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61st Virginia Volunteer Infantry [EU] (new thread)
« on: December 30, 2016, 06:13:38 pm »















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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:




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Corporal Josey Wales: Kacper
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« Last Edit: December 30, 2016, 06:30:38 pm by Tenkay »
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Re: 61st Virginia Volunteer Infantry [EU] (new thread)
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2016, 01:23:07 am »
Best of luck!