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*[[39th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|39th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | *[[39th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|39th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | ||
*[[40th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|40th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>Completed its organization in May, 1861. Its members were recruited in Northumberland, Richmond, and Lancaster counties. After serving in the Aquia District, the unit was assigned to General Field's, Heth's, and H.H. Walker's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.<br>Many were captured at Sayler's Creek and only 7 men were included in the surrender on April 9, 1865. Field officers were Colonel John M. Brockenbrough; Lieutenant Colonels Fleet W. Cox, Arthur S. Cunningham, and Henry H. Walker; and Majors Edward T. Stakes and William T. Taliaferro. <br> | |||
*[[41st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|41st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[42nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|42nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>Organized at Staunton, Virginia, in July, 1861, recruited its members in Henry, Floyd, Bedford, Campbell, Roanoke, Patrick, and Franklin counties. <br>Of the 265 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-one percent were killed, wounded, or missing. Only 1 officer and 44 men surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Jesse S. Burks, Andrew J. Deyerle, John E. Penn, and R.W.Withers; Lieutenant Colonels Daniel A. Langhorne, William Martin, and Samuel H. Saunders; and Majors P.B. Adams, Henry Lane, and Jesse M. Richardson. <br> | |||
*[[43rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|43rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>Assembled during the summer of 1861 at Winchester, Virginia. However, no rolls or roster of the 43rd are known to exist. The unit failed to complete its organization. Colonel R.M. Conn was in command.<br> | |||
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