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Virginia was a prominent part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Many of the battles fought during the war were fought on Virginian land. The first and last significant battles were held in Virginia and the men that Virginina supplied for the fight were men from all economic and social levels, both slaveholders and nonslaveholders, as well as former Unionists. The only areas that sent few or no men to fight for the Confederacy were located on the border with the North. | Virginia was a prominent part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Many of the battles fought during the war were fought on Virginian land. The first and last significant battles were held in Virginia and the men that Virginina supplied for the fight were men from all economic and social levels, both slaveholders and nonslaveholders, as well as former Unionists. The only areas that sent few or no men to fight for the Confederacy were located on the border with the North. | ||
The state was the focal point for a number of reasons. It had more manufacturers and more mines than any other state, it had nearly 20% of the railroad track of the Southern states. Its state capital, Richmond, was also the Confederacy's capital. Because armies focus on capturing the enemy's capital, the Federals concentrated on capturing Richmond. The Confederates in turn worked to capture Washington D.C. The counties in between were doomed to suffer mass devastation. By 1865, the state's handsome towns were wrecked, its manufacturing centers destroyed, its farms ruined. Virginians starved and found themselves prey to foraging soldiers, looters and lawless bands. And a half million men became casualties within its borders. | The state was the focal point for a number of reasons. It had more manufacturers and more mines than any other state, it had nearly 20% of the railroad track of the Southern states. Its state capital, Richmond, was also the Confederacy's capital. Because armies focus on capturing the enemy's capital, the Federals concentrated on capturing Richmond. The Confederates in turn worked to capture Washington D.C. The counties in between were doomed to suffer mass devastation. By 1865, the state's handsome towns were wrecked, its manufacturing centers destroyed, its farms ruined. Virginians starved and found themselves prey to foraging soldiers, looters and lawless bands. And a half million men became casualties within its borders. | ||
== Military Companies == | == Military Companies == | ||
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*''List of Field Officers Regiments and Battalions in the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=eBUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA66&lpg=RA1-PA66&dq=1st+Battalion,+Virginia+Light+Artillery+(Hardaway's)(Moseley's)&source=bl&ots=nbm9_nZMYW&sig=Imr96z20w8neDBkzU74JinqTzKA&hl=en&ei=C_G9TPfBMoiosQPh0vX8DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] | *''List of Field Officers Regiments and Battalions in the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=eBUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA66&lpg=RA1-PA66&dq=1st+Battalion,+Virginia+Light+Artillery+(Hardaway's)(Moseley's)&source=bl&ots=nbm9_nZMYW&sig=Imr96z20w8neDBkzU74JinqTzKA&hl=en&ei=C_G9TPfBMoiosQPh0vX8DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] | ||
Regiments | Regiments | ||
Battalions | Battalions | ||
Companies | Companies | ||
=====Additional Units Listings===== | ===== Additional Units Listings ===== | ||
For those that know the type of regiment that an ancestor served in, select the type below. | For those that know the type of regiment that an ancestor served in, select the type below. | ||
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Militia | Militia | ||
Other | Other | ||
== Census Substitute == | == Census Substitute == | ||
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== Guides == | == Guides == | ||
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