Virginia Civil War Confederate Infantry 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.


 * 1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Regulars) (Irish Battalion) organized in May, 1861, with men from the city of Richmond and Hanover County. The unit contained five companies and was known as the Irish Battalion. Majors D.B. Bridgford, John D. Munford, and John Seddon were in command.


 * 1st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Williams Rifles) Completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1861. At the outbreak of the war it had ten companies, but in April three were detached. Thus the unit contained seven companies from Richmond and in mid-July a company from Washington, D.C. was added. Only 17 surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Patrick T. Moore, F.G. Skinner, and Lewis B. Williams; Lieutenant Colonels William H. Fry and Frank H. Langley; and Majors John Dooley, William P. Mumford, George F. Norton, and William H. Palmer.


 * 1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Ordnance Battalion) (Armory Battalion) Organized in May, 1861, with six companies. Since its members were from the Ordnance Department, it was often called the Ordnance or Armory Battalion. Most of its officers and men were captured at Sayler's Creek, April 6, 1865. The field officers were Majors Thomas H. Ayres, William S. Downer, and Charles H. Ford.


 * 2nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Waller's) (Quartermaster Battalion) 2nd Infantry Regiment Local Defense Troops was 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.


 * 2nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry Assembled at Charles Town in April, 1861, On April 9, 1865, it surrendered. 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.