Virginia Civil War Confederate Local Units

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The information in this list of Virginia Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.


Local Defense[edit | edit source]

Units 1st through 8th[edit | edit source]

Units B through H[edit | edit source]

Units J through W[edit | edit source]

Militia[edit | edit source]

  • 39th Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)
    Organized during the summer of 1861 with eleven companies: eight infantry, two cavalry, and one artillery.
    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.
  • 41st Regiment, Virginia Militia (Confederate)
    Completed its organization in July, 1861. Men of this unit were recruited in Petersburg and Sussex, Chesterfield, Norfolk, and Nansemond counties. After serving in the Department of Norfolk, it was assigned to General Mahone's and Weisiger's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.
    On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 10 officers and 99 men. The field officers were Colonels John R. Chambliss, Jr. and William A. Parham, Lieutenant Colonels George Blow, Jr. and Joseph P. Minetree, and Majors William H. Etheredge and Francis W. Smith.
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