Part One lists officers alphabetically, including each officer's dates of birth and death, his home and station in life at the outbreak of war, and his family relationships, along with his years of service, military rank and other relevant notes on his military career. invaluableMilitary Loyalists is the fruit of the most painstaking, careful, and thorough research and represents scholarship at its best. (Hannah Ruhoff/The Virginian-Pilot). of the Shenandoah to May, 1862 (8 Cos.). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 2nd Tennessee Cavalry (2108) Virginia Military. He submitted the idea to the board of supervisors in August. Wisconsin . 2nd West Virginia Veteran Infantry (1101) 11th Tennessee Cavalry (1536) 1st Regiment East Florida Cavalry (134) Company D, Old Dominion Guard. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Arthur Carter, the founder of the committee, envisions a black granite monument and wants the names of local Union and Confederate soldiers included. West Virginia, which seceded from Virginia to join the Union, provided the following units to the Union Army during the American Civil War. Arthur Carter, right, and David Scott, both retired doctors and residents of the Eastern Shore, pose outside the historic courthouse at Eastville Court Green in Eastville on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. The county administrator will now seek proposals on a new home for it, but no time frame has been established. (3949'09.0N 7713'10.9W) In Virginia proper, there were five Union military units. Company "A" mustered out by order of the War Department August 16, 1862. 1775. F.B. Carters group wants a memorial erected near the Confederate, on figurative and literal equal ground. Cavalry Battalions, Companies, and Mounted Rifle Guards, 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Local Defense, 24th Battalion Virginia Cavalry Partisan Rangers (Scott's), 27th Battalion Virginia Cavalry Partisan Rangers, Captain McNeill's Virginia Partisan Ranger Company, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Lists of military units and formations of the American Civil War, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, 4th Virginia Cavalry Brigade (Laurel Brigade), 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Richardson's Battalion of Scouts, Guides, and Couriers), Ferguson's Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Guyandotte), 1st Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard, 2nd Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard, 3rd Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard, 4th Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard, 5th Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard, 8th Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard, 9th Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard, 11th Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Patrol Guard, 12th Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard, 13th Congressional District, Virginia Mounted Guard, Harness' Independent Company, Virginia Cavalry, Moorman's Virginia Cavalry Company (Greenbrier), Young's Virginia Cavalry Company (converted Howitzers, Marine Artillery), 18th Virginia Cavalry (aka 1st Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers), 37th Battalion Virginia Cavalry Partisan Rangers (Dunn's), Swann's Battalion Virginia Cavalry (Carpenter's), Hounshell's Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers, Baldwin's Squadron, Partisan Rangers Company, Captain Thurmond's Virginia Partisan Rangers Company, 10th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Allen's), 19th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Atkinson's), 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's), 1st Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Pendleton's), Bayley's Battery (Virginia Heavy Artillery), Marion Artillery (Wilkinson's Battery) (Virginia Heavy Artillery), Portsmouth Artillery (Light), Grimes Battery, 1st Stuart's Horse Artillery (John Pelham Battery - a Maryland Confederate unit), 16th Regiment Militia (Spottsylvania Co.), 29th Regiment Militia (Isle of Wight Co.), 36th Regiment Militia (Prince William Co.), 37th Regiment Militia (Northumberland Co.), 39th Regiment Militia (Town of Petersburg), 52nd Regiment Militia (New Kent Co. and Charles City Co.), 58th Regiment Militia (eastern Rockingham Co.), 64th Regiment Militia Henry County, Virginia, 68th Regiment Militia (James City Co. and part of York Co.), 87th Regiment Militia (King Williams Co.), 97th Regiment Militia (Spitler's Militia, Shenandoah Co.), 107th Regiment Militia (Randolph Co., WV), 111th Regiment Militia (Westmoreland Co.), 114th Regiment Militia (Hampshire Co., WV), 115th Regiment Militia (Elizabeth City Co., Warwick Co., and part of York Co.), 116th Regiment Militia (western Rockingham Co.), 1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Ordnance Battalion), 2nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Waller's/Quartermaster Battalion), 3rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Departmental), 4th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Naval/Navy Department Battalion), 5th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Arsenal Battalion), 6th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Tredegar Battalion), 7th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (1st Nitre Battalion), 1st Regiment Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers, Dameron's Independent Company, Virginia Volunteers. "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. The remaining soldiers consisted of Pennsylvania and Ohio volunteers, and with re-enlistments credited as new soldiers.[4]. Co. F (2nd) (Beauregard Rifles): Capt. Fayette Artillery: Capt. 1st Regiment Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers; 1st Regiment, Virginia Infantry; 4th Virginia Infantry (later became 4th West Virginia Infantry) 5th Virginia Infantry (later became 5th West Virginia Infantry) 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry; 167th Regiment of Virginia Militia (originally a Confederate unit. Virginia provided the following units to the Virginia Militia and the Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS) during the American Civil War. 2nd West Virginia Cavalry (2009) Major Palmer took command even though he was slightly wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Lewis B. Williams of the. It broke his heart when she had to find a remote place to park and hed turn away while she relieved herself outside in a bottle. if you can contribute to identifying the unit and it's 1st Regiment Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteer Infantry The regiment was organized at Wheeling, the first company being mustered into the service of the United States on May 10, 1861. 6th West Virginia Cavalry (2671) They offer a brief recall of the Eastern Shores inclusion in the war. Milton Wells, was commissioned major by Governor Peirpont, October 16, 1862. Ironically, the actions of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. dameron's independent company, virginia volunteers 1st Reg't Eastern Shore Maryland Vol. Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Virginia. 3rd Arkansas Cavalry (1968) 1st Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry - The Battle of Gettysburg Taylor. 7th Louisiana Infantry (Colored) (970) Colored Infantry, some of whom were recruited in North Carolina, others in . After the war, he was elected to the House of Delegates. Arthur Carters mother, a nurse, thought the racism of the Eastern Shore so bad that she moved the family to Alabama. 1. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. If the board of supervisors doesnt take up the cause, the group can find other suitable spots, including private land, Carter said. The brigade was under the temporary command of Colonel Montgomery Corse while Brigadier General Kemper took command of a temporary division. Hes resurrecting it from when he served on the board of supervisors in the 1990s and a colleague suggested it. Never lower yourself and let people treat you that way, Carter recalled her saying. The 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. 5th Louisiana Infantry (530) 5th West Virginia Cavalry (1784) Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 156 Enlisted men by disease. Unidentified North Carolina (1), SOUTH CAROLINA (93 soldiers) The blast did leave a hole 170 feet long and 30 feet deep and killed at least 278 Confederates instantly. 1st Battalion, Mississippi Mounted Rifles (903), NORTH CAROLINA (5217 soldiers) At Januarys board meeting, however, Supervisor John Coker said that the debacle of Jan. 6 compelled him to address the monument matter. His grandfather fought for the Unions Colored Troops, survived one of the wars most notorious battles, and later befriended the Confederate general who tried to slaughter his unit. WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. The Union Civil War Soldier Monument Advisory and Implementation Committee has suggested that a Union soldier monument with the likeness of a Black man be erected next to the current monument. It would be reflective black granite, and its soldiers facial features would be that of an African American man. Eastville Court Green's Confederate monument stands in the middle of the green in Eastville on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Notice that they were mostly from port towns. Major Dooley was dropped. Lieutenant Colonel Skinner led the charge into the 5th Maine Battery, killing two artillerymen with his sword before he was badly wounded in the chest. He said it isnt an homage to a particular person like Robert E. Lee but rather the common man. The 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Carter, founder of the The Union Civil War Soldier Monument Advisory and Implementation Committee, and Scott, a member of Northampton's historical society, have proposed that a monument to the area's Union soldiers be erected on the green next to the current Confederate monument. It left Union soldiers disoriented, too. Location of the monument. 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry (1460) Gordan, Co. H (2nd) (Richmond Greys, Company B): Capt. Lieutenant Colonel Fry took command of the regiment. 1st Regiment, Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers (Union) Contents. 4th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (1079) Especially when folks consider his lineage. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia . At the outbreak of the war it had ten companies, but in April three were detached. However, he was new to the board and didnt know what to do with it except tuck it into the back of his memory. Its first colonel, Patrick T. Moore, was severely wounded on July 18, 1861, in the skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, and Lt. Col. W.H. Most regiments were recruited from the Northern, central and southwestern counties. The regiment reported 570 men available for duty. This work contains the foundation on which future historical research will be builtan invaluable contribution to Loyalist studiesamazingPatriots of the American Revolution; valuable resourceThe Journal of Southern History; invaluableMilitary Loyalists is the fruit of the most painstaking, careful, and thorough research and represents scholarship at its best. He would not return to field service. The news footage of rioters tearing through the Capitol left him nauseated. Thats because nearly 88% of the Virginia Eastern Shore Union soldiers were African American, according to a Shore history text. 1st Alabama Cavalry (Old) (8) At the outbreak of the war it had ten . 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Colonel Williams was exchanged and returned to command the regiment. White Eastern Shore men in support of the Union became the 1st Regiment Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers. Hardly anything went to plan, though. 1st Eastern Virginia Loyal Volunteers. Colonel Williams was mortally wounded. Escorted prisoners back to Virginia. Captain Francis H. Langley of Company G was promoted to major. Wise Sent to, Co. E (2nd) (Washington Volunteers): Capt. 1st West Tennessee Cavalry (45) Theyve known each other for decades. The committee includes historians, Civil War buffs, retired doctors, former supervisors and business owners. Slocum Avenue is one way northbound here. Eight companies arrived at Manassas Junction. Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) The 20th Virginia The Adjutant General's Office. Peter Carter was imprisoned, released in May and later sent to the stalemate that had coalesced in Petersburg. He isnt perturbed that the board on Jan. 12 deadlocked 2-2, with one member absent, to not hear a formal proposal from his group, the Union Soldier Monument Advisory and Implementation Committee. For the unit that served in the Revolutionary War, see, War history of the old First Virginia Infantry Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia / by Charles T. Loehr (1884), Record of the Richmond city and Henrico Co., Virginia troops, Confederate States Army (1879), John Dooley's Civil War An Irish American's Journey in the First Virginia Infantry Regiment, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Virginia_Infantry_Regiment&oldid=1126802444, Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia, Military units and formations established in 1861, Military units and formations disestablished in 1865, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from public domain works of the United States Government, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Co. A (Richmond Grays): Capt. Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Corps, and Dept. Arthur Carter, right, and David Scott, both retired doctors and residents of the Eastern Shore, pose outside the historic courthouse at Eastville Court Green in Eastville on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. . 1st Battalion, Georgia Infantry (195), LOUISIANA (14686 soldiers) 1st Eastern VA Volunteers - USGenNet Colonel Skinner was officially retired to the Invalid Corps. Thus the unit contained seven companies from Richmond and in mid-July a company from Washington, D.C. was added. Unidentified Virginia (1), WEST VIRGINIA (47334 soldiers) Most of the original members of this regiment were from southeastern Ohio, and planners thought that this regiment would become the 4th Ohio Cavalry.Their application was rejected by the governor of Ohio, so the unit . It is an outstanding work, an essential reference for any serious student of the War for IndependenceJournal of the Society for Army Historical Research; a detailed workimpressiveinvaluable toolThe NYMAS Review; this book has been too long in comingthe most complete and authoritative source availableextensively researchedReference Reviews. This portrait hangs in Arthur Carter's home. to A.P. W.H. Several years ago, he started reading Civil War Soldiers & Sailors of the Eastern Shore Union & Confederate, by Barry W. Miles and Moody K. Miles published in 2006. Pohle 14 drummers including the drummer on duty with the Richmond Greys in Norfolk. gathering information: Here is a list of the men that were The monument to the 1st Regiment Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteer Infantry is south of Gettysburg on Culp's Hill. 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It was active from the Battle of Williamsburg to the Battle of Gettysburg, except when it was with Longstreet at the Siege of Suffolk, Virginia. Regimental History | First Virginia Regiment Co. B (Richmond City Guard): Capt. 13th West Virginia Infantry (1641) In the forenoon formed line in the field east of the woods with right flank near Spanglers Barn. I absolutely have no tolerance for civil war, he said. 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. William P. Munford was mustered into state service as major. 1st Texas Cavalry (2781) 10th Tennessee Infantry (2473) McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Categories: Virginia (Union), United States Civil War "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (1682) National Guard, East Tennessee (344) Maryland's Tribute to her Loyal Sons (Back): Five companies held the works in front of this stone on the morning of July 3d 1863, relieving other troops and remaining until about noon when they were relieved. 3. Fry commanded at the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas). They are not represented in this list. Exposed to a severe fire of artillery and vigorously assailed beyond the Emmitsburg Road by infantry on the right flank with ranks thinned and much disorganized by its losses especially of officers it pressed on against the Union line at the stone wall where after a fierce encounter the struggle ended. Major Langley was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain George F. Norton of Company D was promoted to major. 6th Tennessee Cavalry (2524) Spent the day in reorganization and during the night began the march to Hagerstown. 2nd Texas Cavalry (1 year, 1865) (202) 8th Tennessee Infantry (1725) Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Its casualties were 12 killed and 25 wounded at Drewry's Bluff, 1 killed and 77 wounded at the Battle of Five Forks, and 40 captured at the Battle of Sayler's Creek. Moved to Cumberland, Md. On May 23, the organization of the regiment was complete . The abundance of men born in Confederate States. Total 241. Captain James Hallihan was killed, Captains Tomas H. Davis, Eldridge Morris, George Norton and Albert Watkins were wounded, Lieutenants Adolphus Blair, Paul Cabell, John Dooley, Ellison Martin, Jesse Payne, Edward Reeve and William Woody were wounded, Lieutenant William Caho was mortally wounded and captured and Lieutenant William Kenningham was wounded and captured. Colonel Williams was badly wounded and captured. Research OnLine - Union units formed in Virginia Infantry - 1st. 11th West Virginia Infantry (2076) West Virginia Infantry (3 months, 1861) 1st Regiment, West Virginia Infantry 1st Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry consolidation of 5th and 9th West Virginia Infantries 2nd West Virginia Infantry later 5th West Virginia Cavalry 2nd Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry consolidation of 1st and 4th West Virginia Infantries Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) On the Eastern Shore, white soldiers in the 1st Regiment Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers supported the Union. The vast majority of Union soldiers from the peninsula, 88% of them, were black men who joined the 7th, 9th and 10th United States Colored Troops when they were organized in 1863. Hills Brigade. He also has been compiling the names of businesses, foundations and corporations that might not mind backing such a project. 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry (1361) are your relatives or if you are interested in the unit or especially Arthur Carters grandfather, Peter Carter, was 18 when he joined the 10th in October 1863. 7th Tennessee Infantry (715) The 1st Virginia completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1861. Virginia (Union), United States Civil War, National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database. Assigned to the Fourth Brigade of the first Corps of the Army of the Potomac. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.