. Jones, Fitzhugh Lee, William A. Morgan, and James E.B. Stuart; Lieutenant Colonels L. Tiernan Brien and Charles R. Irving; and Major Robert Swan.

 

Col. J. E. B. *Stuart; im Sommer 1862 war LtCol. James H. *Drake Regimentskommandeur (vgl. Stuart's Report vom 6.8.1862 OR 12 [2] S. 118, 119).

 

Organisiert und aufgestellt von Col. Stuart; Einsatz 1861 unter Joseph E. Johnston in der Shenandoah-Campaign; *Mosby war anfangs Private im 1st Virginia Cavalry Company Washington Mounted Rifles (vgl. Mosby, Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 18 ff., 30 ff.; Williamson, a.a.O., S. 15), benannt nach der Herkunft aus dem Washington County, Va., die W. W. Blackford 1859 als Milizeinheit nach John Brown's Angriff auf Harper's Ferry gegründet hatte (vgl. Blackford: War Years with Jeb Stuart, a.a.O., S. 13).

 

Teilnahme an Stuart's Expedition von Hanover Court House in die Gegend von Fredericksburg vom 4.8.-8-8.1862 (vgl. Stuart's Report vom 6.8.1862 OR 12 [2] S. 118).

 

1863 gehörte die Einheit unter Col James H. Drake zu Fitzhugh Lee's Cavalry Brigade; Stuart's Cavalry Division (vgl. Longacre, The Cavalry at Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 17).

 

Literatur:

- Cochrane Family: Letters, 1860-61. Augusta County, Virginia, family. Collection consists of fourteen letters written predominently by John H. Cochran in Richmond, Virginia, in the months between the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President and the beginning of the Civil War. Cochran's letters, all to his mother in Augusta County, give a detailed and elequent description of the events and feelings of the time, and show his intense loyalty to the Confederate cause. Cochran also wrote in the early months of the war as a private in Company A of the Wise Legion. Collection also includes letters from Cochran's brother, Benjamin Franklin ("Frank") Cochran, who was a private in Company E of the 1st Virginia Cavalry. Transcripts available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 92-032).

- Driver, Robert J. Jr.: 1st Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); 2nd Edition; Biblio; Detailed Rosters; Maps; Photos

- Eggleston, George Cary: A Rebel's Recollections (2nd ed. New York, 1887, First Edition 1875)

- Eggleston, George C.: Southern Soldier Stories (SCS Publications, Reprint of 1898 Original)

- Gallagher, William B.: Papers, 1861. Private in Company E, First Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Papers consist of a document confirming Gallagher's promotion from private to lieutenant (August 1861), and letters written by Gallagher to his parents (May and July, 1861). One of the letters was written from Manassas, Virginia, two days before the Battle of First Bull Run, July 1861. Transcripts available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 91-062).

 

 

2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

s. Col Thomas T. *Munford; LtCol James H. Watts, Maj Cary Breckinridge, Major William F. *Graves (Co F); Captain Charles Minor *Blackford; Chaplain Randolph H. *McKim; Sergeant John J. D, Thompson *Brown (Co. E); Pvt Rufus H. *Peck (Co. C)

 

zunächst 30th Virginia Infantry (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 2)

 

s. Col Thomas T. *Munford; LtCol James H. Watts, Maj Cary Breckinridge, Major William F. *Graves (Co F); Captain Charles Minor *Blackford; Chaplain Randolph H. *McKim, Pvt Rufus H. *Peck (Co. C)

 

Teilnahme an Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's Army of Virginia im August 1862 und am Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862.

 

1863 gehörte die Einheit unter Col Thomas T. Munford zu Fitzhugh Lee's Cavalry Brigade; Stuart's Cavalry Division; Stellverteter war, nachdem Munford die Brigadeführung übernahm LtCol James H. Watts (vgl. Longacre, The Cavalry at Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 17).

 

OVERVIEW:

2nd Cavalry Regiment completed its organization at Lynchburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Bedford, Campbell, Botetourt, Amherst, Franklin, Appomattox, and Albemarle. Until the end of October the unit was called the 30th Regiment Virginia Volunteers. During the war it was brigaded under Generals B.H. Robertson, F. Lee, Wickham, and Munford. The 2nd Cavalry saw action at First Manassas, in Jackson's Valley Campaign, and at Groveton Heights, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, 

Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Aldie, Upperville, Gettysburg, and Shepherdstown. After the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, it was involved at The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern,Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, and Cold Harbor. It fought in the Shenandoah Valley with Early and later in numerous conflicts around Petersburg and Appomattox. The regiment contained 676 men in July, 1861, lost twenty-eight percent of the 163 engaged at Groveton Heights, and of the 385 at Gettysburg about four percent were disabled. At Appomattox it cut through the Federal lines and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 10, 1865. However, 19 men were included in the surrender. The field officers were Colonels Thomas T. Munford and Richard C.W. Radford, Lieutenant Colonels Cary Breckinridge and James W. Watts, and Major William F. Graves.

 

Literatur:

- Blackford, Charles Minor: Letters from Lee's Army or Life In and Out the Army of Virginia During the War Between the States (abridged reprint der Originalausgabe von 1894: University of Nebrasca Press, Lincoln 1998); Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik138

- Driver jr., Robert J.and H. E. Howard: 2nd Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard, 1995, 1st Edition, 302 pp, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos)

- Peck, R. H.:Reminiscenses of a Confederate Soldier (Fincastle / Va., 1913)

- Taliaferro, William M.: "Our Confederate Column; RTD, November 8, 1903 (the account by an unidentified member of the headquarters party in "Our Confederate Column," RTD, November 8, 1903 stammt aus der Feder von Taliaferro [vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 420 n. 32]). Taliaferro gehörte zur Company E, 2nd Virginia Cavalry und diente offensichtlich Jackson als Courier im Headquarter während des Vorstosses gegen Pope's Army of Virginia im August 1862 und dem Battle von Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 [vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 420 n. 32]; the account by an unidentified member of the headquarters party in "Our Confederate Column," RTD, November 8, 1903 stammt aus der Feder von Taliaferro [vgl. Krick, a.a.O.]).

- McKim, Randolph H.: A Soldiers Recollections (Time Life: New York, 1984; Reprint: Orig Pub 1910). McKim entered the C.S.A. first as a Private in the 1st Maryland Infantry, later became a Staff Officer and then a Chaplain in the 2nd Virginia Cavalry

 

 

3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

s. Col Thomas C. *Owen; LtCol William R. *Carter; LtCol John T. *Thornton; Captain Peyton R. *Berkeley; Captain John *Lamb (Co. D); 2ndLt und Adjutant Robert T. *Hubart (Co. G); Chaplain Thomas Nelson *Conrad (Co. F&S); Sgt. Robert S. Hudgins II; Pvt Henry B. *McClellan

 

Overview:

3rd Cavalry Regiment was organized with independent companies and entered Confederate service on July 1, 1861. The regiment was formed with eleven companies, later reduced to ten. It was also called 2nd Regiment until October. Its members were raised in the counties of Mecklenburg, Elizabeth City, New Kent, Halifax, Nottoway, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, and Prince Edward. For a time six companies served in the Department of the Peninsula and four in the Valley District. Later the unit was assigned to General F. Lee's, Wickham's, and Munford's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in many conflicts from Williamsburg to Fredericksburg, then was involved in the engagements at Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, and Cold Harbor. The 3rd went on to participate in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and the Appomattox Campaign. It took 210 effectives to Gettysburg, but only 3 surren­dered on April 9, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels Thomas F. Goode, Robert Johnston, and Thomas H. Owen; Lieutenant Colo­nels William R. Carter, William M. Feild, and John T. Thornton; and Majors Henry Carrington and Jefferson C. Phillips.

 

Unter Stuart nahm die 3rd Virginia Cavalry (vgl. Stuart's Report OR 12 [2] S. 120) an Skirmishes vom 21.7.-16.8.1862 im Raum zwischen Hanover Court House und Fredericksburg teil (vgl. Stuart's Report OR 12 [2] S. 119-121).

 

1863 gehörte die Einheit unter Col Thomas H. Owen zu Fitzhugh Lee's Cavalry Brigade; Stuart's Cavalry Division (vgl. Longacre, The Cavalry at Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 17).

 

Literatur:

- Carter, William R. (3rd Virginia Cavalry): Sabres, Saddles and Spurs (White Mane); Edited by Walbrook Swank; 160 pp; Photos; Illustrations; Maps; Biblio; Index; Lt Colonel Carter's diary of service with the 3rd Virginia Cavalry. Carter was killed at the Battle of Trevilian Station

- Hudgins, Robert S. II (Sgt, Co. B, 3rd VA Cavalry): Recollections of an Old Dominion Dragoon (Publisher's Press, Orange 1993); 125 pages, Photos, Maps, Index

- McClellan, Henry B. (Private, 3rd Virginia Cavalry): I rode with Jeb Stuart. The Life and Campaigns of Major General J.E.B. Stuart; Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik109

- Nanzig, Thomas P.: 3rd Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard, 1989, Revised 2nd Edition); Photos, Detailed Rosters, Biblio

 

 

4th Regiment Virginia Cavalry (Black Horse Cavalry):

s. Col Jeb *Stuart; Col Stephen Dill *Lee; Col Williams Carter *Wickham;Captain Francis W. *Chamberlayne (Co. I); Captain William B. *Newton; Pvt. Charles H. *Powell (Co F); Pvt Benjamin Franklin *Stringfellow

 

OVERVIEW:

4th Cavalry Regiment completed its organization at Sangster's Cross Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in September, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Prince William, Chesterfield, Madison, Culpeper, Powhatan, Gouchland, Hanover, Fau­quier, Buckingham, and the city of Richmond. The unit was assigned to General J.E.B. Stuart's, F. Lee's, Wickham's, and Munford's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in the Battle of Williamsburg, the Seven Days' Battles, and the Second Manassas and Maryland campaigns. Later the unit was involved in the conflicts at FredericksburgKelly's Ford Chancellors­ville, Bran­dy StationUppervilleGettysburgBristoeMine RunThe Wilderness, Todd's Ta­vern, Spotsylvania,  Haw's Shop, and Bethesda Church. The 4th went on to fight in the Shenandoah Valley with Early and around Ap­pomattox. It totalled 450 effectives in April, 1862, and lost about three percent of the 544 engaged at Gettysburg. After cutting through the Federal lines at Appomattox, it was broken up. Only 2 members were present at the surrender. The field officers were Colonels Stephen D. Lee, William H. Payne, Be­verly H. Robertson, William C. Wickham, and W.B. Wooldridge; Lieutenant Colo­nels Charles Old and Robert Randolph; and Majors Alexander M. Hobson and Robert E. Utterback.

 

Die 4th Virginia Cavalry unternahm einen Vorstoß gegen Wyoming Court House, W.Va. Anfang August 1862 (vgl. Siber's Report vom 9.8.1862 OR 12 [2] S. 115); unter Stuart nahm die 4th Virginia Cavalry (vgl. Stuart's Report OR 12 [2] S. 120) an Skirmishes vom 21.7.-16.8.1862 im Raum zwischen Hanover Court House und Fredericksburg teil (vgl. Stuart's Report OR 12 [2] S. 119-121).

 

1863 gehörte die Einheit unter Col Williams Carter Wickham zu Fitzhugh Lee's Cavalry Brigade; Stuart's Cavalry Division; Stellvertreter war Captain William B. Newton (vgl. Longacre, The Cavalry at Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 17).

 

Literatur:

- Hackley, Woodford B.: The Little Fork Rangers. A Sketch of Company 'D' Fourth Virginia Cavalry (Richmond 1927), 117 pp, Illustrated, Photos, Rosters

- Powell, Charles H. (1843-?): Letter, 1891(?). Served as a bugler in Company F of the 4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. Collection consists of a letter, dated erroneously as 1861 but obviously written well after the Civil War, possibly in 1891, by Powell in a soldier's home to Miss Dorris about his upcoming visit to Hanover County, Virginia, to view a presentation of portraits, probably of Civil War notables. He also writes about his regiment's movements during the war. Transcript available. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 97-012).

 

 

5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

Col Thomas L. Rosser; unter Stuart nahm die 5th Virginia Cavalry (vgl. Stuart's Report OR 12 [2] S. 120) an Skirmishes vom 21.7.-16.8.1862 im Raum zwischen Hanover Court House und Fredericksburg teil (vgl. Stuart's Report OR 12 [2] S. 119-121).

 

1863 gehörte die Einheit unter Col Thomas L. Rosser zu Fitzhugh Lee's Cavalry Brigade; Stuart's Cavalry Division (vgl. Longacre, The Cavalry at Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 17).

 

Literatur:

- Driver, Jr., Robert J.: 5th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); 282pp, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos

 

 

6th Regiment Virginia Cavalry:

s. Col. Thomas S. *Flournoy; Major C. E. *Flourney; Captain Hugh A. *Nelson; Pvt William H. *Beach (Co. F); Pvt John *Opie; T. J. *Mann

 

Overview:

6th Cavalry Regiment completed its organization in November, 1861, at Manassas, Virginia. Men of this unit were raised in Lou­doun, Rappahannock, Clarke, Rockingham, Pittsylvania, Fairfax, Halifax, Fauquier, and Orange counties. The unit served in Roberts­on's, W.E. Jones', Lomax's, and Payne's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in Jackson's Valley Campaign and in the con­flicts at Second Manassas, Brandy Station, Upperville, Fairfield, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, and Cold Harbor. The regiment went on to take part in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Cam­paign. Only 3 men surrendered on April 9, 1865, as most of the cavalry cut through the Federal lines and later disbanded. The field officers were Colonels Charles W. Field, Thomas S. Flourney, John S. Green, and Julien Harrison; Lieutenant Colonels J. Grattan Ca­bell and Daniel T. Richards; and Majors Cabell E. Flournoy and Daniel A. Grimsley.

 

Beteiligt an der Verfolgung der US Cavalry nach dem Skirmish of *Orange Court House / Virginia am 2.8.1862 (vgl. Krick, Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 10). Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 31-32, 52)

 

Beim Battle of Brandy Station am 9.6.1863 sicherte Co. A den Flußübergang über den Rappahannock bei Beverly Ford, während der Rest des Regiments ca. 2 mi westlich biwakierte (vgl. Starr: Union Cavalry, a.a.O., vol. I, S. 378). Bei Beverly Ford erfolgte der Flußübergang von John *Buford’s 1st Cavalry Division Pleasonton’s Cavalry Corps Army of the Potomac. Buford war hierbei die Reserve Brigade und Ames’ Infantry Brigade unterstellt (vgl. Starr: Union Cavalry, a.a.O., vol. I, S. 376). Die Vorhut Buford’s bildete die 8th New York Cavalry von Col Benjamin F. *Davis (vgl. Starr, a.a.O., S. 378).

 

Literatur:

- Grimsley, Daniel A.: Battles in Culpeper County, Virginia (Culpeper, Va., 1900); Grimsley war +++ Captain in der 6th Virginia Cavalry++++, da Krick (a.a.O., S. 52 mit Zitat Nr. 32) angibt, einer der Captains der 6th Virginia Cavalry habe berichtet, daß ....

- Mann, T. J.: Letters; unpublished wartimme letters of T. J. Mann: scattered dates; in possession of James Mann, Fredericksburg, Va.

- Musick, Michael P.: 6th Virginia Vavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H. E. Howard, 1990)

 

 

7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

Col Angus *McDonald; Col William E. "Grumble" *Jones; LtCol / Col Turner *Ashby; Major Thomas *Marshall, Captain John H. *Magruder; Captain John *Winfield, Captain John *Fletcher, Captain George *Sheetz; Chaplain James B. *Avirett; Sht Jasper *Hawse

 

Col Angus McDonald befehligte nach Ausbruch des Bürgerkriegs 1861 die einzige CS-Kavallerie-Einheit im Shenandoah-Tal, eine Semi-Guerilla Milizeinheit; sein Stellvertreter war LtCol Turner *Ashby (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 33). Diese ging in die 7th Virginia Cavalry auf, die von McDonald im Juni 1861 aufgestellt wurde. Col. 7th Virginia Cavalry.

 

McDonald's Cavalry sicherte 1861 auch *Romney im fruchtbaren South Branch Valley. Am 24. September 1861 wurde Romney von den US-Truppen angegriffen. Die Verteidiger der 7th VA Cavalry unter Col Angus *McDonald mit Unterstützung durch Hampshire Militia unter Cols E. H. McDonald und A. Munroe konnten den Angriff abschlagen. Am 26. Oktober 1861 wurde ein weiterer US-Angriff abgewehrt. Am 24. November 1861 griffen die US-Truppen unter Gen. Benjamin F. *Kelley erneut und diesmal mit stark überlegenen Kräften erneut an. Col McDonald mußte daraufhin Romney räumen (vgl. McDonald: Laurel Brigade, a.a.O., S. 26-27, der Kelley's Name fehlerhaft als 'Kelly' wiedergibt).

 

Wegen Erkrankung trat McDonald im November 1961 vom aktiven Dienst zurück; er wurde anschließend Kommandant von Winchester und später von Lexington, wo er bei der Verteidigung verwundet in Gefangenschaft fiel; sein Nachfolger an der Spitze der zunächst noch nicht in Regimentern gegliederten Valley Cavalry Stonewall Jackson’s (insgesamt 25 Companies; vgl. McDonald: Laurel Brigade, a.a.O., Vorwort S. 3, die die ursprüngliche 7th VA Cavarly verstärkt hatten) wurde Turner *Ashby (vgl. McDonald, William: A History of the Laurel Brigade, a.a.O., S. 1); dagegen gibt McDonald (McDonald: Laurel Brigade, a.a.O., S. 29) an, sein Vater sei wegen des verlorenen Gefechts von Romney / WV zurückgetreten.

 

Nach Ashby’s Tod im Battle von Harrisonburg am 6.6.1862 bestand nun endlich die Chance, die Valley Cavalry in Regimenter umzugliedern, was zuvor am enormen Einfluß Ashby’s gescheitert war; die ursprünglichen 10 Companien Ashby’s wurden rneut in der 7th Virginia Cavalry zusammengefaßt (vgl. McDonald: Laurel Brigade, a.a.O., Vorwort S. 3, vgl. auch S. 21).

 

Skirmish of *Orange Court House / Virginia 2.8.1862 (vgl. Krick, Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 9-10).

 

Während der Gettysburg Campaign vom Sommer 1863 gehörte die 7th Virginia Cavalry unter LtCol Thomas Marshall zu BrigGen William E. “Grumble” *Jones Cavalry Brigade in Stuart’s Cavalry Corps (vgl. B & L, a.a.O., vol. III, S. 439). Beim Battle of Brandy Station am 9.6.1863 erreichte die 7th Virginia Cavalry rechtzeitig das Gelände westlich *Beverly Ford und konnte den Angriff des linken US-Flügels unter BrigGen *Buford, der bereits die ebenfalls zu Jones’ Brigade gehörende 6th Virginia Cavalry geworfen hatte, im Gegenangriff solange verzögern, bis weitere CS-Kräfte herangeworfen werden konnten (vgl. Coddington: Gettysburg Campaign, a.a.O., S. 56).

 

Literatur:

- Armstrong, Richard L.: 7th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); 259 pp; 2nd Edition; Biblio; Detailed Rosters; Photos; Maps

- Avirett, James B. (Chaplain, 7th VA Cavalry): The Memoirs of General Turner Ashby and His Compeers (Baltimore: Delby and Dulany, 1867; reprint Olde Soldier Books 1987); 408 pp; Letters; Appendix. Nevins says of this "This collection of personal reminiscences is the best source of material on the daring Confederate chief whose death in 1862 was a severe blow to the South."

- Edinburg (Virginia) Sentinel: “Stray Recollections of a Private of Co. C, 7th Virginia Cavalry,” 28.6.1900

Literatur:

- Hawse, Jasper: Diary; in: Bowmaster, Patrick A.: Papers, 1994-95; including a transcript of the diary of Jasper Hawse (1835-1905), born in Hardy County, Virginia, who enlisted in the 14th Regiment, Virginia Militia, at the beginning of the Civil War, which became the 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment in March 1862. In June 1862 the cavalry was reorganized as the 17th Virginia Cavalry Battalion. Hawse served intermittently as a commissary sergeant in the Confederate Quartermaster's Department. Also includes a paper about Emanuel Stance, the first African-American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor for action in the post-Civil War period. Access restricted. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms94-037).

 

 

8th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

Col. J. M. Corns (1862); Brigade Albert G. Jenkins; Teilnahme an Albert G. *Jenkin's Raid durch West Virginia nach Ohio vom 22.8.-19.9.1863 (vgl. OR 12.2 S. 757-761).

 

Literatur:

- Dickinson, Jack L.: 8th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard, Revised 2nd Edition) mit Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos, Biblio

 

 

9th Regiment Virginia Cavalry (Johnson's):

s. Col Richard Lee Turberville *Beale; Col William Henry Fitzhugh *Lee (vgl. Stuart's Report OR 12 [2] S. 120); Captain Edward M. *Henry (Co. A); Captain Samuel A. *Swan (Co. B); 1stLt (Sergeant) George W. *Beale (Co. C)

 

Overview:

9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Rich­mond. The unit served in W.H.F. Lee's, Chambliss', and Beale's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in the Seven Days' Battles and the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, and Culpeper Court House. The 9th went on to fight at Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations. This unit reported 32 casualties at Upperville, lost four percent of the 490 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 22 disabled at Williamsport. It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. The field officers were Colonels Richard L.T. Beale, John E. Johnson, William H.F. Lee, and Thomas Waller; Lieutenant Colonel Meriwether Lewis; and Major Samuel A. Swann.

 

This unit formed 8 months after Virginia seceded from the Union and served in the Fredericksburg and Richmond area during the war.

 

Teilnahme an Stuart's Expedition von Hanover Court House in die Gegend von Fredericksburg vom 4.8.-8-8.1862 (vgl. Stuart's Report vom 6.8.1862 OR 12 [2] S. 118). Unter Stuart nahm die 9th Virginia Cavalry (vgl. Stuart's Report OR 12 [2] S. 120) an Skirmishes vom 21.7.-16.8.1862 im Raum zwischen Hanover Court House und Fredericksburg teil (vgl. Stuart's Report OR 12 [2] S. 119)

 

Literatur:

- Beale, G. W. (9th Va. Cav.): A Lieutenant of Cavalry in Lee's Army (The Gorham Press: Boston, 1908)

- Beale, Richard Lee Turberville: History of the 9th Virginia Cavalry (Richmond, 1899)

- Beale, R. L. T.: "Part Taken by the Ninth Virginia Cavalry in Reppeling the Dahlgren Raid." Southern Historical Society Papers 3 (1877), S. 219-21

- Krick, Robert K.: 9th Virginia Cavalry (H. E Howard Co.); 132 pp, Maps, Photos, Rosters; 4th Edition with addendum on 144 members and updated Bibliography

 

 

10th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

s. Captain John P. *Brock; Surgeon Archibald *Atkinson, jr.;

 

Literatur:

- Driver Jr., Robert J.: 10th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); 186pp, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos

 

 

11th Regiment Virginia Cavalry:

s. Major Edward H. *MacDonald; Lt John *Blue; Pvt William *Beach (Co. A); Pvt John T. *Brown (Co. D); Pvt William F. *Hottel (Co E)

 

Overview:

11th Cavalry Regiment was organized in February, 1863, by consolidating the 17th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, one company from the 24th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, and two companies of the 5th Regiment Virginia Cavalry, and two companies of the 5th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. The unit served in W.R. Jones', Lomax's, Rosser's, and J. Dearing's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was active in the conflicts at Upperville, Fairfield, Bristoe, and Mine Run. Later the regiment participated in The Wilderness Campaign, the defense of Richmond, and Early's Shenandoah Valley operations. It then disbanded as there were no members of the 11th at Appomattox. The field officers were Colonels Oliver R. Funsten and Lunsford L. Lomax, Lieutenant Colonel Matt D. Ball, and Majors William H. Harness and Edward H. McDonald.


Predecessor unit:

17th Cavalry Battalion [also called 1st Battalion] was organized in June, 1862, with seven companies. The unit was assigned to B.H. Robertson's and W.E. Jones' Brigade, and fought in western Virginia and in the Maryland Campaign. During February, 1863, it merged into the 11th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver R. Funsten and Major William Patrick were in command.

 

Literatur:

- Armstrong, Richard L.: 11th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); 2nd Edition, Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Photos

- Blue, John (Lieutenant, 11th VA Cavalry): Hanging Rock Rebel (White Mane); Edited by Dan Oates

 

 

12th Regiment Virginia Cavalry:

s. Col Asher W. *Harman; Pvt Elijah *Grigsby (Co. G); Pvt(?) John R. *Lehmann (Co. ); William L. *Wilson

 

Overview:

12th Cavalry Regiment [also called 10th Regiment] was organized at Conrad's Store, Virginia, in June, 1862, with companies from the 7th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. The unit served in W.E. Jones', Rosser's, and J. Dearing's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in Northern Virginia, in the Maryland Campaign, at Brandy Station, then was involved in various conflicts in the western part of Virginia. The regiment continued the fight at Bristoe and Mine Run, in the battles around The Wilderness and Cold Harbor, and in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley. During mid-April, 1865, it disbanded. The field officers were Colonel Asher W. Har­man, Lieutenant Colonels Richard H. Burks and Thomas B. Massie, and Major John L. Knott.

 

Eingesetzt aus dem Shenandoah Valley kommend, bei Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope im August 1862 (vgl. (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 14; Hotchkiss: Make Me a Map, a.a.O., S. 65). Battle of Fedar Mountain (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 52).

 

Das Regiment nahm am 14./15.9.1862 an der Harper‘s Ferry Expedition und den Cavalry Kämpfen zwischen Cole's Cavalry (1st Maryland), 12th Virginia Cavalry, Loudoun Rangers, 7th Rhode Island Cavalry, 12th Illinois Cavalry, 8th New York Cavalry.

 

Literatur:

- Tischler, Allan L: The History of the Harper‘s Fery Expedition, September 14 & 15, 1862 (Five Cedars Press, 1993); 345pp; Mapped Endpapers; Photos; Fold-Out Maps; Index; Biblio; Notes; Appendices. Detail of cavalry actions at Harpers Ferry between Cole's Cavalry (1st Maryland), 12th Virginia Cavalry, Loudoun

Rangers, 7th Rhode Island Cavalry, 12th Illinois Cavalry, 8th New York Cavalry

 

Literatur:

- Baylor, George: Bull Run to Bull Run .... A History of Co. B., Twelfth Virginia Cavalry (Richmond, 1900)

- Frey, Dennis: 12th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard), 2nd Edition, Photos, Maps, Detailed Rosters, Biblio

- Grimsley, Daniel A.: Battles in Culpeper County, Virginia (Culpeper, Va., 1900) Anm. Grimsley war ++++möglicherweise++++ Captain der 12th Virginia Cavalry, da Krick (Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 52 mit Anm. 32 [Grimsley, a.a.O., S. 27] berichtet, daß einer der Captains der 12th Cavalry berichtet ...

- Matheny Collection, West Virginia University Library, West Virginia and Regional History Collection, Morgantown, West Virginia: Manuscript account by an unidentified member of the 12th Virginia Cavalry

- Wilson, William L. (12th Virginia Cavalry): A Borderland Confederate: Civil War Letters and Diaries of William L. Wilson (Pittsburgh 1962); Edited by Festus Summers

 

 

13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

 

This Unit was formed in July 1862, using the 16th Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus.  It was assigned to W, H. F. Lee's, Chambliss', and Beale's Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active in, the conflicts at Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Kelly's Ford, and Mine Run. This regiment had 298 men in action at Gettysburg and surrendered on April 9, 1865, with 10 officers and 78 men.  Field officers: Colonels John R. Chambliss, Jr. and Jefferson C. Phillips; Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Savage and Thomas E. Upshaw; and Majors Benjamin W. Belsches, Joseph E. Gillette, and Benjamin F. Winfield.

 

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. 

  • The men were from Petersburg and the counties of Southampton, Sussex, Prince George, Surry, and Nansemond.

Company A (the Southampton Cavalry) - many men from Southampton County

Company B (The Petersburg Light Dragoons) - many men from Petersburg, Virginia

Company C (Randolph's Dragoons) - many men from Nansemond County

Company D (Jackson's Avengers) - many men from Sussex County

Company E (The Cockade Cavalry) - many men from Petersburg, Virginia

Company F (Prince  George Cavalry) - many men from Prince George County

Company G (The Surry Cavalry) - many men from Surry County (Captain Travis W. Taylor)

Company H (Sussex Light Dragoons) - many men from Sussex County

Company  I  (The Nansemond Cavalry) - many men from SuffolkNansemond County

Company  K  - many men from Surry County

 

 

Literatur:

- Balfour, Daniel T.: 13th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); 2nd Edition; Maps; Biblio; Photos; Detailed Rosters

 

 

14th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

s. Col James C. *Cochran; Major Benjamin F. *Eakle; Captain Edwin E. *Bouldin; Pvt John N. *Snider

 

Im Sommer 1863 gehörte die 14th Virginia Cavalry zu BrigGen Albert G. Jenkin's Cavalry Brigade Stuart's Cavalry Lee's Army of Northern Virginia; 1863 Teilnahme an Lee's Campaign nach Gettysburg (vgl. Longacre: Cavalry at Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 18); am 1.7.1863 im Battle of Gettysburg war ein Teil von Jenkin's Brigade beim Vorstoß von Lee's Army entlang des Cashville Pike in Richtung McPherson's Ridge und am ersten Angriff beteiligt, in der "extreme Advance" (*Bouldin, E. E.: Letter an B. F. *Eakle, 31.3..1886, Bachelder Papers, New Hampshire Historical Society; Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 609n86); Calef's Battery beschoß am 1.7.1863 von McPherson's Ridge angreifende Cavalry, die sich nördlich des Cashville Pike vor McPherson's Ridge befand. Es bleibt jedoch unklar, ob es sich hierbei um Teile der 14th Virginia Cavalry handelt (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 75).

 

Literatur:

- Driver Jr., Robert J.: 14th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); Biblio, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos

- Snider, John N. (1834-97): Letter, 1863. Soldier in the 14th Virginia Cavalry, Jenkins Brigade. Letter from Snider in "Camp near Salem" to his sister. Writes about the high price of food and that there is preaching in the camp every Sunday (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 91-063).

 

 

15th Regiment Virginia Cavalry:

s. Pvt William E. *Grigsby (Co. E)

 

Overview:

15th Cavalry Regiment was formed in September, 1862, by consolidating the 14th and 15th Battalions Virginia Cavalry. The unit ser­ved in W.H.F. Lee's, Lomax's, and Payne's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was active in the Chancellorsville Campaign and later reported 2 killed and 14 wounded during the operations around Bristoe. The regiment continued the fight at Mine Run and The Wilderness, then saw action about Cold Harbor. It moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and on November 8, 1864, was absor­bed by the 5th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. The field officers were Colonels William B. Ball and Charles R. Collins, Lieutenant Colo­nel John Critcher, and Major Edgar Burroughs.

 

Literatur:

- Fortier, John: 15th Virginia Cavalry Lynchburg, Va.: H. E Howard Co., 1993)

 

 

16th Regiment Virginia Cavalry:

s. Major James H. *Nounnan

 

Overview:

16th Cavalry Regiment was formed at Camp Zirkle, near Salem, Virginia,in January, 1863, by consolidating six companies of Ferguson's Battalion with four companies of O. Caldwell's Battalion. The unit was assigned to Jenkins' and McCausland's Brigade and fought in western Virginia, including the conflict at Droop Mountain. Later it saw action at Gettysburg, returned to western Virginia, then participated in various engagements in the Shenandoah Valley. This regiment had 265 men in action at Gettysburg, and during February, 1864, there were 163 present for duty. It disbanded in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Milton J. Ferguson, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Graham, and Major James H. Nounnan.

 

Literatur:

- Dickinson, Jack L.: 16th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard - 1st Edition), mit Maps, Photos, Rosters

 

 

17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

Col. W. H. *French (Martin: Gettysburg July 10, a.a.O., S. 13). 1863 während der Gettysburg Campaign gehörte die 17th Virginia Cavalry / Jenkin’s Cavalry Brigade / Stuart’s Cavalry zu Gen. Early’s Division. French ließ am 26. Juli 1863 auf Befehl von Gen Early's die Caledonia Ironworks von Thaddeus *Stevens' (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 255, der angibt, die Zerstörung sei durch die Pionierabteilung von Early's Truppen befehlsgemäß erfolgt), gelegen zwischen Chambersburg und Cashtown (Karte bei Chambersburg: "Southern Revenge", a.a.O., S. 71) niederbrennen (s. hierzu Ortsglossar *Chambersburg, m.w.N.); French's 17th Virginia Cavalry bildete die Vorhut der nördlichen Angriffsspitze von Early's Division, die nördlich des Chambersburg Pike auf Gettysburg vorstieß; die Vorhut der südlichen Angriffsspitze bildete LtCol Elijah White's 'Comanches', das 35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 13ff). Nach Erreichen von Gettysburg nahm die 17th Virginia Cavalry die Verfolgung des fliehenden 26th Pennsylvania Militia unter Col. William C. *Jennings auf; hierbei kam es zu einem Scharmützel mit der US-Nachhut bei Witmer's Farm auf dem Bailey Hill (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 14; Richards, H. M. M.: Citizens of Gettysburg in the Union Army; in: Battles & Leaders Vol. III S. 289 [Anm.: Richard war Angehöriger von Co. A, 26th Pennsylvania Militia]; vgl. Nye, Wilbur S.: Here Come the Rebels, S. 277).

 

Literatur:

- Harris, Nelson: 17th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard, 1994, 1st Edition), 91 pp, Maps, Rosters, Biblio

 

 

17th Virginia Cavalry Battalion:

s. Sgt Jasper *Hawse

 

Literatur:

- Hawse, Jasper: Diary; in: Bowmaster, Patrick A.: Papers, 1994-95; including a transcript of the diary of Jasper Hawse (1835-1905), born in Hardy County, Virginia, who enlisted in the 14th Regiment, Virginia Militia, at the beginning of the Civil War, which became the 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment in March 1862. In June 1862 the cavalry was reorganized as the 17th Virginia Cavalry Battalion. Hawse served intermittently as a commissary sergeant in the Confederate Quartermaster's Department. Also includes a paper about Emanuel Stance, the first African-American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor for action in the post-Civil War period. Access restricted. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms94-037).

 

 

18th Regiment Virginia Cavalry:

s. Pvt Isaac Norval *Baker; Pvt John T. *Brown (Co. B); Pvt L. A. *Schaeffer (Co. E)

 

Overview:

18th Cavalry Regiment was organized in December, 1862. Most of its members had served in the 1st Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers (subsequently the 62nd Regiment Virginia Infantry). The unit was assigned to Imboden's and W.L. Jackson's Brigade and after the participating in the Gettysburg Campaign, skirmished the Federals in western Virginia. Later it served in the Shenandoah Valley and disbaned during April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel George W. Imboden, Lieutenant Colonel David E. Beall, and Major Alex. Monroe.

 

Literatur:

- Baker, Isaac Norval: Memoirs (VMI Archives, Manuscripts, Bibliothek Ref Archiv 9 Amerikanischer Bürgerkrieg Diaries)

- Delauter, Roger U.: 18th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard, 2nd Edition, Maps, Biblio, Photos, Detailed Rosters

 

 

19th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Armstrong, Richard L.: 19th and 20 th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); 1st Edition; Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters

 

 

20th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Armstrong, Richard L.: 19th and 20 th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); 1st Edition; Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters

 

 

22nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Weaver, Jeffrey C.: 22nd Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); 1st

Edition, Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos, Biblio

 

 

23rd Regiment Virginia Cavalry:

s. Sergeant J. M. *Binford (Co. C)

 

Overview:

23rd Cavalry Regiment was organized in April, 1864, by consolidating seven companies of the 41st Cavalry Battalion and two com­panies of O'Ferrall's Battalion. The unit served in Imboden's Brigade and was involved in various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley. It disbanded during April, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Robert White, Lieutenant Colonel Charles T. O'Ferrall, and Major Fielding H. Calmese.

 

 

24th Regiment Virginia Cavalry:

s. Col William T. Robins; Pvt John *Schaeffer (Co. G)

 

Overview:

24th Cavalry Regiment was organized in June, 1864, by consolidating eight companies of the 42nd Virginia Cavalry and two companies of Dearing's Confederate Cavalry. This unit served in General Gary's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and fought in various conflicts around Richmond. Later it was involved in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 19 officers and 144 men. Its commanders were Colonel William T. Robins, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore G. Barham, and Major John R. Robertson.

Predecessor unit:
42nd Cavalry Battalion was organized in September, 1863, by consolidating the 32nd and 40th Battalions Virginia Cavalry. The unit contained eight companies and served in the Department of Richmond. During May, 1864, it contained 216 effectives and in June merged into the 24th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel William T. Robins and Major John R. Robertson were in command.

 

Literatur:

- Holland, Darryl: 24th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); Maps, Biblio, Photos, Detailed Rosters

 

 

25th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Lambert, Dobbie E.: 25th Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); Maps; Biblio; Photos; Detailed Rosters

 

 

26th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- Armstrong, Richard L.: 26th Virginia Cavalry ( H. E. Howard); Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters

 

 

30th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

s. Captain John *Scott

 

im Juli 1861 als selbständige, ‘not brigaded’ Einheit in der Army von Beauregard eingesetzt (vgl. Gliederung der Schlacht von First Bull Run); zwei Kompanien unter Captain John *Scott waren Mitte Juli 1861 zum Schutz der rechten Flanke von Beauregard's Army neben der Brigade Early eingesetzt (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 4, 6).

 

 

34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry:

 

Literatur:

- Cole, Scott C.: 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard); Maps; Biblio; Photos; Detailed Rosters

 

 

35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion:

White Comanches (Martin: Gettysburg July 10, a.a.O., S. 13; Early, Jubal A.: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 256: "White's Battalion on Cavalry"); unter Col Elijah V. White; White's Cavalry (vgl. Williamson: Mosby, a.a.O., Kap 2 S. 29); das 35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 13); LtCol White's Cavalry wurde am 25.6.1863 dem Kommando von Gen. Jubal A. Early unterstellt und als vorgeschobene Aufklärung bei dem Vorstoß auf Gettysburg und York am 26.6.1863 eingesetzt (vgl. Early: War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 255, 256; Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 13).

 

Literatur:

- Black, Linda G.: “Gettysburg’s Preview of War: Early’s June 26, 1863 Raid,” The Gettysburg Magazine, No. 2: 3-8 (detailed account of Confederate activity in the town of Gettysburg on 26 June 1863, and reactions of the townspeople to the Confederate troops)

- Divine, John E.: 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry (H. E. Howard, 2nd Edition) mit Detailed Rosters, Maps, Photos, Biblio

- Myers, Frank: The Comanches: A History of White's Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Laurel Brigade, Hampton Div., A.N.V., CSA (Baltimore: Kelly, Pieta & Co., 1871, Reprinted 1987 by Butternut Press)

 

 

37th Virginia Cavalry Regiment:

s. John *Jamerson

 

Literatur:

- Jamerson Family: Papers 1792, 1803-1907. Franklin County, Virginia, family. Papers include receipts, deeds, land settlements, and correspondence from the Jamerson and other Franklin County families, including the Webster, Basham, Raford, Akers, and Neff families. Also include fifteen Civil War Confederate soldiers' letters from John Jamerson, in the 37th Virginia Cavalry, and John Hartsel, written from Norfolk and Washington County, Virginia. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide. Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms 90-080).

 

 

39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry:

s. 2ndLt John H. *Lionberger (Co. C)

 

Overview:

39th Cavalry Battalion [also called Richardson's Battalion of Scouts, Guides, and Couriers] was organized with two companies, later increased to four. It was attached to General Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia, and served as General R.E. Lee's personal cavalry command. The unit participated in every engagement at which General Lee was present from Fredericksburg to Appomattox. On April 9, 1865, it contained 1 officer and 80 men. Major John H. Richardson was in command.

 

 

43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion:

 

Literatur:

- Williamson, James J. (43rd VA Cavalry): Mosby’s Rangers: A Record of the Operations of the Forty-Third Battalion Virginia Cavalry (New York: Ralph B. Kenyon, Publisher, 1896; weitere Ausgabe New York: Sturgis & Walton Comp., 1909; Reprint Time Life Books 1982); 511 pp; Complete Rosters; Photos; Bibliothek Ref MilAmerik25e

 

 

McNeill's Company, Virginia Cavalry (Partisan Rangers):

s. Pvt William R. *Seymour (Co. ?)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d. Artillery:

 

1st Regiment Virginia Artillery:

s. Col John Thomason *Brown; LtCol Lewis Minor *Coleman; Captain Charles William *Fry; Pvt Robert Eston *Lewis (Co. C)

 

Overview:

1st Artillery Regiment was organized in September, 1861 and was accepted into Confederate service with only six companies. Rarely did the regiment have the normal number (ten) of companies assigned to it, and on September 2, 1864, the unit was reduced to a battalion and its designation changed to the 1st Battalion Virginia Artillery. Nor did all the companies assigned serve together as a field organization. Therefore, the history of each company is given under its own designation. They are: Company A - Smith's Battery; Company B - James City Light Artillery; Company C - Young's Battery; Company D - Richmond Howitzers - 3rd Company; Company E - Brandon Light Artillery; Company F - Williamsburg Light Artillery; Company G - Peninsula Light Artillery; Company H - Albemarle Light Artillery; Company I - Richmond Fayette Light Artillery; Company K - Richmond Howitzers - 2nd Company; Company L - Pulaski Georgia Light Artillery. The field officers were Colonel George W. Randolph; Lieutenant Colonel Henry C. Cabell; and Majors J. Thompson Brown, Lewis M. Coleman, Robert A. Hardaway, Edgar F. Hardaway, Edgar F. Moseley, Robert M. Scribling, and David Watson. 


Associated Units:

Smith's Battery [also called Hampton Artillery] was organized in May, 1861, with men from Elizabeth City County. It was assigned to the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery, but served as an independent company. The battery was stationed at Ship Point on the Poquosin River, then at Yorktown. During June, 1862, it was ordered to disband and the men transferred to other Virginia units. Captain Charles L. Smith was in command.


Richmond Fayette Light Artillery was organized during the spring of 1861 with men from Richmond. It was attached to the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery, then became an independent command. The unit was assigned to J. Dearing's, H.P. Jones', J.P.W. Read's (38th Battalion), and R.M. Stribling's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. It was active from Williamsburg to Gettysburg, then moved to North Carolina and took part in the Plymouth expedition. Returning to Virginia the battery saw action on the Bermuda Hundred line, fought at Cold Harbor, and participated in the defense of Petersburg. It contained 90 effectives at Gettysburg but lost many during the Appomattox Campaign. None were present at the surrender. Its commanders were Captains Henry C. Cabell and Miles C. Macon. 


Peninsula Light Artillery was organized during May, 1861, with men from York County. The unit served at Yorktown, was assigned to the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery, the in June, 1862, disbanded. Its members were transferred to other Virginia artillery commands. Captains Joseph B. Cosnahan and William B. Jones were its commanders. 


Williamsburg Light Artillery was formed in May, 1861, with men from James City County. It served at Yorktown with 50 men, and for a time was assigned to the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery. The battery was active from Williamsburg to Sharpsburg, then in October, 1862, disbanded. Its members were transferred to other Virginia artillery companies. The unit was under the command of Captains John A. Coke and William R. Garrett.

 

Im Battle of Shepherdstown am 19.9.1862 setzte der Commander der Artillery von Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, William N. *Pendleton der Army, Brown's Artillery Battalion (unter Col. John Thompson *Brown) ein, „to guard the fords at Williamsport and Falling Water“ (vgl. Carmichael, Peter S.: „We Don't Know What on Earth to Do with Him“; in: Gallagher: Antietam Campaign, a.a.O., S. 264).

 

Literatur:

- Burrows, John Lansing: The Christian Scholar and Soldier. Memoirs of Lewis Minor Coleman ... Lieut. Col First Regiment Virginia Artillery (Richmond: Smith, Bailey, 1864)

- Fry, Charles William: Notebook, 1863-1883; 1 item. Positive photocopy of a transcription of a notebook kept by Captain Charles William Fry, Fry's Company of Virginia Light Artillery (Orange Artillery). Captain Fry took part in many fights in Virginia during the war and kept a record of ordinance expenditures, officer's mess accounts, poetry, and engineering computations. Included is a roster of officers and men of Fry's unit (vgl. Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville: Manuscript Resources for the Civil War, Compiled by Kim Allen Scott, 1990).

 

 

1st Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Hardaway's) (Moseley's):

s. Pvt John H. *Adams (Co. C)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

  • 2nd Regiment, Virginia Artillery:
  • s. Pvt Leroy C. *Adams (Co. G)
  •  
  • Overview:
  • "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

3rd Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Local Defense):

s. Pvt (?) Richard J. *Adams

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

4th Virginia Heavy Artillery Regiment:

einer der Batteriechefs war Captain William O. *Jordan; das Regiment zählte knapp 1000 Mann (vgl. Horwitz: Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8).

 

 

10th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery (Allen's):

s. Pvt William H. *Owens (Co. B&C)

 

Overview:

10th Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized at Richmond, Virginia, in April, 1862, with five companies. The unit served in the De­partment of Richmond until 1865 when it was transferred as infantry to the Army of Northern Virginia. It was involved in the Rich­mond defenses at Brook's Turnpike and at Drewry's Bluff. Later the unit took part in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 103 officers and men. Majors William Allen and James O. Hensley were in command.


Associated unit:

Brandon Light Artillery completed its organization in May, 1861 and became Company E of the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery. It was detached in December and assigned to J.R.C. Lewis' Battalion, a temporary field command. Later the unit became Company D, 10th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery and was then known as the Jamestown Heavy Artillery. Its commander was Captain William Allen.

 

 

12th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Pvt S. P. *Abrahams

 

Overview:

12th Battalion Light Artillery was organized with four companies during May, 1862. Because the companies did not always serve to­gether, the history of each is given under its own designation. They are: Company A (1st) - Brooke's Battery; Company A (2nd) - Sturdivant's Battery; Company B - Martin's Battery; Company C - Eubank's-Taylor's Battery; and Company D - Harrington Light Ar­tillery (assigned to the 13th North Carolina Artillery Battalion in November, 1863.) Major Francis J. Boggs was in command.


Associated unit:

Martin's Battery was organized in April, 1862, with men from North Carolina and Virginia. For a time it was attached to the 12th Bat­talion Virginia Artillery. Later the men from North Carolina were transferred to the 13th North Carolina Artillery Battalion. This company served at Suffolk, then was assigned to F.G. Boggs', B.F. Eshleman's, and N.A. Sturdivant's Battalion of Artillery. Much of the time it was attached to the Department of Richmond and on duty south of the James River. The unit had 1 man wounded at Kel­ly's Store and in February, 1864, totalled 48 effectives. In March, 1865, it was converted to heavy artillery and manned the guns on the outer line below Richmond. Captain S. Taylor Martin was in command.

 

 

13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Major William Miller *Owen (Co. F&S)

 

Overview:

13th Battalion Light Artillery was formed late in 1863 with three companies. Because the companies did not always served together, the history of each is given under its own designation. They are: Company A - Otey's-Walker's Battery; Company B - Ringgold Light Artillery; and Company C - Davidson's-Chamberlyne's Battery. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonel J. Floyd King, and Majors Wade H. Gibbes and William M. Owen.


Associated units:

Ringgold Light Artillery was organized in February, 1862. It was attached to the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery but for some time operated as an independent command. The unit served in western Virginia and, assigned to J.F. King’s Battalion, sustained 5 casual­ties during the Kanawha Valley Campaign. During December it contained 3 officers and 87 men. Later it was involved in the Knox­ville Campaign and fought at Cloyd’s Mountain and New River Bridge. The battery was then attached to W.H. Gibbes’ Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia, participated in the defense of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox as infantry. Its commanders were Captains Crispin Dickenson and Timothy H. Stamps.


Davidson's-Chamberlayne's Battery was assembled in April, 1862, with men from Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. It was attached to the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery, but served as an independent command. During the war it was assigned to J.F. King's, J.H. Gibbes', and W.W. Owen's Battalion of Artillery. After serving in Western Virginia it moved to Tennessee, fought in the Knoxville Campaign, then returned to Virginia. Here it participated in the defense of Petersburg and Richmond, and disbanded early in 1865. The battery was commanded by Captains John H. Chamberlayne and George S. Davidson.

 

 

18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery:

s. Pvt Cordy *Adams (Co. C)

 

Overview:

18th Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized in June, 1862, with men from Norfolk and Alexandria, and Southampton, Isle of Wight, and York counties. It contained five companies and was involved in the defense of Richmond throughout the war. In April, 1865, the unit was assigned to Barton's Brigade as infantry and was involved in various conflicts around Appomattox. It surrendered with 2 of­ficers and 23 men. Major Mark B. Hardin was in command.


Predecessor unit:

Alexandria Light Artillery was organized in March, 1861, and mustered into Confederate service in April. The unit fought at First Manassas and in April, 1862, totalled 77 effectives. Later it served in Kershaw's Brigade, saw action in the Seven Days' Battles, then was assigned to C.E. Lightfoot's Battalion in the Department of Richmond. In January, 1864, the company was dismounted and mer­ged into the 18th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery. Captains Delaware Kemper and David L. Smoot were its commanders.

 

 

19th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Atkinson's):

s. Musician Samuel Abrams (Co. C)

 

Overview:

19th Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized in June, 1862, with four companies, later increased to five. This unit was attached to the Department of Richmond and served throughout the war defending the city. It was also active at Drewry's Bluff, in the Petersburg siege north of the James River, and around Appomattox. Many were captured at Sayler's Creek, and 1 officer and 44 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel John W. Atkinson and Major N.R. Cary were in command.

 

 

20th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery:

s. Pvt Joseph S. *Abbett (Co. B)

 

Overview:

20th Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized and accepted into Confederate service at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, in June, 1862. It contained four companies and a fifth was added in September. The unit was attached to the Department of Richmond and aided in the defense of the city. Converted to infantry in 1865, it participated in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 11 men. Majors Johnston DeLagnel and James E. Robertson were in command.

 

 

  • 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's):
  • s. Sergeant Samuel W. *Adams (Co. D)
  •  
  • Overview:
  • 38th Artillery Battalion contained four companies and was organized in June, 1863. The unit did not serve as one command but did participate in many campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia. Its companies were the Fauquier Light Artillery, the Richmond Fa­yette Light Artillery, the Hampden Light Artillery, and Latham's-Blount's Battery. See history of each unit for details. The field offi­cers were Majors Joseph G. Blount, James Dearing, John P.W. Read, and Robert M. Stribling.

  • Associated units:
  • Hampden Light Artillery was organized at Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1861, with men from Richmond. After serving in Jackson's Valley Campaign, it was assigned to R.S. Andrews', J. Dearing's, H.P. Jones', J.P.W. Read's (38th Battalion), and R.M. Stribling's Bat­talion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, moved to North Caro­lina, and later was involved in the Plymouth expedition. Returning to Virginia, it fought on the Bermuda Hundred line and at Cold Harbor, participated in the defense of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox. The battery was commanded by Captains Wil­liam H. Caskie, Lawrence S. Marye, and John E. Sullivan.

  • Latham's-Blount's Battery completed its organization at Lynchburg, Virginia, in April, 1861. After taking an active part in the Battle of First Manassas, the unit was assigned to J. Dearing's, H.P. Jones', J.P.W. Read's (38th Battalion), and R.M. Stribling's Battalion of Artillery. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Gettysburg, moved to North Carolina, and later was in­volved in the Plymouth expedition. Returning to Virginia, it was active on the Bermuda Hundred line and saw action at Cold Harbor and in front of Petersburg. It sustained 10 casualties of the 96 engaged at Gettysburg, and many were captured at Rice’s Station on April 6, 1865. It surrendered at Appomattox with only 3 men. Captains Joseph G. Blount, James Dearing, James W. Dickerson, and J. Grey Latham were in command.

  • Fauquier Light Artillery was organized as infantry in June, 1861, and assigned to the 49th Regiment Virginia Infantry as Company G (1st). In September or October it transferred to the artillery. Attached to the Army of Northern Virginia the unit served in J. Dearing's, J.P.W. Read's (38th Battalion), and R.M. Stribling's Battalion of Artillery. It participated in various conflicts from Williamsburg to Gettysburg, moved to North Carolina, and later saw action in the Plymouth expedition. Returning to Virginia, it was on the Bermuda Hundred line, fought at Cold Harbor, then took part in the defense of Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign. This battery repor­ted 5 men disabled of the 134 engaged at Gettysburg, sustained 9 casualties at Kelly’s Ford, and surrendered with only 3 men. Its commanders were Captains William C. Marshall and Robert M. Stribling.

 

 

E.J. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Pvt Peter *Acorn

 

Overview:

Thomas Light Artillery was organized in May, 1861, at Richmond, Virginia. It served in the Potomac District and in June, 1862, to­talled 70 men. The battery was active from the Seven Days' Battles to Sharpsburg, then in October disbanded. Its members were then transferred to the Hampden Light Artillery. Captain Edwin J. Anderson was in command.

 

 

R.M. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (1st Company, Richmond Howitzers):

s. Cook (Pvt ?) Lewis *Adams

 

Overview:

Richmond Howitzers - 1st Company was accepted into Confederate service in June, 1861. Its members were recruited in Richmond. After taking part in the Battle of First Manassas, the unit joined the Army of Northern Virginia and served in H.C. Cabell's Battalion. It participated in various conflicts from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then was active in the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River and around Appomattox. This battery contained 90 men at Gettysburg and surrendered with 12 on April 9, 1865. Cap­tains Edward S. McCarthy, William P. Palmer, and John C. Shields were in command.

 

 

Ashland Artillery:

s. Woolfolk's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Ashland Light Artillery)

 

 

Barr's Company, Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Pvt Jacob *Neff

 

Overview:

Levi's Battery [also called Louisiana Tigers] was organized in October, 1862, as part of Thomas' North Carolina Legion. It contained men from Louisiana, Tennessee, North Carolina, and the disbanded troops of the Virginian State Line. Detached from Thomas' Legion, this battery served in the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, and during January, 1864, contained 1 officer and 32 men. In March, 1865, it rejoined Thomas' Legion in the District of Western North Carolina and surrendered in May. Captains John W. Barr and John T. Levi.

 

 

Bedford Artillery:

s. Captain John R. *Johnson; Lt Nathaniel *Terry

 

Johnson's Bedford Battery gehörte während Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's neuaufgestellte Army of Virginia im Juli / August 1862 und beim Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 zu der, von A. R. *Courtney befehligten Divisionsartillerie der Division Ewell's (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 53, 362; Early, War Memoirs, a.a.O., S. 94).

 

Literatur:

- Koleszar, Marilyn B.: Ashland, Bedford, and Taylor Virginia Light Artillery (H. E. Howard, 1994); 111 pp, Detailed Rosters, Photos, Maps, Biblio

 

 

Botetourt Artillery:

Teilnahme an den Battles von Port Gibson and Vicksburg

 

Literatur:

- Markham, Jerald: The Botetourt Artillery (H. E. Howard); 95 pp; Biblio; Rosters; Maps; Photos

 

 

Brander's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Letcher Artillery):

s. Captain Greenlee *Davidson

 

Overview:

Letcher Light Artillery was organized at Richmond, Virginia, during the winter of 1861-1862. It was assigned to R.L. Walker's and W.J. Pegram's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The battery participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the operations against Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 19 casual­ties during the Seven Days' Battles, lost twenty-six percent of the 65 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 2 officers and 66 men present for duty in April, 1864. Only 2 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. Captains Thomas A. Brander and Greenlee Davidson were in com­mand.

 

 

Brooke Artillery:

 

Literatur:

-

 

 

G.W. Brown's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery:

s. Pvt Jesse A. *Adams

 

Overview:

McGregor's Battery [also known as the Stuart Horse Artillery-2nd Artillery] was organized in August, 1862, by dividing Pelham's original company. This unit was assigned to J. Pelham's, R.F. Beckham's, J. Beathed's and R.P. Chew's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. It was involved in many conflicts from Fredericksburg to Cold Harbor, then participated in the defense of Petersburg and the Appomattox operations. The battery reported 6 casualties at Fredericksburg and 20 at Chancellorsville, had 106 engaged at Gettysburg, and surrendered only 2 in April, 1865. Its commanders were Captains G. Wilmer Brown, M.W. Henry, and William M. McGregor.

 

 

Bryan’s Battery:

s. Pvt Milton Wylie *Humphreys

 

Literatur:

- Humphreys, Milton Wylie (13th Battalion, Va Artillery): Military Operations 1861-1864 and Lynchburg Campaign (Leesburg: Gauley Mount Press, 1926; Reprint); 103 pp. Humphreys enlisted in Bryan's Battery of the 13th Battalion Virginia Artillery, CSA and mastered the techniques of cannon fire. As gunner of the number one gun in the battery, he held a position of honor and declined to accept promotion to remain in this position. Details Lynchburg Campaign and bloody fighting at Cloyd's Mountain

 

 

Carpenter’s Battery:

s. Captain Joe *Carpenter; Pvt. William H. *Humphreys

 

auch Carpenter’s Allegheny Light Artillery (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 102)

 

Overview:

Alleghany Light Artillery was organized at Covington, Virginia, in April, 1861, with 83 officers and men. It was also called Allegha­ny Roughs, and later Carpenter's Battery. The unit fought at First Manassas, was part of Jackson's Valley operations, then joined the Army of Northern Virginia. Here it served in R.S. Andrews', J.W. Latimer's, and C.M. Braxton's Battalion of Artillery. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was active around Appomattox. This battery had 2 killed and 7 wounded at Malvern Hill, lost twenty-six percent of the 91 engaged at Gettysburg, and reported 10 casualties at Spotsylvania. Many were captured at Five Forks, and only 1 man surrendered on April 9, 1865. It was com­manded by Captains John C. Carpenter, Joseph Carpenter, and Thompson McAllister.

 

Batteriechef war Captain Joe *Carpenter; eingesetzt unter Jackson während der Valley Campaign (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 52; OR I 5: 977, 390). Unterstellt während der Valley Campaign 1862 zur Stonewall Brigade (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 102). Teilnahme am Battle of Kernstown am 23.3.1862 auf Sandy Ridge (vgl. Tanner, a.a.O., S. 124).

 

Teilnahme an Angriff auf Winchester/VA am 13.6.1863 (vgl. Nye: Here come the Rebels, a.a.O., S. 81).

 

Literatur:

- Fonerden, Clarence A.: A Brief History of the Military Career of Carpenter's Battery, From its Organization as a Rifle Company under the Name of the Alleghany Roughs to the Ending of the War Between the States New Market 1911); This unit served with the Stonewall Brigade designated as Company "A" of the 27th Regiment of the 1st Virginia Brigade.

 

 

Carrington's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Charlottesville Artillery):

s. Captain Joseph *Carrington, Pvt Leroy Wesley *Cox; Pvt George *Lawson; W. F. *Davis, James L. *Dinwiddie

 

Overview:

Charlottesville Light Artillery was organized with men from Albemarle County in March, 1861, at Charlottesville, Virginia. The unit was involved in Jackson’s Valley Campaign, then was assigned to H.P. Jones’ and W.E. Cutshaw’s Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days’ Battles to Spotsylvania. The battery lost 1 killed and 2 wounded during the Seven Days’ Battles, had 4 wounded at Fredericksburg, and reported 2 missing of the 71 present at Gettysburg. Three-quarters of its members were captured at Spotsylvania, and the remaining men were transferred to the Staunton Light Artillery. Captain James M. Carrington was in command.

 

Joseph Carrington’s Charlottesville Light Artillery (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 369)

 

Literatur:

- Cox, Leroy Wesley: Memoir. Typescript of unpublished postwar recollection od Leroy Wesley Cox of Carrington's Battery (Albemarle County Historical Society Library, Charlottesville, Virginia

- Davis, W. F.: Memoir. Typescript of unpublished postwar manuscript of W. F. Davis of Carrington's Battery entitled "Recollections, 1839-1864" (in possession of J. Harvey Bailey, Charlottesville, Va. [vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 572).

- Dinwiddie, James L.: Unpublished wartime letters of James L. Dinwiddie of Carrington's Battery; scattered dates (Dinwiddie Family Papers, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.)

 

 

Carter's Battery, Virginia Light Artillery (King William Light Artillery):

King William Light Artillery was formed in the spring of 1861 with men raised in King William County. The battery served in T.H. Carter's, R.C.M. Page's, and W.E. Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery. It participated in various conflicts from Seven Pines to Cold Har­bor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was active around Appomattox. The unit reported 3 wounded at Gaines’ Mill, 6 casualties during the Maryland Campaign, and twenty-two percent of the 103 engaged at Gettysburg disabled. It surrendered with 1 officer and 22 men. Captains Thomas H. Carter and William P. Carter were its commanders.

 

 

Cayce's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Purcell Artillery):

s. Pvt Caldwell *Grigsby

 

Overview:

Purcell Light Artillery, completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in April, 1861. The unit was assigned to R.L. Walker's and W.J. Pegram's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many campaigns from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, was involved in the operations against Petersburg and Richmond, and saw action around Appomattox. The battery reported 7 killed and 53 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and lost seven percent of the 89 engaged at Gettysburg. It was included in the surrender on April 9, 1865. Its captains were George M. Cayce, William J. Pegram, and R. Lindsay Walker.

 

 

W.H. Chapman's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Booton's) (Dixie Artillery):

s. Pvt James H. *Abbott

 

Overview:

Dixie Light Artillery was organized in June, 1861. This unit served near Richmond and in June, 1862, totalled 72 officers and men. Attached to the Army of Northern Virginia, it had 1 man killed at Rappahannock Station, then was active at Second Manassas and in the Maryland Campaign. On October 4, the battery was ordered to disband. Its 32 members transferred to the Purcell Light Artillery. Captains John L. Booton and William H. Chapman were in command.

 

 

Chew’s Battery:

s. Captain Roger Preston *Chew; Lt Milton *Rouse

 

gehörte zur Laurel Brigade, später zu Stuart’s Horde Artillery; Chew’s Battery war die erste berittene Battery der CSA (vgl. McDonald: Laurel Brigade, a.a.O., S. 31).

 

 

Clutter's Company Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Pvt. Alexander *Coffee; Pvt Ferdinand *Adams

 

Overview:

Johnson's-Clutter's Battery [also called Jackson's Flying Artillery] was organized at Richmond, Virginia, during March, 1862, with men from Richmond. The unit was assigned to R.L. Walker's, D.G. McIntosh's, and M. Johnson's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Nor­thern Virginia. It served with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, was active in the operations at Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox. The battery had 96 men at Gettysburg and surrendered with 1 officer and 55 men. Its captains were Va­lentine J. Clutter and Marmaduke Johnson.

 

 

Coffin’s Battery:

 

Literatur:

- Wallace, Lee A. Jr.: Surry Light Artillery and Martin’s, Wright’s, Coffin’s Batteries of Virginia Artillery (H. E. Howard, 1995; 156 pp; Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters; Bibliography

 

 

Coleman's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery:

s. Pvt E. R. *Abernathy

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Cooper's Company, Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Pvt Elijah *Abel

 

Overview:

Stafford Light Artillery was organized in August, 1861, with men recruited in Stafford County. The unit served in the Aquia District, fought at Malvern Cliff, then was stationed near Petersburg with 98 effectives. Later it saw action at Fredericksburg, moved to South Carolina, and after returning to Virginia joined the Department of Richmond. During the spring of 1864 the battery was attached to C.M. Braxton's Battalion in the Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in The Wilderness Campaign, was with Early in the Shen­andoah Valley, and saw action around Appomattox. During March, 1864, it contained 95 men, lost many in the fight at Sayler's Creek, and surrendered with only 3 privates. Its commanders were Captains John R. Cocke, Raleigh L. Cooper, and Thomas B. French.

 

 

Courtney Artillery, Virginia (Henrico Artillery):

s. Pvt James T. *Abbott

 

Overview:

Courtney Light Artillery, recruited in Henrico County, was organized during June, 1861. After participating in Jackson's Valley Cam­paign it was assigned to A.R. Courtney's, H.P. Jones', and W.E. Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active in many campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then participated in Early's Shenandoah Val­ley operations. It lost 2 killed and 10 wounded at Cross Keys, had 5 wounded at Cedar Mountain, and suffered 1 killed and 7 woun­ded at Fredericksburg. The battery reported 2 missing of the 90 engaged during the Gettysburg Campaign, and many were disabled in the Shenandoah Valley. It disbanded early in 1865. Its captains were Alfred R. Courtney, Joseph W. Latimer, and William A. Tanner.

 

 

Douthat's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Botetourt Artillery):

s. Pvt William S. *Bell

 

OVERVIEW:

Botetourt Light Artillery was organized with men from Botetourt County in May, 1861, as an infantry company. It was assigned to the 28th Regiment Virginia Infantry but in December transferred to the artillery. The unit soon moved west and was attached to the Department of East Tennessee and later the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It contained 43 men in January, 1863, and it was the only Virginia unit to be captured at Vicksburg. After being exchanged, it served in the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee where it was active in various conflicts. During April, 1865, the company disbanded. Its commanders were Captains Joseph W. Anderson, Henry C. Douthat, and John W. Johnson.

 

 

Epes' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Johnston Artillery):

s. 1stLt Thomas R. *Adams

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Fluvana Artillery:

This unit fought at Richmond,

Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Monocacy and other major battles.

 

Literatur:

. Martin, David G..: The Fluvana Artillery (H. E. Howard); 165 pp; Biblio; Rosters; Photos; Maps - This unit fought at Richmond,

Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Monocacy and other major battles

 

 

Forrest's Company, Virginia Artillery (Chesapeake Artillery):

s. Pvt Andrew *Adams

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Fredericksburg Artillery (Pollock's Company, Virginia Light Artillery ):

s. Captain Edward A. *Marye;

 

Pollock's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Fredericksburg Artillery)

 

OVERVIEW:

Fredericksburg Light Artillery was organized in June, 1861, with men recruited in Fredericksburg, Virginia. After serving in the Aquia District, it was assigned to R.L. Walker's, W.J. Pegram's, and M. Johnson's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit saw action from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, was involved in the operations against Petersburg and Richmond, then took part in the Appomattox Campaign. Two men of the 71 engaged at Gettysburg were disabled. In April, 1865, 1 officer and 75 men surrendered. Captains Carter Braxton and Edward A. Marye were in command.

 

Literatur:

- Krick, Robert K.: The Fredericksburg Artillery (H. E Howard Co.); 123 pp; Maps; Photos; Rosters; 2nd Edition with addendum and updated Bibliography

 

 

Fry's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Orange Artillery):

s. Captain Charles William *Fry

 

Overview:

Orange Light Artillery was formed at Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1861. After serving in the Department of the Peninsula, it was as­signed to H.P. Jones', T.H. Carter's, R.C.M. Page's , and W.E. Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit served in the Richmond area, then fought with the army from the Maryland Campaign to Cold Harbor. It was part of Early's operati­ons in the Shenandoah Valley and ended the war at Appomattox. This battery reported 3 casualties at Fredericksburg, lost ten percent of the 80 engaged at Gettysburg, and surrendered with 20 men. Its commanders were Captains Charles W. Fry and Thomas J. Peyton.

 

Literatur:

- Fry, Charles William: Notebook, 1863-1883; 1 item. Positive photocopy of a transcription of a notebook kept by Captain Charles William Fry, Fry's Company of Virginia Light Artillery (Orange Artillery). Captain Fry took part in many fights in Virginia during the war and kept a record of ordinance expenditures, officer's mess accounts, poetry, and engineering computations. Included is a roster of officers and men of Fry's unit (vgl. Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville: Manuscript Resources for the Civil War, Compiled by Kim Allen Scott, 1990).

 

 

Garber's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Staunton Artillery):

s. Captain Asher W. *Garber

 

Overview:

Staunton Light Artillery was organized at Staunton, Virginia, in 1859 and entered Confederate service in June, 1861. The men were from Augusta County. It participated in the Battle of First Manassas, then was active at West Point, Virginia. Later it was assigned to A.R. Courtney's, H.P. Jones', and W.E. Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery. The company fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and was involved in the Appomattox Campaign. This unit totalled 111 effectives in April, 1862, had 60 in action at Gettysburg, and surrendered with no officers and 54 men. Captains William L. Balthis, Asher W. Garber, and John D. Imboden were in command.

 

 

A. Graham's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Rockbridge Artillery):

s. Pvt Edward *Moore; Pvt Charles W. *Trueheart

 

Overview:

Rockbridge Light Artillery No. 1 was organized by W.N. Pendleton, rector of Grace Church in Lexington, Virginia, in May, 1861. Its members were recruited in Rockbridge County. The unit fought at First Manassas and in Jackson’s Valley Campaign, then was assigned to J.T. Brown’s and R.A. Hardaway’s Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days’ Battles to Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg siege, and saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. The battery reported 12 casualties at Malvern Hill and 16 at Fredericksburg, and lost twenty-five percent of the 85 engaged at Gettysburg. It surrendered with 3 officers and 21 men. Captains Archibald Graham, William McLaughlin, William N. Pendleton, and William T. Poague were in command.

 

Teilnahme am Battle of Antietam am 17.9.1862; dort eingesetzt im Rahmen von Stuart's Horse Artillery auf dem Nicodemus Hill nordwestlich der West Woods, flankierend zum 'Cornfield' (vgl. Sears: Landscape turned Red, a.a.O., S. 182-184 mir Karte S. 183). LtCol W. W. Blackford schreibt hierzu: „Standing on the hill in rear of our infantry lines […] with General Stuart, a battery came past us at a trot from out of the action, whose ammunition had become exhausted, and I recognized one of its non-commissioned officers, my kinsman, Charles Trueheart ...“ (vgl. Blackford: War Years with JEB Stuart, a.a.O., S. 150).

 

Literatur:

- Moore, Edward: The Story of a Cannoneer under Stonewall Jackson in which is told the Part taken by the Rockbridge Artillery on the Army of Northern Virginia (J. P. Bell, Lynchburg 1910)

 

 

Hardwicke's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Lee Battery):

s. Pvt Lynch *Adams

 

Overview:

Lee Light Artillery was organized at Lynchburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. This unit was active in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign and Jackson's Valley operations, then served in J.W. Latimer's, R.S. Andrews', and C.M. Braxton's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then participated in Early's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. The battery took 90 men to Gettysburg and surrendered at Appomattox with 12. It was under the command of Captains Pierce B. Anderson, William W. Hardwicke, and Charles I. Raine.

 

 

Jeffress' Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Nottoway Light Artillery):

s. Artificer Joel R. *Adams

 

Overview:

Nottoway Light Artillery was organized in June, 1861, with men recruited in Nottoway County. The unit served in western Virginia and east Tennessee, then was assigned to A. Leyden's, S.C. Williams', and R.F. Kolb's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Tennessee. It participated in numerous engagements from Chickamauga to Atlanta, then was reported at Macon, Georgia, in September, 1864. It contained 60 effectives in March, 1862, 78 in December, 1863, and 69 in April, 1864. The battery disbanded during the winter of 1864-1865. Captain William C. Jeffres was its commander.

 

 

C.F. Johnston's Company, Virginia Artillery (Albemarle Artillery) (Everett Artillery):

s. Pvt H. C. *Adams

 

Overview:

Albemarle Light Artillery [also called Albemarle Everett Artillery] was organized during June, 1861, with men from Albemarle County. The unit was assigned to the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery but served as an independent command. It was attached to L.M. Coleman's, R.S. Andrews', and W.T. Poague's Battalion of Artillery. After fighting in the Seven Days' Battles, it moved to North Ca­rolina and saw action at New Bern. Later the battery participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor, then aided in the defense of Petersburg and was active around Appomattox. It reported 2 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles and fourteen percent of the 94 engaged at Gettysburg. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 3 officers and 45 men. Cap­tains Charles F. Johnston, William H. Southall, and James W. Wyatt were in command.

 

 

J.R. Johnson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Pvt Samuel W. *Adams

 

Overview:

Bowyer's-Johnson's Battery, recruited in Bedford County, was organized in May, 1861, as an infantry company. Assigned to the 28th Regiment, it was transferred to the artillery in August. The unit was involved in the Seven Days' Battles and the Second Manassas Campaign, then reported 11 casualties at Sharpsburg. On October 4, 1862, it disbanded and its 52 men were equally distributed to the Purcell and Fauquier Light Artillery Companies. The battery was commanded by Captains Thomas M. Bowyer and John R.

 

 

A. J. Jones' Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Pamunkey Artillery):

s. Corporal Richard T. *Adams

 

Overview:

Pamunkey Heavy Artillery was organized in May, 1861, with men from New Kent County. This company was attached to the Depart­ment of Richmond and first served at West Point. Later it was on duty at Chaffin's Bluff. Early in 1864 it was converted to infantry and only 5 men were present at Appomattox. Captains Robert T. Ellett and Andrew J. Jones were in command.

 

 

L.F. Jones' Company, Virginia Artillery (2nd Company, Richmond Howitzers):

s. Pvt James D. *Abell

 

Overview:

Richmond Howitzers - 2nd Company was organized in May, 1861, and for a time served in the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery. After becoming an independent command, it was assigned to J.T. Brown's, R.A. Hardaway's, and W.E. Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit served from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, then participated in the siege operations against Pe­tersburg and the Appomattox Campaign. It took 64 effectives to Gettysburg and surrendered with 1 officer and 45 men. Its comman­ders were John T. Brown, Henry Hudnall, and David Watson.

 

 

Kirkpatrick's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Amherst Artillery):

s. Pvt Henry Robinson *Berkeley; Pvt Philipp Cox

 

Overview:

Amherst Light Artillery was formed in August, 1861, with men from Amherst County. This unit was assigned to W. Nelson's Battali­on of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia, and participated in many campaigns from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later it was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and in various engagements around Appomattox. It lost twelve percent of the 105 engaged at Gettysburg, and there were no members present at the surrender in April, 1865. Captain Thomas J. Kirkpatrick was in command.

 

Urkunden/Literatur:

- Berkeley, Henry Robinson: Four Years in the Confederate Artillery: The Diary of Private Henry Robinson Berkeley; ed. William H. Runge (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1961)

 

 

Kyle's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery:

s. Pvt Joseph S. Abbett

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Latimer's Battery:

s. Captain Joseph W. *Latimer

 

als Captain war Latimer Batteriechef von Latimer's Virginia Battery (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 54). Latimer kommandierte im Frühjahr 1862 *Courtney's Battery während Jackson's Shenandoah Campaign (Pfanz: Ewell, a.a.O., S. 193-95). Latimer's Battery gehörte während Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope's neuaufgestellte Army of Virginia im Juli / August 1862 und beim Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 zu der, von A. R. *Courtney befehligten Divisionsartillerie der Division Ewell's (vgl. Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 362). Latimer's Battery eröffnete neben anderen Artillerie-Batterien das Feuer auf die US-Cavalry bei Crittenden House als Eröffnung der Schlacht von Cedar Mountain (vgl. Krick, a.a.O., S. 54; Grimsley: Battles in Culpeper, a.a.O., S. 27; OR 12 [3] 228, 237).

 

 

Lewis Artillery:

s. Captain John W. *Lewis; 1863 Batteriechef der Lewis (Virginia) Artillery; im July 1863 gehörte die Lewis Artillery unter Captain John W. Lewis zur Divisionsartillerie der 2nd Division MajGen Henry Heth III Army Korps LtGen Ambrose A. Hill Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, unter Col John J. *Garnett (*Garnett’s Artillery) (vgl. Pfanz: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 463; Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 60)

 

 

Lurty's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery:

s. Pvt William W. *Ackworth

 

Overview:

Lurty's Battery was organized in October, 1863, with transfers from other artillery companies. The unit served in western Virginia, fought at Lewisburg, and in November contained 5 officers and 43 men. Later it was assigned to W.J. Jackson's Cavalry Brigade, De­partment of Western Virginia, and in February, 1864, totalled 66 effectives. The battery then participated in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley as part of the Horse Artillery. During the spring of 1865 it disbanded. Captain Warren S. Lurty was its comman­der.

 

 

Martin’s Battery:

 

Literatur:

- Wallace, Lee A. Jr.: Surry Light Artillery and Martin’s, Wright’s, Coffin’s Batteries of Virginia Artillery (H. E. Howard, 1995; 156 pp; Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters; Bibliography

 

 

Marye’s Fredericksburg Artillery:

s. Captain Edward A. *Marye

 

Die Batterie gehörte am 1.7.1863 zu *Pegram’s Artillery Battalion und war Henry Heth’s Division III Army Corps LtGen Ambrose A. Hill in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia zugeordnet (vgl. Martin: Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 60)

 

 

McClanahan's Company, Virginia Horse Artillery:

s. Staunton Artillery

 

 

Moore's Company, Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Pvt James *Abdell

 

Overview:

Huger's-Moore's Battery was organized in June, 1861, with men from Norfolk, Virginia. After serving in the Department of Norfolk, the unit was assigned to J.J. Garnett's and C. Richardson's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in numerous conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then participated in the siege operations against Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign. This battery took 77 men to Gettysburg but surrendered only 3. Captains Frank Huger and Joseph D. Moore were in command.

 

 

Motley's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Pittsylvania Artillery):

s. Pvt Ferdinand Adams

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Nelson's Company, Virginia light Artillery (Hanover Artillery):

s. Junior 1stLt J. Thompson *Brown (Co. D); Pvt Henry Robinson *Berkeley

 

Overview:

Hanover Light Artillery was organized in April, 1861, with men from Hanover County. The company was active from the Seven Days' Battles to Sharpsburg, then during October, 1862, was broken up. Most of the men were transferred to the Amherst and Ash­land Light Artillery Companies. Captains George W. Nelson and William Nelson were in command.

 

Literatur:

- Berkeley, Henry Robinson: Four Years in the Confederate Artillery: The Diary of Private Henry Robinson Berkeley; ed. William H. Runge (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1961)

 

 

Orange Artillery:

s. Fry’s Artillery

 

 

Paris' Company, Virginia Artillery (Staunton Hill Artillery):

s. Pvt James *Ables

 

Overview:

Staunton Hill Light Artillery completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in September, 1861. The unit was divided into three sections: two served in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida near Savannah and the third in the Department of North Carolina. In May, 1862, they united in North Carolina and aided in the defense of Wilmington. One section was captured at Fort Anderson and the other two were assigned to B.C. Manly's Battalion in the Army of Tennessee. Only a few surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its captains were Charles Bruce and Andrew B. Paris.

 

 

 

Parker’s Company Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Captain William W. *Parker; Corporal David C. Richardson; Pvt. J. N. (alias John W.) *Richardson; Pvt. James M. *Richardson; Pvt Joseph M. *Richardson; Pvt. John *Trueman

 

  • Overview:
  • Parker's Battery completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in March, 1862. It served in S.D. Lee's, E.P. Alexander's, and J.C. Huger's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active from Second Manassas to Cold Harbor, then partici­pated in the operations against Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign. It reported 2 casualties at Fredericksburg, one section had 23 men disabled at Chancellorsville, and of the 90 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty percent were killed, wounded, or missing. The company was included in the surrender on April 9, 1865, but only 3 members were present. Captains J.T. Brown, Jr. and William W. Parker were its commanders.

 

Literatur:

- Krick, Robert K.: Parker's Virginia Battery, C.S.A. (Broadfoot 1989); Reprint of 1975 Original

 

 

Pegram's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Branch Field Artillery):

s. Pvt John *Adams

 

Overview:

Branch's-Pegram's Battery was organized in May, 1861, with men from Petersburg, Virginia. It first served as infantry with the 16th Regiment, then was transferred to the artillery in March, 1862. The company was assigned to J.R. Branch's and J.C. Coit's Battalion of Artillery. It was active from the Seven Days' Battles to Fredericksburg, served in North Carolina, then fought at Swift Creek and Drewry's Bluff. It continued the fight by defending Petersburg and was active in the Appomattox Campaign. This battery reported 1 man wounded at Malvern Cliff and 2 killed and 3 wounded in the Maryland Campaign. Almost every member was captured in the battle of Sayler's Creek. Captains James R. Branch and Richard G. Pegram were in command.

 

 

Penick's Company, Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Sergeant Benjamin B. *Adams

 

Overview:

Lewis' Battery [also called Pittsylvania Artillery] was organized during April, 1862. For a time, part of this company served with the 59th Virginia Regiment. It was assigned to J.J. Garnett's, C. Richardson's, and W.T. Poague's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia. The unit served with the army from Fredericksburg to Cold Harbor, was active in the defense of Petersburg, and ended the war at Appomattox. At Gettysburg 4 officers and 86 men saw action, and during April, 1864, there were 3 officers and 72 men pre­sent. That September about half (30) the battery was sick, and in April, 1865, it surrendered 2 officers and 68 men. The battery was commanded by Captains John W. Lewis and Nathan Penick.

 

 

Price's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Danville Artillery):

s. 2ndLt John Q. *Adams

 

Overview:

Danville Light Artillery was organized at Danville, Virginia, during April, 1861, with men from Pittsylvania County. It participated in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign and Jackson's Valley operations, then served in L.M. Shumaker's and D.G. McIntosh's Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia. The battery took an active part in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 1 killed and 3 wounded at Gaines’ Mill and Malvern Hill, had 2 killed and 3 wounded during the Maryland Campaign, and lost 13 wounded at Fredericksburg. The unit had 3 wounded of the 114 engaged at Gettysburg and 8 wounded during the Bristoe Campaign. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered 4 officers and 79 men. Captains Berryman Z. Price, R. Sidney Rice, Lindsay M. Shumaker, and George W. Woo­ding were its commanders.

 

 

Purcell’s Battery:

s. Captain Lindsay *Walker; Captain Francis *Dawson

 

 

Richardson's Company, Virginia Artillery (James City Artillery):

s. Pvt John H. *Adams

 

Overview:

James City Light Artillery was organized as infantry during the summer of 1861 and became Company H of the 32nd Virginia Infantry. Later it was transferred to the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery as Company B. The unit fought in the Seven Days' Battles, then transferred to the Department of Richmond and later took part in the operations against Petersburg. Early in 1865 the battery ceased to exist, but 2 of its members surrendered at Appomattox. Captains Alex Hankins and Lucien W. Richardson were in command.

 

 

Richmond Howitzers:

s. William Meade *Dame; Pvt Thomas J. *Macon; Pvt Carlton *McCarthy

 

1st Company:

s. *R.M. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (1st Company, Richmond Howitzers)

 

 

Literatur:

- Daniel, Frederick S.: Richmond Howitzers in the War of the Rebellion (Richmond, 1891)

- Macon, Thomas J. (Private): Reminiscenses of the First Company Richmond Howitzers (Richmond, 1909). Scarce Regimental written by a Private who served with the Original Howitzers during the John Brown Insurrection and remained with the unit after it became one of the finest artillery regiments in the Confederacy; Rosters

- McCarthy, Carlton: Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life, The Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 (Cambridge / Mass., 1882; reprint Time Life, NY 1982); 224pp. Nevins says of this "This Confederate narrative is deserving of its reputation as the most interesting and the most informative of all memoirs written by privates'..."

- McCarthy, Carlton, ed.: Contributions to a History of the Richmond Howitzer Battalion (Richmond, 1883-86), 4 pamphlets

- Wallace, Lee A. Jr.: The Richmond Howitzers (H. E. Howard, 1993); 171 pp, Maps, Photos, Rosters, Bibliography

 

 

R.M. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (1st Company, Richmond Howitzers):

s. Pvt. Hodijah Lincoln *Meade

 

Overview:

Richmond Howitzers - 1st Company was accepted into Confederate service in June, 1861. Its members were recruited in Richmond. After taking part in the Battle of First Manassas, the unit joined the Army of Northern Virginia and served in H.C. Cabell's Battalion. It participated in various conflicts from Williamsburg to Cold Harbor, then was active in the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River and around Appomattox. This battery contained 90 men at Gettysburg and surrendered with 12 on April 9, 1865. Cap­tains Edward S. McCarthy, William P. Palmer, and John C. Shields were in command.

 

 

Rockbridge Artillery:

s. Captain John *McCausland; Captain William *McLaughlin; Captain William Nelson * Pendleton; Lt William T. *Poague; Pvt Daniel *Blain (1st Rockbridge Artillery) Pvt Randolph *Fairfax; Pvt Clement D. *Fishburne; Pvt John K. *Hitner; Pvt Jonathan *Green; Pvt Joseph E. *Shaner; Charles L. *Powell; Summerfield *Smith

 

aus Lexington / VA; gehörte bis ins Spätjahr 1862 zur berühmten Stonewall Brigade, eine der berühmtesten Artillerie-Einheiten der Konföderation (vgl. Robertson, Stonewall Brigade, a.a.O., S. 17; Krick: Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 63; Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 52); bei der Aufstellung kommandiert von William Nelson *Pendleton.

 

Vom 16. bis 21. Dezember 1861 Teilnahme an Stonewall Jackson Versuch zur Zerstörung von Damm No. 5 am *Cheasepeake and Ohio Kanal. In dem hierbei entstandenen Artilleriegefecht mit US-Artillerie, welche auf der anderen Seite des Potomac auffuhr, war Joshua Parks aus Lexington der einzige Tote auf CS-Seite (vgl. Robertson: Stonewall Brigade, a.a.O., S. 57 Anm. 14). Teilnahme an Jackson's Expedition gegen Bath und Romney vom Januar 1862.

 

Der legendäre Ruf der Rockbridge Artillery führte zur Bewerbung vieler Rekruten aus prominenten Familien, woRobert E. Lee jr., und u.a. den Söhnen von Alexander *Boteler und Dr. *McGuire (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 163),

 

Im August 1862 eingesetzt bei Jackson's Vorstoß gegen Pope in Virginia und dem Battle of Cedar Mountain am 9.8.1862 (Krick, Cedar Mountain, a.a.O., S. 36, 63, 76-78, 94-98, 108, 113, 116, 187, 207, 338, 364, 371, 380, 387).

 

Literatur:

- Blackford. L. Minor (ed.): Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (Cambridge, 1964)

- Blackford Papers. Typescript of largely unpublished wartime letters of L. M. Blackford of the Rockbridge Artillery, along with other material on the Blackford Family. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

- Blain, Daniel (1838-1906): Papers, 1864-70. 0.1 cu. ft. Confederate soldier in the 1st Rockbridge Artillery in the Civil War; later a Presbyterian minister in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and a high school principal. Papers include four letters, written July 5 and September 18, 1864, from camp near Petersburg, Virginia, to his future wife. Writes about the chaplaincy in the CSA Army, sitting with a dying man in his last hours, the freedom he had before the war, and news from the front in Mobile, Alabama. Refers to the shelling of Petersburg and the Democratic Party Chicago Convention. Also includes a post-war diary (1868-70) written by Blain as a newly ordained Presbyterian minister. Writes of Confederate officers in and around Lexington, Virginia, including Robert E. Lee; his travels around the county, church business, the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, and the stillborn birth of his son. (Virginia Tech, Univ. Libraries, Special Collections: Civil War guide; Manuscript Sources for Civil War Research in the Special Collections Department of the Virginia Tech Libraries Ms90-002).

- Confederate Veteran V (1897); S. 287

- Confederate Veteran XVII (1909), S. 340

- Confederate Veteran XXVI (1928), S. 49

- Driver jr., Robert J.: The 1st and 2nd Rockbridge Artilley (H. E. Howard: 2nd Edition, 162pp)

- Hitner, John K.: Rockbridge Artillery; in: Confederate Veteran XXXII (1924), S. 468

- Hitner, John K.: Diary (United Daughters of the Confederacy National Headquarters, Richmond, Va.)

- Driver jr., Robert J. Driver: The 1st and 2nd Rockbridge Artillery (H. E. Howard - 2nd Edition - 162 pp)

- Fishburne, Clement D.: unpublished manuscript journal, Fishburne Journal, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. (Fishburne war Mitglied der Rockbridge Artillery)

- Fishburne, Clement D.: "Historical Sketch of the Rockbridge Artillery", Southern Historical Society Papers XXIII

- Jackson, Mary Anna: Memoirs if 'Stonewall' Jackson, a.a.O., S. 160

- Moore, Edward: The Story of a Cannoneer under Stonewall Jackson in which is told the Part taken by the Rockbridge Artillery on the Army of Northern Virginia (J. P. Bell, Lynchburg 1910) Nevins says of this "A human, moving narrative by a young member of one of the Confederacy's most celebrated units." Moore was a student at Washington College in Lexington, VA when the war started. In early 1862 he joined the Rockbridge Artillery. Moore participated in most of the battles of the Army of Northern Virginia, and was wounded at Sharpsburg and Cold Harbor.

- Poague, William T.: Gunner with Stonewall, edited by Monroe F. Cockrell (Jackson, Tn., 1957)

- Powell, Charles L.: Papers. Unpublished wartime letters; scattered dates (Powell Famliy Papers, Swem Library, William and Mary University, Williamsburg, Va.)

- Shaner, Joseph: Papers. Typescript of wartime letters of Joseph F. Shaner of the Rockbridge Artillery, scatered dates, with short diary transcript. University Library, Washington and Lee University. Lexington, Virginia

- Slaughter, Philip: A Sketch of the Life of Randolph Fairfax (Baltimore, 1878). Fairfax war Private in der Rockbridge Artillery (vgl. Robertson: Stonewall Brigade, a.a.O., S. 97)

- Smith, Edmond B.: Papers. Scattered wartime letters of Summerfield Smith of the Rockbridge Artillery (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.)- Robertson, Stonewall Brigade, a.a.O., S. 11, 17

 

 

Rogers' Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Loudoun Artillery):

s. Pvt James *Adams

 

Overview:

Loudon Light Artillery was organized in 1859 as part of the Virginia militia and entered Confederate service in July, 1861. After fighting in the Battle of First Manassas, it served with the Army of Northern Virginia, and served until after the Maryland Campaign. In October the company was ordered to disband, and 61 men were transferred to the Morris Light Artillery and 28 to the Orange Battery. Captains Patrick H. Clark and Abram Wimbish were in command.

 

 

Shoemaker's Virginia Horse Artillery (Beauregard Rifles) (Lynchburg Beauregards):

s. Captain John J. *Shoemaker; 2nd Lt Edmond H. *Moorman, Pvt William J. *Black; Pvt. Samuel L. *Moorman

 

Overview:

Moorman's-Shoemaker's Battery [also called Lynchburg Horse Artillery or Beauregard's Rifles] was organized at Lynchburg, Virgi­nia, in April, 1861. The unit was assigned to J.S. Saunder's, J. Pelham's, R.F. Beckham's, and J. Breathed's Battalion, Army of Nor­thern Virginia. It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in the Appomattox Campaign. This company sustained 5 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, took 112 effectives to Gettysburg but was not engaged, and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 9, 1865. Its commanders were Captains Marcellus N. *Moorman and John J. Shoemaker.

 

Die Battery gehörte zu Stuart’s Horse Artillery (vgl. Freeman, Douglas S.: Robert E. Lee, a.a.O., vol IV S. 562).

 

Literatur:

- Black, William J.: Diary (Oct. 1864-Jan. 1865 und Berichte ab Mai 1864); (VMI-Archive)

- Moore II, Robert H.: Chew's Ashby, Shoemaker's Lynchburg and the Newton Artillery (H. E. Howard ), 126 pp, Biblio, Photos, Rosters, Maps. These units served under Stuart's Horse Artillery

- Shoemaker. John J.: Shoemaker’s Battery (Memphis, Tenn., n.d.)

 

 

J.D. Smith's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Bedford Light Artillery):

s. Corporal Samuel W. *Adams

 

Overview:

Bedford Light Artillery completed its organization in January, 1861, at Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia, with men from the im­mediate area. The unit served in the Department of the Peninsula, then was assigned to S.D. Lee's, E.P. Alexander's, and F. Huger's Battalion of Artillery. It participated in many conflicts of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor except when it was detached with Longstreet at Knoxville. The battery was active in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. It totalled 63 men in June, 1862, had 1 man killed at Fredericksburg, and of the 78 engaged at Gettysburg, twelve percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 5 officers and 61 men. Captains Tyler C. Jordan and John D. Smith were in command.

 

 

Staunton Artillery:

s. Capt (später BrigGen) John W. Imboden, Capt J. H. McClanahan

 

bei Kriegsausbruch kommandierte John Daniel *Imboden die Staunton Artillery (vgl. Ruffin Diary II 13) bei der Besetzung von Harper's Ferry am 18.4.1861 (vgl. Tanner: Stonewall in the Valley, a.a.O., S. 25); ab Juni 1861 gehörte die Staunton Artillery zu 3rd Brigade von Joseph E. *Johnston’s Army eingesetzt im Shenandoah Valley; Brigadekommandeur war BrigGen Bernard E. *Bee;

 

OVERVIEW:

McClanahan's Battery [also called Staunton Artillery] was organized in February, 1863, and for a time served with the 62nd Regiment Mounted Rifles. The unit served under General Imboden's command, was active in northwestern Virginia, and took part in the Gettysburg Campaign. However, it was not engaged in the battle. Later it participated in Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley and disbanded during the spring of 1865. This company totalled 142 effectives in June, 1863, and 104 in February, 1864. Its captains were George W. Imboden and John H. McClanahan

 

Literatur:

- Driver jr., Robert J. Driver: The Staunton Artillery, McClanahan‘s Battery (H. E. Howard: 1st Edition, 127pp, Biblio, Rosters, Maps. Photos)

 

 

Stuart's Horse Artillery:

1864 wurde Roger Preston *Chew Kommandeur von Stuart's Horse Artillery (McDonald, a.a.O., S. 31)

 

Literatur:

- Moore II, Robert H.: The 1st and 2nd Stuart Horse Artillery (H. E. Howard)

- Moore II, Robert H.: Chew's Ashby, Shoemaker's Lynchburg and the Newton Artillery (H. E. Howard ), 126 pp, Biblio, Photos, Rosters, Maps. These units served under Stuart's Horse Artillery

- Neese, George M.: Three Years in the Confederate Horse Artillery (New York, 1911).

- Shreve, George W.: "Reminiscenses of the History of the Stuart Horse Artillery, CSA," Virginia State Library

 

 

Sturdivant's Company, Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Pvt W. W. *Adams

 

Overview:

Sturdivant's Battery [also called Albemarle Artillery] was organized in March, 1862. This unit served as an independent command, but for a time in 1864 was part of the 12th Battalion Virginia Artillery. It was stationed at Petersburg and in March, 1863, contained 4 officers and 76 men. Attached to F.J. Boggs' Battalion the company was active south of the James River. On June 15, 1864, many of the men and two guns were captured. Later it served in N.A. Sturdivant's Battalion of Artillery and surrendered 3 officers and 45 men at Appomattox. Captain Nathaniel A. Sturdivant was in command.

 

 

Surry Light Artillery (Hankin's Company, Virginia Light Artillery):

s. Captain James DeWitt Hankins; Captain Thomas W. Ruffin; 1st Lieutenant William R. Barham; 2nd Lieutenant Ira O. Crenshaw; 2nd Lieutenant Joel W. Whitley; Commissary Sergeant Milton H. Gray; Sergeant Major Theophilus J. Berryman; Corporal Edward S. Spratley; Pvt J. Thomas Brown; Pvt William B. Clayton; Pvt Anson Goodrich; Pvt Benjamin W. Jones; Pvt George A. Rowell; Pvt Thomas H. Williams

 

Die Battery wurde im Surry County/Va aufgestellt (vgl. Jones: Under the Stars and Bars: Surry Light Artillery of Virginia, a.a.O., S. 2).

 

Overview:

Surry Light Artillery was organized as infantry and assigned to Co. I, 3rd Regiment Virginia Infantry Anfang August 1861 (vgl. Jo­nes: Under the Stars and Bars: Surry Light Artillery of Virginia, a.a.O., S. 9, 11). During April, 1862, it was transferred to the artille­ry. The unit was assigned to the Richmond defenses and later to C[harles] E[dward] Lightfoot's Battalion (vgl. Jones: Under the Stars and Bars: Surry Light Artillery of Virginia, a.a.O., S. 67, der allerdings C. A. Lightfoot nennt), Department of North Carolina and Southern Vir­ginia. It participated in the operations against Petersburg and ended the war at Appomattox with 19 men. Its comman­ders were Cap­tains James D. Hankins and Thomas W. Ruffin.

 

Literatur:

- Jones, Benjamin W.: Under the Stars and Bars: Surry Light Artillery of Virginia (Richmond, Va., 1909; reprint Morningside, Day­ton); edited by Lee Wallace Jr, 425 pp, photos, notes, roster, index, mapped endpapers (Archiv Ref, PDF-Datei/Amerikanischer Bürgerkrieg/download/VirginiaArt.SurryLightArt(Jones).pdf)

- Wallace, Lee A. Jr.: Surry Light Artillery and Martin’s, Wright’s, Coffin’s Batteries of Virginia Artillery (H. E. Howard, 1995; 156 pp; Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters; Bibliography

 

 

Taylor Virginia Light Artillery:

s. Captain Osmond B. *Taylor

 

Literatur:

- Koleszar, Marilyn B.: Ashland, Bedford, and Taylor Virginia Light Artillery (H. E. Howard, 1994); 111 pp, Detailed Rosters, Photos, Maps, Biblio

 

 

Weisiger's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Manchester Light Artillery):

s. Pvt John H. *Abbott

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

Wilkinson's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Company A, Marion Artillery) (Company A, Richmond Local Guards):

s. Pvt William M. *Adams

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit

 

 

Wise Legion Virginia Artillery (Hart's Horse Battery:

s. Capt. George Hart

 

 

Woolfolk's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Ashland Light Artillery):

s. Pvt William W. *Adams

 

Overview:

Ashland Light Artillery was organized in August, 1861, with men from Hanover County. The battery served in E.P. Alexander's and F. Huger's Battalion of Artillery, and it fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor ex­cept when it was with Longstreet at Knoxville. It participated in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. The unit contained 65 effectives in June, 1862, reported 1 killed and 3 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 1 killed and 5 wounded at Fredericksburg. Of the 103 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-seven percent were disabled. It surrendered 2 offi­cers and 64 men. Captain Picheqru Woolfolk, Jr. was in command.

 

Literatur:

- Koleszar, Marilyn B.: Ashland, Bedford, and Taylor Virginia Light Artillery (H. E. Howard, 1994); 111 pp, Detailed Rosters, Photos, Maps, Biblio

 

 

Wright's Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Halifax Artillery):

s. Pvt J. W. *Adams

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

Literatur:

- Wallace, Lee A. Jr.: Surry Light Artillery and Martin’s, Wright’s, Coffin’s Batteries of Virginia Artillery (H. E. Howard, 1995; 156 pp; Maps; Photos; Detailed Rosters; Bibliography

 

 

Young's Company, Virginia Artillery (Halifax Light Artillery):

s. Pvt (?) W. H. *'Able

 

Overview:

Young's Battery [also called Halifax Artillery] was formed during the early spring of 1861 with men from Halifax County. It served as infantry with the 14th Regiment until May, 1862, when it transferred to the 1st Battalion, then the 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery. In June the unit contained 51 effectives and for a time served with the 1st Regiment. Later it was assigned to E.F. Moseley's Battalion and during the fall of 1863 was on duty at Chaffin's Bluff. Later the company fought at Drewry's Bluff and on the Bermuda Hundred line. This battery was one of the units that turned back the Federal assaults against Petersburg on June 16, 17, and 18, 1864. It conti­nued to defend Petersburg and included in the surrender on April 9, 1865, attached to J.G. Blount's Battalion. Captain Edward R. Young was in command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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30th Battalion Virginia Sharpshooters:

s. Captain J. Lyle *Clarke

 

Overview:

30th Battalion Sharpshooters was organized in August, 1862, with six companies. The unit was assigned to G.C. Wharton's and A. Forsberg's Brigade and fought in various engagements in East Tennessee and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. After the Battle of Waynesborough (2.5.1865), it disbanded. Lieutenant Colonel J. Lyle Clarke and Major Peter Otey were in command.

 

Literatur:

- West, Michael: 30th Battalion Virginia Sharpshooters (H. E. Howard, 1995); 321 pp; Detailed Rosters; Maps; Illustrations; Photos; Biblio