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Virginia Civil War Confederate Units 1st through 8th (view source)
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=== 2nd and 3rd Units === | === 2nd and 3rd Units === | ||
*[[2nd | *[[2nd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|2nd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | ||
*[[2nd Battalion, Virginia (Confederate)|2nd Battalion, Virginia (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | *[[2nd Battalion, Virginia (Confederate)|2nd Battalion, Virginia (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | ||
*[[2nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Waller's) (Quartermaster Battalion)(Confederate)|2nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Waller's) (Quartermaster Battalion)(Confederate)]]<br>Defense Troops were formed by the consolidation of the 2nd and 6th Infantry Battalions Local Defense Troops in September, 1864. 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.<br> | |||
*[[2nd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Confederate)|2nd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in July, 1864,During December the unit was transferred to General P.T. Moore's command. Most of its members were captured at Sayler's Creek on April 6. Lieutenant Colonel John H. Guy and Major Edward B. Cook were in command.<br> | *[[2nd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Confederate)|2nd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in July, 1864,During December the unit was transferred to General P.T. Moore's command. Most of its members were captured at Sayler's Creek on April 6. Lieutenant Colonel John H. Guy and Major Edward B. Cook were in command.<br> | ||
*[[2nd | *[[2nd Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard (Confederate)|2nd Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | ||
*[[2nd Regiment, Virginia Artillery (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia Artillery (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | |||
*[[2nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Completed its organization at Lynchburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. At Appomattox it cut through the Federal lines and disbanded at Lynchburg on April 10, 1865. 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. <br> | |||
*[[2nd | *[[2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>Assembled at Charles Town in April,1861. 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. <br>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.<br> | ||
*[[2nd Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | *[[2nd Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | ||
*[[2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | *[[2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | ||
*[[2nd Regiment, Virginia | *[[2nd Regiment, Virginia State Reserves (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia State Reserves (Confederate)]]<br>See the 19th Virginia Militia (Confederate) unit history. <br> | ||
*[[2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | *[[2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | ||
*[[2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Confederate)]]<br>Organized at Richmond, Virginia, in June, 1863During September,1864 it merged into the 2nd Infantry Regiment Local Defense Troops. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels John W. Carter, D.E. Scruggs, and Richard P. Waller.<br> | *[[2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Confederate)]]<br>Organized at Richmond, Virginia, in June, 1863During September,1864 it merged into the 2nd Infantry Regiment Local Defense Troops. The field officers were Lieutenant Colonels John W. Carter, D.E. Scruggs, and Richard P. Waller.<br> | ||
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*[[3rd Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard (Confederate)|3rd Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | *[[3rd Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard (Confederate)|3rd Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | ||
*[[3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Archer's) (Confederate)|3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Archer's) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized at Petersburg, Virginia, in June, 1864. It served in the Petersburg area, then in January, 1865.<br>On April 9, the battalion surrendered. Lieutenant Colonels F.H. Archer and W.H. Hood, and Majors Thomas H. Bond and William H. Jarvis were in command.<br> | *[[3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Archer's) (Confederate)|3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Archer's) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized at Petersburg, Virginia, in June, 1864. It served in the Petersburg area, then in January, 1865.<br>On April 9, the battalion surrendered. Lieutenant Colonels F.H. Archer and W.H. Hood, and Majors Thomas H. Bond and William H. Jarvis were in command.<br> | ||
*[[3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Chrisman's) (Confederate)|3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Chrisman's) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | *[[3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Chrisman's) (Confederate)|3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Chrisman's) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | ||
*[[3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Confederate)|3rd Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[3rd Battalion, Valley Reserves, Virginia (Augusta County Reserves) (Confederate)|3rd Battalion, Valley Reserves, Virginia (Augusta County Reserves) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | *[[3rd Battalion, Valley Reserves, Virginia (Augusta County Reserves) (Confederate)|3rd Battalion, Valley Reserves, Virginia (Augusta County Reserves) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | ||
*[[3rd Regiment, Virginia | *[[3rd Kanawha Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|3rd Kanawha Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br>*[[3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Organized with independent companies and entered Confederate service on July 1, 1861.<br>It 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. <br> | ||
*[[3rd Regiment, Virginia | *[[3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]<br>Organized at Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1856 with volunteer companies attached to the 7th Regiment Virginia Militia. It entered Confederate service during July, 1861. Its members were from Portsmouth and Petersburg, and the counties of Nansemond, Dinwiddie, Surry, Isle of Wright, Southampton, and Halifax.<br>It surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Joseph Mayo, Jr. and Roger A. Pryor; and Lieutenant Colonels Alexander D. Callcote, William H. Pryor, and Joseph V. Scott<br> | ||
*[[3rd Regiment, Virginia | *[[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> | ||
*[[3rd Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | *[[3rd Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. <br> | ||
*[[3rd Regiment, Virginia | *[[3rd Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | ||
*[[3rd Regiment, Virginia | *[[3rd Regiment, Virginia Reserves (Booker's) (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia Reserves (Booker's) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in September,1864, April 9,1865 it surrendered. Its commanders were Colonel Richard A. Booker, Lieutenant Colonel Joel B. Leftwich, and Major William M. Ewers.<br> | ||
*[[3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry | *[[3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | ||
=== 4th and 5th Units === | === 4th and 5th Units === | ||