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Feb 5, 2021 · Approximately 155,000 Virginia men served in Confederate forces during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Another 32,000 served in Union forces; most of these came from the counties that today comprise the state of West Virginia, while a number of West Virginia troops were recruited from the neighboring states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Confederate enlistments began for the 8th Virginia Cavalry, 31st Virginia Infantry, 25th Virginia Infantry, and several regiments in the Stonewall Brigade. West Virginia provided about 20,000 soldiers each to the Union and the Confederacy.
Feb 9, 2023 · About 155,000 Virginia men served in the Confederate forces during the war, while another 32,000 served in Union forces. (These were recruits from the counties that now form West Virginia, and some of these included men from the neighboring states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.)
Virginia provided the following units to the Virginia Militia and the Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS) during the American Civil War. Despite the state's secession from the Union, it would supply them with third most troops from a Southern state (next to Tennessee and North Carolina) along with the newly created West Virginia ...
Jan 10, 2024 · The collection consists of Confederate service records of soldiers who served in organizations from Virginia for the years 1861 to 1865. The records include abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in the following original records: Muster rolls. Returns.
- 1861-1865
- Compiled Military Service Records
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Apr 26, 2023 · Overview. This is an index to a collection of unofficial rosters of soldiers from Virginia who served in the military forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
