Virginia in the Revolutionary War

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Virginia Military Units
Most units were numbered, however, many especially in the ... were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and other units

The information in the lists of Virginia Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. That web site also can be searched by the name of a soldier but also see A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865 at and Confederate Regimental Histories with links to other sites.


 * 1st Virginia Regiment
 * 2nd Virginia Regiment
 * 3rd Virginia Regiment
 * 4th Virginia Regiment
 * 5th Virginia Regiment
 * 6th Virginia Regiment
 * 7th Virginia Regiment
 * 8th Virginia Regiment
 * 9th Virginia Regiment
 * 10th Virginia Regiment
 * 11th Virginia Regiment
 * 12th Virginia Regiment
 * 13th Virginia Regiment
 * 14th Virginia Regiment
 * 15th Virginia Regiment

Virginia Confederate Units by Number or by Name  'Confed. Units 1st-8th 9th-31st 32nd- 86th 87th- 198th A-L M-Z Virginia Confederate Units by Type of Unit  Confed. Units' Infantry Cavalry Artillery Reserves Local Units Other

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Service Records
The Family History Library and the National Archives have the:

Regimental Rosters
Regimental rosters with biographical information of Virginia soldiers are published in:

Guides to Military Units
For guidebooks to Virginia's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful: