The brigade was under the temporary command of Colonel Montgomery Corse while Brigadier General Kemper took command of a temporary division. From the War Departmentmarker for Kempers Brigade on the Antietam Battlefield: Kempers Brigade reached Sharpsburg about noon September 15th and took position on Cemetery Hill. Traditionally, the third fold in some flag-folding ceremonies honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world. The 24th Virginia Infantry Regiment organized at Lynchburg, Virginia with men from Floyd, Franklin, Carroll, Giles, Pulaski, Mercer, and Henry Counties under the command of Colonel Jubal A. 24th Virginia Cavalry. Arrived about sunset and bivouacked on the western border of Spanglers Woods. Later it was involved in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 19 officers and 144 men. Item #72956 (VIRGINIA REGIMENTAL). Assigned to Earlys Brigade, Van Dorns Division, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Major General Daniel H. Hill took command of the. Colonel Early moved to Manassas and took command of the. Col Reuben B. Boston (k, April 6), BG James Dearing (mw, April 6) 24th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin, King and Queen County, Virginia Genealogy, Beginning United States Civil War Research, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=24th_Regiment,_Virginia_Cavalry_(Confederate)&oldid=5038180, Virginia - Military - Civil War, 1861-1865. 11th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) Was organized in February, 1863, by consolidating the 17th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, one company from the 24th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, and two companies of the 5th Regiment Virginia Cavalry, and two companies of the 5th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. The regiment lost many officers. Virginia 24th Cavalry Partisan Rangers Battalion, Company A (Confederate), Virginia 24th Cavalry Partisan Rangers Battalion, Company B (Confederate), Virginia 24th Cavalry Partisan Rangers Battalion, Company C (Confederate), Virginia 24th Cavalry Partisan Rangers Battalion, Company D (Confederate), Virginia 24th Cavalry Partisan Rangers Battalion, Company F&S (Confederate). 30th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt David C. Allen, 4th Georgia: Col Edwin A. Nash, Cpt John M. Shiver, 3rd Battalion Virginia Reserves: Cpt Joseph A. Rogers, 44th Virginia Battalion: Cpt A. It contained only eight companies and became part of the famous Stonewall Brigade. Companies A-E under Lieutenant Colonel Hairston moved by rail to Manassas. Major Hambrick died of his wounds from Drewrys Bluff and Captain William W. Bentley of Company E was promoted to major. Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. 24th Virginia Cavalry: Col William T. Robins; W. H. F. Lee's Division MG William. 138-139, entry #235. It served under Early at First Manassas, then was assigned to Earlys, Kempers, and W.R. Terrys Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the final military encounter of the American Civil War, the 1865 Appomattox campaign, which lasted from March 29 to April 9 and resulted in Confederate surrender on April 9 at the Appomattox Court House. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010). In the forenoon formed line in the field east of the woods with right flank near Spanglers Barn. One of 1000 signed, numbered copies. 204-205, entry #351. (VIRGINIA REGIMENTAL). Reorganized near Long Bridge in Charles County, Virginia. Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the campaign. Captain Joseph Hambrick of Company B was promoted to major. Colonel Early was promoted to brigadier general. 27th Virginia Infantry was organized in May, 1861, and accepted into Confederate service in July. Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Virginia. Spent the day in reorganization and during the night began the march to Hagerstown. July 3. Order of battle has been compiled from the army organization during the . Commander(s): [Lynchburg, VA: H.E. 212pp. Colonel Early remained in Lynchburg in command of Camp Davis. This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 16:54. Howard, 1997]. September 24. The information above is from 1st Battalion Virginia Infantry 39 Battalion Virginia Cavalry 24 Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers, by Robert J. Driver, Jr. and Kevin C. Ruffner Other Sources Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. Six companies were moved to Union Mills Ford on Bull Run. The 24th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized in June, 1864, by consolidating eight companies of the 42nd Virginia Cavalry and two companies of Dearing's Confederate Cavalry. This unit served in General Gary's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and fought in various conflicts around Richmond. 24th Cavalry Regiment was organized in June, 1864, by consolidating eight companies of the 42nd Virginia Cavalry and two companies of Dearing's Confederate Cavalry. Married to Caroline Virginia Young. Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen. Col Asher W. Harman, LTG Richard S. Ewell (c, April 6) Relieved of command, April 8. Johnson's Division was reassigned to the Second Corps on April 8. ): Macys Attack 5:30 p.m., August 14, 1864, Maps of the 2nd Battle of Deep Bottom from John Horns New Petersburg Book, The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia. gilt-armorial cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. This unit served in General Gary's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and fought in various conflicts around Richmond. Grants Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship. 24th Virginia Infantry, A Guide to Virginias Military Organizations, 1861-1865, by Lee A. Wallace, Jr., pp. During this time, Gen. Gary and the 7th S.C. Cavalry kept Spear's brigade at bay on Charles City Road. Horace L. Cranford, 12th Georgia Artillery Battalion: Cpt Samuel H. Crump, 18th Georgia Battalion: Cpt George W. Stiles, 3rd Company, Richmond Howitzers (Virginia). It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. Company N - "Night Hawk Rangers," Captain James S.A. Crawford, from Roane, Jackson, Wirt, and Wood Counties. This unit served in General Gary's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and fought in various conflicts around Richmond. Commanders were Colonel William T. Robins, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore G. Barham, and Major John R. From the monument to Kempers Brigade on the Gettysburg battlefield: July 2. Major Hammet, who was a medical doctor, resigned to become an army surgeon. Portraits, maps. The 24th fought at Samaria Church and Third New Market and were among the last troops to leave Richmond. 24th Virginia Infantry 25th Virginia Infantry (Heck's Regiment) 26th Virginia Infantry 27th Virginia Infantry (The Bloody 27th) 28th Virginia Infantry 29th Virginia Infantry 30th Virginia Infantry 31st Virginia Infantry 32nd Virginia Infantry (Lousey Reg) 33rd Virginia Infantry 34th Virginia Infantry Muster Out: April 9, 18652. Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Image Needed, Captain Theophilus G. Barham 24th Virginia Cavalry. The regiment suffered 189 casualties. The Corps was attached to the First Corps on April 2, after the death of General Hill. One of 1000 signed, numbered copies. Ltc Joseph McGraw, MG Bushrod R. Johnson[9] 24th Virginia Cavalry. Commander Image, First Offensive Order of Battle: Garys Cavalry Brigade | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army 3, Second Offensive Order of Battle: Garys Cavalry Brigade | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army 5, Third Offensive Order of Battle:Garys Cavalry Brigade | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army7, Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:Garys Cavalry Brigade | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army11, Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:Garys Cavalry Brigade | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army15,16, Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:Garys Cavalry Brigade | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army20, Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:Garys Cavalry Brigade | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army21,22, Garys Cavalry Brigade | Department of Richmond | Confederate Army (January 1-at least 21, 1865)25, Garys Cavalry Brigade | Fitzhugh Lees Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army (January ?-31, 1865)26,27,28,29, Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:Garys Cavalry Brigade | Fitzhugh Lees Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army32,33. In the afternoon the Brigade moved to the ravine about 520 yards northwest of this. Captain John A. Bernard is listed as having gone AWOL on July 4. Many were lost at Sayler's Creek with no officers and 22 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. Book Description The 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry was assembled at Winchester, Virginia, in July, 1861. Company B (Captain William M. McGruder's Company) (Henrico Mounted Guard ), Company C (Captain John K. Littleton's Company of Virginia Partisan Rangers) also known as (Chesapeake Rangers) - many men from Gloucester and King and Queen County, Company D (Clopton's Partisan Rangers) - many men from Middlesex County, Company F (Captain L. W. Allen's Company) - many men from Caroline and King and Queen County, Company H (Captain William J. Hamlett's Company) - many men from Henry and Patrick County, The information above is from 24th Virginia Cavalry, by Darryl Holland. Thomas E. Jackson. 24th Virginia Cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel Hairston resigned. Detached from the Army of Northern Virginia and assigned to the Department of Richmond. [Source: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], West Virginia counties contributing soldiers: Mercer, 24th Virginia Infantry National Park Service, 24th Virginia Infantry The Civil War in the East. HOLLAND, Darryl. 6th . It served under Early at First Manassas, then was assigned to Early's, Kemper's, and W.R. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. His first cousin, Orren W. Barrow, served as a company commander in the 24th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Around 3 p.m. moved to the left flank of Longstreets line through dense undergrowth. 30th Virginia Infantry Battalion (Sharpshooters), Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia, A Guide to Virginias Military Organizations, 1861-1865. Virginia's 24th Cavalry Regiment was organized in June, 1864, by consolidating eight companies of the 42nd Battalion Virginia Cavalry and two companies of Dearing's Confederate Cavalry. Sixth Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. The 24th Virginia was assigned to the Confederate States Army. The unit served in W.R. Jones', Lomax's, Rosser's, and J. Dearing's . Site Map | Cpt J. F. Espy, Col William H. Fitzgerald (c, April 6) The 24th Cavalry Regiment was organized in June, 1864, by consolidating eight companies of the 42nd Virginia Cavalry and two companies of Dearing's Confederate Cavalry. Author: John Rigdon Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781724917836 Category : Languages : en Pages : 308 Download Book. Son of George Martin and Caroline Young of Louisa County. . Clutter's (Virginia) Battery: Lt Lucas McIntosh. 24th Virginia Infantry was assembled in June, 1861, with men from Floyd, Franklin, Carroll, Giles, Pulaski, Mercer, and Henry Counties. Virginia (CSA) 1st Virginia Infantry 2nd Virginia Infantry 4th Virginia Infantry 24th Virginia Infantry, Virginia Regimental History Series, by Ralph White Gunn, H.E. BG Montgomery D. Corse (c, April 6) Site by Bibliopolis. Virginia 24th Cavalry Partisan Rangers Battalion (Confederate) Explore all Battles and Regiments overview timeline companies soldiers Regiment was made up of: Company A (Callam's) Company B (Griffin's) Company C (Pierce's) Company D (Cropper's Artillery Company) Company F&S (Field and Staff) Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Dornbusch IV-7938. Colonel William T. Robins (at least August 14, 1864)(slightly wounded in the arm on August 14, 1864), Colonel William T. Robins(September 29, 1864)(wounded on September 27, 1864), Captain Theophilus G. Barham (at least September 27, 1864), Captain William M. McGruder (December 1864), Colonel William T. Robins (February 1865). The regiment suffered 107 casualties. [Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Orig. Note: The battalion under Theophilus G. Barham was serving with Dearings Cavalry Brigade and had not yet joined the 24th Virginia Cavalry under Gary. This unit served in General Gary's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, and fought in various conflicts around Richmond. The 32nd and 40th Battalions of the Virginia Cavalry were consolidated in 1863 to form the 42nd Battalion. 24th Virginia Infantry, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia, by Stewart Sifakis, pp. They were: Company A, 4th Virginia Heavy Artillery (later the 34th Virginia Infantry); Companies A, B, E and F, 26th Virginia Infantry; Companies C and D, 24th Virginia Cavalry. 2023 MacManus Rare Books. Lieutenants Daniel Hatcher, James P. Snidow and Theodore S. Webb were wounded and captured, and Lieutenant George Smith was captured. It lost 4 killed, 61 wounded, and 14 missing at Fraysers Farm, had 8 wounded at Fredericksburg, and had about forty percent of the 395 engaged at Gettysburg disabled. Transferred to the 17th Virginia Cavalry as Company I on January 28,1863. Companies A-E under Lieutenant Colonel Hairston moved by rail to Manassas. Early, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Hairston and Major James Hammet. Notes: The 42nd Virginia Cavalry Battalion became the 24th Virginia Cavalry on June 14, 1864. H. F. Lee. The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the final military encounter of the American Civil War, the 1865 Appomattox campaign, which lasted from March 29 to April 9 and resulted in Confederate surrender on April 9 at the Appomattox Court House. Upon the approach of the 9th Corps, about 3 P.M. the 1st, 11th and 17th Regiments advanced to the high ground in their front and met the charge of Fairchilds Brigade; they were driven from their position and retreated through the town. The regiment contained 740 men in April, 1862, and reported 189 casualties at Williamsburg and 107 at Seven Pines. [1]. 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. All Rights Reserved. The regiment lost 47 men killed, 83 wounded, and 33 missing or captured. In addition, at least nine Gloucester men served in the Richmond Howitzers and eight in the 9th Virginia Cavalry. We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Col Arthur Herbert, BG Eppa Hunton (c, April 6) Ltc Thomas J. Spencer, G. W. C. Lee's Division After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. Later it was involved in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 19 officers and 144 men . Howard Publication Date: 1997 ISBN-13: 978-1561901029 Links to Read/Buy: 24th Virginia Cavalry (Google Books) 24th Virginia Cavalry (Amazon.com) Title: 24th Virginia Cavalry Author: Holland, Darryl BTC's Take: Book not yet read. Created by combining the two companies of the 32nd Virginia Cavalry Battalion with the six companies of the 40th Virginia Cavalry Battalion under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William T. Robins and Major John R. Robertson. Later it was involved in the Appomattox Campaign . Following the war, Smith held several important assignments . Fredericksburg Artillery (Virginia): Cpt John G. Pollock, McComas Artillery/French's Battery (Virginia): Cpt David A. French, Armistead's Battery/Matthew's Artillery (Virginia): Cpt Andrew D. Armistead, 13th Alabama Infantry: Cpt Samuel Sellers, 12th Mississippi Infantry: Cpt A. K. Jones, 16th Mississippi Infantry: Ltc James H. Duncan, 19th Mississippi Infantry: Col Richard W. Phipps, 48th Mississippi Infantry: Col Joseph M. Jayne, 3rd Georgia Infantry: Ltc Claiborne Snead, 22nd Georgia Infantry: Cpt George W. Thomas, 48th Georgia Infantry: Cpt Alexander C. Flanders, 64th Georgia Infantry: Cpt James G. Brown, 2nd Georgia Battalion: Maj Charles J. Moffett, 10th Georgia Battalion: Cpt Caleb F. Hill, 10th Florida Infantry: Col Charles F. Hopkins, 1st Confederate Battalion: Cpt Anthony B. Bartlett, 15th North Carolina Infantry: Col William H. Yarborough, 27th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc Joseph C. Webb, 48th North Carolina Infantry: Col Samuel H. Walkup, 55th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Walter A. Whitted, 11th North Carolina Infantry: Col William J. Martin, 52nd North Carolina Infantry: Ltc Eric Erson, 2nd Maryland Battalion: Cpt John W. Torsch, 1st Tennessee Infantry (Provisional Army): Maj Felix G. Buchanan, 7th Tennessee Infantry: Ltc Samuel G. Shepard, 17th Tennessee Infantry: Col Horace Ready, 14th Georgia Infantry: Col Richard P. Lester, 35th Georgia Infantry: Col Bolling H. Holt, 45th Georgia Infantry: Col Thomas J. Simmons, 49th Georgia Infantry: Maj James B. Duggan, 28th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt T. James Linebarger, 33rd North Carolina Infantry: Col Robert V. Cowan, 37th North Carolina Infantry: Maj Jackson L. Bost, 1st South Carolina Infantry (Provisional Army): Ltc Andrew P. Butler, 13th South Carolina Infantry: Col Isaac F. Hunt, 14th South Carolina Infantry: Ltc Edward Croft, 13th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc E. Benton Withers, 16th North Carolina Infantry: Col William A. Stowe, 22nd North Carolina Infantry: Col Thomas S. Galloway, jr, 34th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc George M. Norment, 38th North Carolina Infantry: Col John Ashford, Ltc George W. Flowers, Hurt's (Alabama) Battery: Lt George A. Ferrell, 1st Battery, Washington Artillery (Louisiana): Cpt Edward Owen, Donald's (Virginia) Battery: Lt William T. Wilson, Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery, 2nd Battery: Cpt Berryman Z. The men were primarily from the counties of Alleghany, Rockbridge, Monroe, Greenbrier, and Ohio. The regiment was commanded by Colonel William R. Terry, and brought 395 men to the field. Commanded by Colonel William T. Robbins, Lieutenant Colonel Theophilus G. Barham and Major John R. Robertson. Maj Michael P. Spessard, BG William R. Terry (w, March 31) The 24th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. 11th Cavalry Regiment was organized in February, 1863, by consolidating the 17th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, one company from the 24th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, and two companies of the 5th Regiment Virginia Cavalry, and two companies of the 5th Regiment Virginia Cavalry. Early, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Hairston and Major James Hammet. The 24th participated in the campaigns of the army from Williamsburg to Gettysburg except when it was detached to Suffolk with Longstreet. Apparently did not accompany his command on the retreat, Appomattox Campaign Confederate order of battle. Portraits, maps. Later it was involved in the Appomattox Campaign and surrendered with 19 officers and 144 men. 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, A Guide to Virginia's Military Organizations, 1861-1865, by Lee A . 26th Indiana Artillery 1st Indiana Cavalry . The 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry was assembled in June, 1861, with men from Floyd, Franklin, Carroll, Giles, Pulaski, Mercer, and Henry Counties. Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. 2nd Lt Kena K. Chapman[12], Appomattox campaign Confederate order of battle, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. division of Brigadier General David R. Jones in Longstreets Command, marker for Kempers Brigade on the Antietam Battlefield, Kempers Brigade, Picketts Division, First Army Corps, Kempers Brigade, Picketts Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.