Virginia Civil War Confederate Local Units: Difference between revisions

*[[3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Henley's) (McAnerney's) (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Henley's) (McAnerney's) (Confederate)]]<br>Was organized in September, 1864 from the 3rd (Departmental) Infantry Battalion Local Defense Troops. Its members were from the War Department, Post Office Department, Treasury Department, Quartermaster Department, Medical Purveyor's Department, and men under the age of eighteen. <br>At Sayler's Creek many were captured and only 1 man surrendered at Appomattox. The field officers were Colonel John McAnerney; Lieutenant Colonel S.F. Sutherland; and Majors Bolling Baker, John A. Henley, and S.G. Jamison.<br>

*[[39th Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)]]<br>39th Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1861 with eleven companies: eight infantry, two cavalry, and one artillery.<br>Efforts failed to reorganize the regiment, and it disbanded on February 3, 1862. Its commanders were Colonel Charles Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Louis C.H. Finney, and Major N.R. Cary. <br>