User:ItisYouLord

By the way, I'm relatively new myself, but are you aware that you didn't actually create pages on these? This is just your user page for info about yourself and stuff, as far as I know. To actually create new articles is...somewhere on the site, but it's not this page. I was just looking at your page out of curiousity, but nobody else would find these great artcles. (Also corrected a spelling mistake (militia).) Lost puppies (talk) 04:18, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

1st Virginia Volunteer Infantry

The 1st Virginia Volunteer Infantry was a regiment involved in the American Civil War. It was formed in the spring of 1861 and fought for the Confederate States of America. Some of the most notable battles that the 1st Virginia were involved with was: The First Battle of Bull Run, The Battle of Antietam, The Battle of Gettysburg, the even up to the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse. The 1st Virginia was a "gentlemen's regiment"[1] and all the soldiers called the counties of Richmond and Henrico and Chesterfield home.

History of the 1st Virginia

The 1st Virginia actually dates back as far as 1680 when it went under the name of the Henrico County Militia. From there it went on to serve under leaders such as George Washington and Patrick Henry[2]. The First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers was formed in May of 1851. When war broke out in '61 and the danger of invasion became real, there were many additions to the famed regiment. On April 21st, 1861 the 1st Virginia was activated for the defense of Virginia. It was known initially as, "The governor's bodyguard". And then, on June 30th, 1861, it was sent into service for the Confederate States of America. The 1st Virginia saw action from Blackburn's Ford and 1st Manassas, thru Sharpsburg and even The Battle of Gettysburg. After Gettysburg, the regiment was devastated. It would never fully recover. At the start of the war there were 700 men involved in the regiment. Even though the 1st Virginia regiment survived all the way to Appomattox, by that time there were only 17 men left.

1861	1862	1863	1864	1865
1st Manassas	Williamsburg	Suffolk	Cold Harbor	Saylor's Creek
	Seven Days Campaign	Gettysburg	Siege of Petersburg*	Appomattox Courthouse
	2nd Manassas		*(Through '65)
	Sharpsburg
	Fredericksburg