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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 61st Infantry Regiment was organized at Petersburg, Virginia, in October, 1862, using the 7th Battalion Virginia Infantry as its nucleus. The men were from Portsmouth, and the counties of Norfolk, Isle of Wight, and Greensville. It was assigned to General Mahone's and Weisiger's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.<br>It Lost about eight percent of the 356 at Gettysburg. The regiment surrendered 10 officers and 107 men. Its field officers were Colonels Virginius D. Groner and Samuel M. Wilson, Lieutenant Colonels William F. Niemeyer and William H. Stewart, and Major Charles R. McAlpine. | The 61st Infantry Regiment was organized at Petersburg, Virginia, in October, 1862, using the 7th Battalion Virginia Infantry as its nucleus. The men were from Portsmouth, and the counties of Norfolk, Isle of Wight, and Greensville. It was assigned to General Mahone's and Weisiger's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.<br>It Lost about eight percent of the 356 at Gettysburg. The regiment surrendered 10 officers and 107 men. Its field officers were Colonels Virginius D. Groner and Samuel M. Wilson, Lieutenant Colonels William F. Niemeyer and William H. Stewart, and Major Charles R. McAlpine. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
<br> | <br> Company A ( Jackson Grays) | ||
Company B ( Wilson Guards) | |||
Company C ( Blanchard Greys) | |||
Company D ( Jackson Light Infantry) | |||
Company E ( Border Rifles) | |||
Company F ( Isle of Wight Avengers) | |||
Company G ( Confederate Defenders) | |||
Company H ( Virginia Rangers) | |||
Company I ( Bilisoly Blues) | |||
Company K ( Captain Maximillian Herbert's Company) | |||
The information above is from ''61st Virginia Infantry'', by Benjamin H. Trask | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*Sifakis, Stewart. ''Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia''. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (Family History Library book {{FHL|476605|title-id|disp=975 M2ss}}, Ten Volumes.) This gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia. | *Sifakis, Stewart. ''Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia''. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (Family History Library book {{FHL|476605|title-id|disp=975 M2ss}}, Ten Volumes.) This gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia. | ||
*Stewart, William H. ''Biographical Sketch of Lieut.-Col. William Frederick Niemeyer, of the Sixty-First Virginia''. Portsmouth, Va.: n.p., 1800s. {{FHL|779510|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082876}} and ''Description of the Battle of the Crater: Recollections of the Recapture of the Lines.'' Norfolk, Va.: Landmark Book and Job Office, 1876. {{FHL|779513|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082877}} and ''A Pair of Blankets: War-time History in Letters to the Young People of the South.'' New York: Broadway Pub. Co., 1911. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030907988 Internet Archive]; and (Bethesda, Maryland | *Stewart, William H. ''Biographical Sketch of Lieut.-Col. William Frederick Niemeyer, of the Sixty-First Virginia''. Portsmouth, Va.: n.p., 1800s. {{FHL|779510|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082876}} and ''Description of the Battle of the Crater: Recollections of the Recapture of the Lines.'' Norfolk, Va.: Landmark Book and Job Office, 1876. {{FHL|779513|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082877}} and ''A Pair of Blankets: War-time History in Letters to the Young People of the South.'' New York: Broadway Pub. Co., 1911. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030907988 Internet Archive]; and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990) {{FHL|779522|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082878}} | ||
*Trask, Benjamin H. ''61st Virginia Infantry.'' Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988. {{FHL|417028|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 50}}. | *Trask, Benjamin H. ''61st Virginia Infantry.'' Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988. {{FHL|417028|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 50}}. | ||
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