Its origins date back to World War I and is most known for its participation in the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach in World War II. [45][46], In 2014 the 29th ID twice sent soldiers to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany to assist in the training of U.S. and multinational soldiers preparing to head to Kosovo as part of the Kosovo Force[47] mission. On April 9, 1865, it merged into the 54th Battalion Virginia Infantry. New Jersey Engineers, Company K, 1st New Jersey Infantry, Company G, 2nd New Jersey Infantry, Companies I and L, 3rd New Jersey Infantry, Co. L, 4th New Jersey Infantry, and Co. F, 5th New Jersey Infantry), 104th Field Signal Battalion (former Companies A and C, New Jersey Signal Corps, and Company B, D.C. 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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. In its role as Task Force Spartan, the 29th ID commanded two brigades and four battalion-level task forces. Confederate Name: Andrew Nester , Approximately 72 Virginia and Maryland National Guard soldiers with the 29th ID deployed to Afghanistan from December 2010 to October 2011. Visit the 29th Infantry Division on Facebook: Gen. Blake C. Ortner took command of the 29th Infantry Division from Maj. Gen. Charles W. 54th Infantry Regiment was organized in October, 1861. [54] On 3 October 2020, Epperly was succeeded by Maj. Gen. John M. See more ideas about confederate battle flag, battle flag, confederate. The division, commanded throughout its existence by Major General Charles G. Morton, departed for the Western Front in June 1918 to join the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). 8th Virginia Cavalry, A Guide to Virginia's Military Organizations, 1861-1865, by Lee A. Wallace, Jr., pp. [37], The division underwent major reorganization in 2006. They were published as a set of 8 volumes. Also engaged in the simulation war were about 150 soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division. Known as the Blue and Gray Division, the 29th Infantry Division is an Army National Guard operational-level headquarters located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Note: Cavalry regiments also had infantry designations. Confederate Soldiers of the 116th Infantry spearheaded an attack in . Matthew D. Danvers's Co. Capt. He also wrrites about fellow soldiers who were killed in action or taken prisoner. The unit was composed of infantry and cavalry until December when the cavalry companies united with other companies to form the 18th Regiment Virginia Partisan Rangers, and at times the 62nd Partisan Rangers, the 62nd Infantry, and Imboden's Partisan Rangers. Horne, and Isaac White. 50th Infantry Regiment was organized in July 18 6 1, with ten companies and three companies of cavalry temporarily attached. On 15 July 1995, the 4th Battalion was inactivated at Fort Bragg, and its Soldiers returned to their parent units. [8] The division was out of combat in March. Dorothy Briggs Baker Company, 29th Infantry Division Virginia National Guard Black 2004 F150 nice looking truck asking $2500 saying that she is going out of the country on military duties. Fought on 5 May 1862 at Williamsburg, VA. Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Bedford-based Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were honored for their federal active duty service in Africa at a welcome home parade hosted by the Bedford Boys Tribute Center Feb. 11, 2023, in Bedford, Virginia. Unidentified Virginia, Nester, James M. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Richmond, VA Hospl. It fought in western Virginia, was active in the Gettysburg Campaign, then participated in various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley. [15]:1067 Added to casualties at other beaches and air-drops made the total casualties for the Normandy landings 6,500 Americans and 3,000 British and Canadians, lighter numbers than expected. 4th Regiment, Virginia Reserves, Nestor, James [62][63] Soldiers of the division are featured in other films and television with smaller roles, such as in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds and the 2005 film War of the Worlds. Confederate The 29th ID Band received the Superior Unit Award for training excellence during Training Year 2019. Also known as Task Force 4-505 or "The Sinai Battalion," it was formally activated on 4 November 1994. [15]:86[16] The 116th Infantry was assigned four sectors of the beach; Easy Green, Dog Red, Dog White, and Dog Green. The 29th Infantry Division returned to the United States in January 1946 and was demobilized and inactivated on 17 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Taken from official documents, tombstones, genalogical records and historical references, this work is an ongoing project of this website. [6]:319 Troops came from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Fought on 15 Sep 1864 at Howlett House, VA. Fought on 18 May 1864 at Howlett House, VA. The regiment took part in Early's operations and disbanded in April, 1865. [17]:7273 The 29th Division, which was already undermanned after heavy casualties on D-Day, was even further depleted in the intense fighting for Saint-L. Holman's-Huckstep's Battery [also called 1st Fluvanna Artillery or Sons of Fluvanna] was organized in June, 1861. overview; timeline; soldiers; 05 Nov 1861. Colonel Moore resigned due to his advanced age (he was 58) and failing health. Some of the Union units are identified as formed in 1864. [19] Tennessee. Virginia and Maryland Army National Guardsmen from the 29th Infantry Division (Light) provided the largest contingent for the battalion. [42][43][44], The 29th ID suffered one casualty during this deployment. Died in Patrick. This regiment was one of the first organized in northern West Virginia, April-June 1861, and was under the command of Col. George Porterfield. Virginia provided the division's headquarters, the 1st and 2nd Brigade, the Division Artillery (with one MDARNG artillery battalion) and other minor units, while Maryland provided the 3rd Brigade, Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (with two VAARNG aviation companies), the Division Support Command (with one VAARNG aviation company) and other minor units. BOWLING GREEN, Va. - Command Sgt. The command was mounted during the latter part of 1863 and served in Imboden's Brigade. Enlisted in Company E, 29th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 6 Aug 1861. Discharged. Snead's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (Fluvanna Artillery), Nester, James It fought mostly in western Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia. 6th Indiana Infantry Regiment 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment 10th . Contact Name: Angela Whitaker-Becker. Confederate This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 15:53. Soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division boarded a large number of attack transports for the D-Day invasion, among them landing craft, landing ship, tank, and landing ship, infantry ships and other vessels such as the SSEmpire Javelin, USSCharles Carroll, and USS Buncombe County. 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. [50] The DART provides defense support of civil authority capabilities in response to a catastrophic event. Fought on 16 Jun 1864 at Howlett House, VA. Lieutenant Colonel Vinson A. Witcher, and Majors John A. McFarlane and William Straton were in command. Occupation [s] : soldier. The DART conducts joint reception, staging, onward-movement and Integration of inbound OPCON forces and establishes base support installations and /or forward operating bases for sustaining operations. By the end of D-Day, 2,400 men from the two divisions had become casualties on Omaha Beach. Formed in 1917, the division deployed to France as a part of the . This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub. Unidentified Virginia, Nester, Aaron Maj. Daryl Plude took responsibility as the command sergeant major of the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division from Command Sgt. The 29th Division was first constituted on paper on 18 July 1917, three months after the American entry into World War I, in the U.S. Army National Guard. Infantry 45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Nestor, Reuben It was soon ordered to Kentucky and took an active part in the engagement at Middle Creek. [8] On 14 July, the division was reassigned to XIX Corps, part of the First Army, itself part of the 12th Army Group. Units 9th through 10th. [10], In 1959, the division was reorganized under the Pentomic five battle group division organization. [13]:122 By 9 June, Omaha Beach was secure and the division occupied Isigny. It contained 129 effectives in December, 1864, and on April 9, 1865, merged into the 54th Battalion Virginia Infantry. [12]:194, The largest National Guard training exercise ever held in Virginia took place in July 1998, bringing units from the 29th Infantry Division together for one large infantry exercise. [13], The division cut across the Elle River and advanced slowly toward Saint-L, fighting bitterly in the Normandy hedgerow country. Italics indicates state of headquarters allocation; headquarters not organized or inactive. NATO-member forces trained with the 29th Infantry Division throughout the exercise. A unit formed in 1861 would have been notated as Infantry of Loyal Virginia and after 1863, Infantry of West Virginia or West Virginia Infantry. He discusses the requisitioning of grain and asks his father . Nearly 1,200 soldiers of the division participated in the training, which was overseen by First United States Army. 62nd Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry The 1st Virginia Regiment was raised July 17, 1775, in Williamsburg as a state militia unit and later for service with the Continental Army, and its lineage lives on today in the 116th Regimental Combat Team. The Battalion . 30th Virginia Jalkavkirykmentti oli jalkaven rykmentin esitetty Virginiassa palvelua varten Konfederaation armeija aikana Yhdysvaltain sisllissodassa. Fought on 10 Dec 1864 at Howlett Line, VA. Bavaria, Germany. It eventually saw deployments to Bosnia (SFOR10) and Kosovo (KFOR) as command elements, and units of the division continue to deploy to locations such as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and to the War in Afghanistan as a part of the Global War on Terrorism's Operation Enduring Freedom, and also to the Iraq War, as a part of its Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. The Confederate Roster is a state by state compilation of soldiers who served the Confederacy. Fought on 14 May 1863 at Drewry's Bluff, VA. 24th Virginia Infantry. These rosters were compiled by the New York State Adjutant General Office. Names of Officers and Staff , 21st Louisiana Militia. Virginia suoritti jrjestns Fredericksburgissa Virginiassa keskuussa 1861. Known initially as the Augusta County Regiment and headquartered at Staunton, the unit's primary . The regiment lost five men killed and twelve wounded. [51], On 24 July 2015, Brig. U.S. soldiers who received the Medal of Honor during service with the 29th Infantry Division include Henry Costin,[71] Earle Davis Gregory,[72] and Patrick Regan[73] from World War I and Frank D. Peregory and Sherwood H. The unit was assigned to Kelly's, Reynolds', Brown's, and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade. [8] Meanwhile, the 175th Infantry cleared the Klotze Forest. In late September, the29th received orders to join the U.S. First Army's MeuseArgonne offensive as part of the French XVII Corps. It fought mostly in western Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia. Known as the Blue and Gray Division, the 29th Infantry Division is an Army National Guard operational-level headquarters located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [8] It was based throughout England and Scotland, where it immediately began training for an invasion of northern Europe across the English Channel. Infantry 45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Nester, Reuben Reminiscences of a private, Company "G," First Arkansas Regiment, Infantry : May, 1861 to 1865 Also available in digital form. Burwell Coleman On 12 March 1942, over three months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent American entrance into World War II, with this reorganization complete the division was redesignated as the 29th Infantry Division and began preparing for overseas deployment to Europe. [8], From 8 December 1944 to 23 February 1945, the division was assigned to XIII Corps and held defensive positions along the Rur and prepared for the next major offensive, Operation Grenade. Ascension & Assumption Parish. Geni requires JavaScript! Apr 1983 - May 199613 years 2 months. Sutherland, Johnson - Company E, 1st Virginia Cavalry. The 29th Infantry Division, under the command of Major General Leonard Gerow, was sent to England on 5 October 1942 on RMSQueen Mary. Welcome to the Civil War Collections web site created by University Archives & Historical Collections at Michigan State University.We have been featured on ABC TV (Flint) and Michigan Radio.In 2015, our site was listed in the College & Research Libraries News.We also contributed content to Ford's Theatre's Remembering Lincoln project.. Hill, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Weide Army Airfield, Company E, 224th Aviation (General Support), Sandston Army Airfield (VAARNG) (, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Sandston, 2nd Battalion, 110th Field Artillery, Pikesville (MDARNG) (18 , Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Towson, 229th Supply & Transportation Battalion, Baltimore, Company F, 224th Aviation (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance), Weide Army Airfield (VAARNG). Cavalry 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles), Nestor, George M. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for BROTHERHOOD OF ARMS CIVIL WAR C.S. When the company assaulted Omaha Beach that morning, there were 35 Soldiers from the town assigned to the unit. These include veterans' censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. The division was reassigned to XIX Corps,[13] and the attack jumped off across the Rur on 23 February, and carried the division through Jlich, Broich, Immerath, and Titz, to Mnchengladbach by 1 March 1945. Company A, from the Virginia National Guard in Bedford was annihilated by overwhelming fire as it landed on the 116th's westernmost section of the beach, along with half of Company A, B, and C of the 2nd Ranger Battalion and the 5th Rangers Battalion which was landing to the west of the 116th. The 29th Infantry Division sent the 116th Infantry to support the western flank of the veteran 1st Infantry Division's 16th Infantry at Omaha Beach. In late 1863, during the height of the American Civil War, Connecticut formed its first African-American Infantry Regiment. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, commanding the American First Army, considered evacuating the survivors and landing the rest of the divisions elsewhere. Jackson Light Artillery was organized at Winchester, Virginia, during March, 1862. The Army National Guard organized a major ceremony for the 60th anniversary, as many of the veterans who participated in the invasion were in their 80s at that time, and the 60th anniversary was seen as the last major anniversary of the landings in which a large number of veterans could take part. In this role the 29th ID is prepared to assist state National Guard in their service to governors and citizens during an incident response. Soldier's Rank_In Private Confederate Army. Note: The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Regiments Indiana Volunteer Infantry were units that served in the Mexican-American War. Attached to General Corse's Brigade the unit participated in Longstreet's Suffolk Expedition and during the Gettysburg Campaign was on detached duty in Tennessee and North Carolina. Fought on 15 May 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA. Fought on 12 Aug 1864 at Carroll County, VA. [12]:159 Instead, the core units of the division were its three infantry regiments, along with supporting units. [6]:323 The division continued its service in the National Guard under this new organization. The 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. 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National Guard training center to be redesignated Fort Barfoot, 29th ID paralegal reflects on belonging, pride, Alpha Co. https://www.facebook.com/29thID/ Jesse Mankins served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War in Company E, Virginia 29th Infantry Regiment. B. Following 4-month train up, the battalion deployed to Bagram Air Base Afghanistan where the unit split into two operational elements. In May 1943 the division moved to the DevonCornwall peninsula and started conducting simulated attacks against fortified positions. [53], More than 80 members of the 29th deployed to Jordan in August 2016 where they assumed command of the military's joint operations center there to support Operation Inherent Resolve. This regiment sustained 47 casualties at Chickamauga, totalled 390 men and 329 arms in December, 1863, andhad 128 present in December, 1864 and 212 in January, 1865. The 29th ID wartime mission is to provide mission command to subordinate brigades and forces tailored for an assigned mission. Was taken prisoner on April 1 1865 and released on June 15 1865. . enlisted in Company H 24th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 17 March 1862; missing on 5 May 1862 at Williamsburg, VA, later . State Served: Virginia Confederate 7 items. Patrick 1839. Free shipping for many products! [12]:194 That year, the division also received its distinctive unit insignia.[7]. The division trained as a unit during the 1935 First Army maneuvers at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, and during the 1939 First Army maneuvers at Manassas, Virginia. The division's actions on Omaha Beach are featured prominently in the 1962 film The Longest Day,[61] as well as in the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. Note: This Order of Battle is compiled mainly from The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr. unless otherwise noted. However, this organization never took place. The 34th disbanded at Lynchburg in April, 1865. Fifth Virginia Infantry (The Virginia regimental histories series). Siege of Suffolk fought on April 11th, 1863 - May 4th, 1863 near Suffolk, Virginia. 87th-108th Regiments-Infantry -- v. 8. SMITH, Floyd. Member Ancestor Unit; William E. Austin: 1st Sgt. Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 6 August 1861. 4th Regiment, Virginia Reserves, Nestor, S.W. They were part of a NATO Coalition of 49 troop-contributing nations that Security Partnering personnel interacted with daily across Afghanistan. The 34th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Co. F (including roster), click here! Fought on 12 May 1864 at Halfway House, VA. Missouri-South Carolina. The division's soldiers were part of a NATO multi-national task force consisting of units from the Ukraine, Greece, Poland, Romania, Armenia and Lithuania under the command of U.S. Army Brigadier General Douglas B. Earhart who concurrently served as the 29th's Deputy Commanding General. Fought on 28 May 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA. in the 50th but rather than accept the offered position in a Pulaski company he has joined Company D of the 29th, made up of soldiers from Carroll County. The division itself was awarded four distinguished unit citations and four campaign streamers for the conflict. It consists of 8 companies . 29th Iowa Infantry Company D & H.. Harrison County "Kiss all of the Children": John Lewis Schooling's Civil War Letters; 30th Iowa Infantry. The 29th Infantry Division has been featured numerous times in popular media, particularly for its role on D-Day. The 29th was reconstituted in the National Guard in 1921, assigned to the III Corps, and allotted to the states of Maryland and Virginia, and the District of Columbia. . 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles) After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. Joyce, Patrick - Died February 25th, 1926 . Originally enlisted with Company C 29th Virginia Infantry (left without permission to join the 24th). Ewing's 29th Infantry Division: A Short History of a Fighting Division says that several Maryland infantry and engineer companies were reorganized to form 1st Med Tank Bn, 115th Armor; the 29th Aviation Company was established; and the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 183rd Armor, was established in Virginia as the division's reconnaissance squadron. [10] Shortly thereafter the Armistice with Germany was signed on 11 November 1918, ending hostilities between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. Artillery Jackson's Battalion, Light Artillery, Virginia State Line, Nestor, Jackson Its commander was Captain Wilford E. Cutshaw. Gettysburg fought on July 1st, 1863 - July 3rd, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Read more about Task Force Pegasus at https://ngpa.us/22186. Fought on 1 Apr 1865 at Dinwiddie Court House, VA. Lo" for the honors rendered to him after being killed in action.[70]. 29th Infantry Regiment was authorized in November, 1861, and was to contain seven companies under Colonel A.C. Moore and three companies at Pound Gap. When the doors to the . The ceremony is scheduled for March 24, 2023, in the Fort Pickett area near Blackstone, Virginia. Assigned to District of Abingdon, Department of Southwestern Virginia, Assigned to Colstons Brigade, Elzeys Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Assigned to Colstons Brigade, Frenchs Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Assigned to Frenchs Command, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. Fought on 3 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA Hospl. 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment GUYNN, Levi. Tradition states. The 29th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Jackson's Battalion, Light Artillery, Virginia State Line Infantry 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Nestor, David Regiment Name 29th Virginia Infantry Horne, and Isaac White. George Stockton's Co. 29th Infantry Capt. Stephen Clark Lindsey. Fought on 11 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA. Fought on 30 Mar 1865 at Dinwiddie Court House, VA. Regiment [s]: 29th Virginia Infantry, Company D. Of Carroll County; he enlisted as a private in the 29th Virginia Infantry in 1863; he was captured at Cherry Run in July 1863 and died a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware. The 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry (in addition to that listed above), click here! June 19-30, 1864. Contributor: Bevens, William E. Date: 1913 Confederate Fought on 6 Apr 1865 at Farmville, VA Hospl. A team of 65 29th ID soldiers served in Afghanistan as a Security Partnering Team until July 2012. It served in Western Virginia, then joined the Army of Tennessee. Surrendered at Sailors Creek on April 9th 1865. In 2005, 350 veterans, politicians, and soldiers representing the division went to Normandy and Paris, in France for the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The unit would redeploy back to the United States in July 2005 highly decorated for its efforts during their mission following hundreds of successful combat patrols and engagements. [10] On 30 September 1985, the division was reactivated at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with units from the Virginia Army National Guard (VAARNG) and Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG). He is the man pictured in the upper left image. Powered by Tetra-WebBBS 6.21 / TetraBB PRO 0.30 2006-2012 tetrabb.com. Its commanders were Colonels John D. Imboden and George H. Smith, Lieutenant Colonels Robert L. Doyle and David B. Lang, and Majors Houston Hall and George W. Imboden. Contact Email: Click for E-mail. Infantry 63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's), Nester, M.G. https://twitter.com/29thID, Fort Belvoir-based Headquarters Battalion, 29th Infantry Division [2][3] In October, more than 450 29th soldiers deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield.[4][5]. Company E. 53rd North Carolina Regiment Born in. His career started in 1982 and today, hes the Virginia Army National Guards Command Sergeant Major. The Regiment was reorganized September 1, 1863 at Cumberland Gap and became known as the 64th Virginia Cavalry. Links to information on other units! Confederate Sharpshooters The Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division Headquarters returned to the United States in March 2022 after a 9-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as the headquarters of Task Force Spartan, which exercises command and control of Operation Spartan Shield. [6]:321, On 23 October 1946, the division was reactivated in Norfolk, Virginia. Over the course of the next two centuries, the regiment played a major role in America's armed conflicts. STAUNTON, Va. - Veterans of the 116th Infantry Regiment and Soldiers of the Virginia Army National Guard's 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team gathered to remember the unit's history and enjoy fellowship at the 53rd annual muster Nov. 13. Barton Smith to Alexander Smith, 3 March 1863. . 63rd Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1862. It was attached to the Department of Richmond, assigned to Wise's Brigade . Overview: 29th Infantry Regiment was authorized in November, 1861, and was to contain seven companies under Colonel A.C. Moore and three companies at Pound Gap. Many were lost at Sayler's Creek, and only 1 officer and 27 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. 54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Ortner. [13][14]:30 In July the divisional commander, Major General Gerow, was promoted to command V Corps and Major General Charles Hunter Gerhardt assumed command of the division, remaining in this post for the rest of the war. Jones', V.A. Whittington. The 29th Infantry Division (29th ID), also known as the "Blue and Gray Division", is an infantry division of the United States Army based in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.It is currently a formation of the U.S. Army National Guard and contains units from Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia.. The Virginia in the Civil War Message Board is maintained by Webmaster Confederate The 29th Infantry Division was one of the divisions inactivated. Colorized image of Private Stanford Lea Jessee of Co. A, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment, CSA Organized in Lynchburg, Va in June 1861.

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