61st Virginia Volunteer Infantry [EU] (new thread)

[Tenkay]

History The 61st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The core of what would become the 61st Virginia was organized in Norfolk, Virginia in summer 1861 as the 7th Battalion, Virginia Reserves with eight companies. It served as heavy artillery in the Portsmouth and Norfolk area. However, when these cities were evacuated, the unit was transferred to the infantry and merged into the 61st Regiment being formed in Petersburg, Virginia in October 1862. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel M. Wilson was placed in command. The men of the 61st Virginia were from Portsmouth, and the counties of Norfolk, Isle of Wight, and Greensville. It was assigned to General Mahone's and Weisiger's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 61st participated in many battles from Sharpsburg to Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 1 wounded at Fredericksburg, had 4 killed and 28 wounded at Chancellorsville, and lost about eight percent of the 356 at Gettysburg. The regiment surrendered 10 officers and 107 men. Its field officers were Colonels Virginius D. Groner and Samuel M. Wilson, Lieutenant Colonels William F. Niemeyer and William H. Stewart, and Major Charles R. McAlpine.

Regimental Command Colonel Tenkay Regiment Commissioned Officers: Colonel Charles Flyingpad NCO's: Corporal Crusader Flame | Crusader Flame Corporal Josey Wales | Kacper Enlisted: Private First Class William Fortesque | Zwierz/Álmóðr Private First Class Hans Greenwood | Diablo Private First Class John Campo | ITsEptiC Veteran Private David Legiów | rycerzdawid Private John Paul Voityla | Projzen Private Jack Johnson | Szachista Private Felix Smith | Felix250 Volunteer Samuel Cooper | TiraN Volunteer James White | MiszczuZPolski Volunteer Peter Jackson | Grax Volunteer John Cash | 1stCracow Volunteer Vladimir Putin | ironputin Volunteer Bob Green | kefir67 Volunteer Tomasz Chada | Rumcajs Regiment Strength: 16

Ranks Officers -Colonel- -Lieutenant Colonel- -Major- -Captain- -First Lieutenant- -Second Lieutenant- Non-Commissioned Officers -Sergeant Major- -Quartermaster Sergeant- -First Sergeant- -Sergeant- -Corporal- Enlisted -Private First Class- -Private Veteran- -Private- -Volunteer- Week Plan Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Event 9PM GMT0 Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Event 9PM GMT0 Sunday: Communication Corporal Josey Wales: Kacper Teamspeak IP: ts.ullrs-bane.com:10000 Steam Group Interested in joining the 61stVA Regiment? If so then add Kacper on Steam! Polish thread: 'Raise that rebel yell, and send them Yankees straight to hell!'

[Phillyz]

Best of luck!