Escorted by the 3rd Regiment of Georgia, they took the Norfolk & Petersburg train to Zuni and from there marched to Camp Cook arriving the following day. On April 12, General Joseph E. Johnston was given command of the Department of the Peninsula which was then subdivided into three separate wings along the Warwick Line of which the 3rd Virginia was placed in Major General Longstreet's Division occupying the center defenses. However, before such orders were carried out the crisis surrounding John Brown subsided. Gen. James J. Pettigrew, Col. James K. Marshall (k), 11th North Carolina Infantry- Col. Collett Leventhorpe (w/c), Maj. Egbert Ross (k) After the initial confusion, the company composed itself and returned fire striking the ship and injuring 6 aboard at which point the vessel disengaged. The British had landed on Long Island in late August and were advancing on New York City. Company C had the finest arms within the regiment being .54 Caliber Mississippi Rifles, Companies F & H were armed with .69 Caliber Flintlocks altered to use percussion caps. Colonel Pryor then requested that all who desire this outcome please step forward and with exception of four men all did so. The fighting soon ended, and the Americans successfully prevented the British from moving up the hill in what became known as the battle of Harlem Heights. At this time several new companies came on board, and the disposition of the regiment was as follows:[1], Virginia Riflemen under Captain Alonzo B. Jordan, Norfolk County Patriots under Captain William H. Etheredge, Virginia Artillery under Captain William James Richardson, St. Overview: 60th Infantry Regiment [also called 3rd Regient, Wise Legion] was organized in August, 1861. 4th Texas Infantry- Col. John C. G. Key (w), Maj. John P. Bane [10] They would muster in on the 11th however expedience would not provide them a place until the early part of the following month and as such they sat idle. On July 2, In compliance with orders received from the Headquarters of the Virginia Forces at Richmond, Pryor moved his regiment from Camp Huger to their new station at Day's Neck called Camp Cook named so after James Watkins Cook, owner of the property on which the camp resided. John D. Whitehead, Company I (James River Artillery) Capt. For this purpose on the 9th, Captain West requested 5000 feet of lumber, 4 kegs of nails, 8 sets of door hinges as well as window sashes for their cabins as well as to construct and extra ward on the encampments hospital quarters. Phillips' Legion (Georgia)- Lt. Col. Jefferson C. Phillips, 1st Maryland Battalion Cavalry- Maj. Harry Gilmore, Maj. Ridgely Brown Meanwhile, the remainder of the regiment consisting of the Portsmouth Light Artillery, Newton Marion Rifles & Dismal Swamp Rangers, reported to the Hospital Point this being the location of the Naval Hospital and began assisting in the erection of a defensive battery along the bluff overlooking the Elizabeth River. Lee (Virginia) Battery- Capt. The Peninsula - Pryor's Brigade -- creation date, units, where Edgar Ashton of the company H illustrates this perfectly with the following: "I never will forget how he served the company at Yorktown, which no doubt you heard of and where we were on the 20th of April which was Sunday. Following this event, at about 9:00 that evening they gathered at the Masonic Hall for a celebratory feast which was enjoyed by all 80 of her ranks. Thomas E. Jackson, 6th Virginia Cavalry- Maj. Cabel E. Flournoy Chesapeake (Maryland) Artillery- Capt. Rations were plentiful throughout, consisting of coffee, flour, bacon, beef, sugar and sometimes rice and as such illness was kept to a marginal level. Finally on Monday, February 22, the events for which they traveled commenced. 3rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1856 with volunteer companies attached to the 7th Regiment Virginia Militia. In the early morning hours of the 19th, Major General William Booth Taliaferro, under orders from Governor John Letcher arrived in the City of Norfolk and established his headquarters at the Atlantic Hotel on Main Street. 61st Georgia Infantry- Col. John H. Lamar, Charlottesville (Virginia) Artillery- Capt. R. Sidney Rice 3rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) FamilySearch The Battalion . Newton Marion Rifles under Captain Johannis Watson. Virginia (Bath) Battery- Capt. The Confederates in turn used this opportunity to construct defensive positions along their side of the river and bring up reinforcements which swelled their numbers and brought forth re-organization. Brides Cavalry/Light Guard under Captain John Edward Doyle, Dinwiddle Rifle Greys under Captain John C. Griffin, On June 7, The Dinwiddle Greys, Dismal Swamp Rangers & Virginia Riflemen were ordered to Isle of Wright County near Zuni. [5], On April 20, by order of the governor, the 3rd Virginia was mustered into service and was assembled under arms by approximately 2 oclock that afternoon. 49th Virginia Infantry- Lt. Col. J. Catlett Gibson From correspondence between Robert E. Lee and Capt. Gen. John. It entered Confederate service during July, 1861. In the summer of 1776, George Washington's Continental Army was in a tough spot. Nadenbousch The unit served in Field's, McCausland's, and T. Smith's Brigade. As such on April 2, Assistant Adjutant General Henry Bryan relayed orders to General Colston as follows: "General Magruder directs me to request you to send the steamer Allison, with any other transportation you may have, to Grove's Wharf as speedily as possible, to convey back to you the two regiments under Col. R. A. Pryor. Series I, Vol II, Pg. David Smith Walton elected Lt. [1] By mid-July, 5 32 pound artillery pieces had been mounted at Fort Boykin to be served by the men of the 3rd. 5th Virginia Cavalry- Col. Thomas L. Rosser, 4th North Carolina Cavalry- Col. Dennis D. Ferebee After ceremonial preliminaries by Adjutant Frank M. Ironmonger, Colonel Hodges took command and marched the regiment through the towns principal streets to the Middle Street Presbyterian Church. They then hunted for the fuse or slow match, but did not succeed in finding it, and concluded that after the train was laid the orders to blow it up had been countermanded, or that there had been some other hitch in the proceedings."[4]. The militia of the two towns were without arms and there was no naval force in the State service to cooperate with me. November 12, 1857- 3rd Regiment traveled to Norfolk where they were received by volunteer companies of the city and escorted to the fair grounds marching to the music from a brass band belonging to the U.S. Navy Receiving Ship Pennsylvania. It entered Confederate service during July . Jackson's (Virginia) Battery- Capt. 3rd Regiment, West Virginia Infantry. Union Guard under Captain David J. Goodwin, Organized on June 17, 1857 and composed mostly of Irish-Americans, July 3, 1856- In their first Parade, The Portsmouth National Light Infantry Grays marched out to Newtown on the suburbs of Portsmouth and were presented with a flag. M. Jones (w), Lt. Col. Robert H. Dungan, 21st Virginia Infantry- Capt. Organized August 1856, the company employed dark blue coats with three rows of state buttons down the front with green velvet collars, cuffs epaulets. Chief of Ordnance: Lt. Col. Briscoe G. Baldwin Gen. William T. Wofford Organized June 4, 1856, the company employed grey frock coats and trousers and were described as handsomely dressed. Georgia Battery- Capt. Fletcher H. Archer (1817-1902) - Encyclopedia Virginia Established in 1792, this company was the oldest organization belonging to the 3rd. "We lie in sight of the enemy's encampments and can see the belches of fire from their cannon at every discharge." Madison (Louisiana) Artillery- Capt. It would appear as well that the 3rd Virginia is still part of Colston's Brigade, or at least Colston thinks it is. 12th Virginia Infantry- Col. David A. Weisiger ", The 3rd Virginia spent much of the spring and summer of 1777 on picket duty in New Jersey. William H. Griffin Colonel Pryor for his part apologized for his language and treatment of the company but for some these words fell short. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865. R. B. Davis Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of . Nov 20, 1858- In the final months of 1858 though the exact day is not noted, Colonel David Smith Walton stepped down as commanding officer of the regiment and was succeeded by the election of Major James Gregory Hodges. 17th Mississippi Infantry- Col. William D. Holder (w), Lt. Col. John C. Fiser (w) July 4, 1857- Dismal Swamp Rangers presented a Blue Silk Flag by the ladies of Deep Creek. On April 17, 1861, the Virginia state legislature by a vote of 8855, passed the ordinance of secession which would be remanded to a vote of the people the following month. 36th Virginia Battalion- Capt. 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion- Lt. Col. William G. Rice, Brig. 15th South Carolina Infantry- Col. William DeSaussure (k), Maj. William M. Gist Samuel H. Saunders The remainder were all stationed at separate points along the peninsula as follows:[1], Hoffler Creek- Portsmouth Light Artillery, Sewell's Point- St. 18th Mississippi Infantry- Col. Thomas M. Griffin(w), Lt. Col. William H. Luse (c) James C. Choate, Company B (Virginia Riflemen) Capt. Here they arrived at Dam #2 (Lee's Mill) along the Warwick River where depending on which sources you consult the Battle or Skirmish at Lees Mill Occurred on the 5th. 5,326 men served in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiments, which were mustered in response to the declaration of war. October 19, 1857- Parade and Election. 10th Alabama Infantry- Col. William H. Forney (w/c), Lt. Col. James E. Shelley As such the organization of the regiment was as follows: Company A (Dismal Swamp Rangers) Capt. 14th North Carolina Infantry- Col. R. Tyler Bennett (w), Maj. Joseph H. Lambeth 14th Alabama Infantry- Col. Lucius Pinckard (w/c), Lt. Col. James A. Broome, Brig. T. J. Eubanks, 3rd Arkansas Infantry- Col. Van H. Manning (w), Lt. Col. Robert S. Taylor As February came to a close rumors began to abound of an early start to operations due in part to the mild winter. 20th Georgia Infantry- Col. John A. Jones (k), Lt. Col. James D. Waddell, Maj. Mathis W. Henry The Union Guard however was not among them having been inactive for some time and forthwith being disbanded by years end. "You will wonder what is become of the great Army of Americans you have been told we had I really can't tell. Troup (Georgia) Artillery - Capt. 14th Virginia Infantry- Col. James G. Hodges (k), Lt. Col. William White Branch (North Carolina) Artillery- Capt. A prayer by Dr. Bagwell opened the ceremony followed by reading of The Declaration of Independence by Lieutenant Fauth and addresses by Captain John W. H. Wrenn of the Marion Rifles as well as a patriotic poem by Dr. J. M. Covert, surgeon of the National Greys. Phillips' (Georgia) Legion Infantry- Lt. Col. Elihu S. Barclay, Battery A, 1st North Carolina Artillery- Capt. Following the battle of White Plains, N.Y., in late October and British movements in November, Washington's army retreated into New Jersey, and the 3rd Virginia formed part of the army's rear guard. These were not however the only changes afoot as on April 16 Colonel Pryor was promoted to Brigadier General in a change most welcomed by many of the men who had grown dissatisfied with his leadership style. The Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg - National Park Service John H. McClanahan, Gen. Robert E. Lee Chilton wrote a letter the next day describing the battle. 59th Georgia Infantry- Col. William "Jack" Brown (w/c), Capt. James R. West (Previously Company L). 23rd North Carolina Infantry- Col. Daniel H. Christie (mw), Capt. However, it became apparent that the rifles had conflicted views and could not continue to serve a cause which they were not invested within. 3rd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1898) - Wikipedia James W. Wyatt At the turn of the month, The Virginia Artillery, Portsmouth Rifles & Old Dominion Guard were transferred to the 9th Virginia Regiment. As the month commenced, Halifax County Sheriff James R. West began organizing a company of infantry for future service in the CSA. 12th South Carolina Infantry- Col. John L. Miller Charles R. Grandy, Maj. Gen. William D. Pender (mw), Maj. Gen. Isaac Trimble (w/c), Brig. 3rd Virginia Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia James A. Hopkins 22nd North Carolina Infantry- Col. James Conner 13th South Carolina Infantry- Lt. Col. Benjamin T. Brockman Battle James B. Gwaltney (Previously Company K), Company K (Halifax Rifles) Capt. These additional companies were as follows: Dismal Swamp Rangers under Captain James C. Choate, Portsmouth Light Artillery under Captain Virginius O. Cassell. Van Brown, 5th North Carolina Infantry- Capt. Virginia Regimental History Series: 3rd Virginia Infantry, Lee A. Wallace. 3rd Regiment, West Virginia Infantry FamilySearch William W. Parke Thomas Pannill, Company F (Nansemond Rangers) Capt. In Camp, some men assembled nightly for singing while others played cards or similar games and read their bibles. Hampden (Virginia) Artillery- Capt. Private Benjamin William Jones of Company I in another letter dated February 10 put it as follows: "matters seem shaping themselves for active operations, and the spring campaign is expected to, open early. The year ended in an uneventful manner under what were perhaps the best quarters the company would occupy over the next four years of the war and I am assured that many a man reminisced of the peaceful days along the James in the winter of 1861. 48th Alabama Infantry- Col. James L. Sheffield, Capt. Following the execution the company held a mock trial for John Brown which attracted much attention. Joe Norcom (w), Lt. Henry A. According to accounts, the delegation came by steamboat and presented the gift to the regiment along the shores of the James River. On the eve of Secession, April 16, 1861, the 3rd Regiment of Virginia Volunteers was composed of the following companies. Walker, and W. Terry. Gen. George T. Anderson (w), Lt. Col. William Luffman, 7th Georgia Infantry- Col. William W. White James T. Scales Jun 30, James River Artillery under Captain Alexander D. Callcote- Joined Aft. (FS Library book 975.5 M2vr, Volume 29.) Finally on February 20, a quiet Saturday night, the regiment boarded the Steamer Coffee for a trip down the James River. John E. Deans, Company I (Surry Light Artillery) Capt. 17325, Download the official NPS app before your next visit. 3rd Virginia Cavalry- Col. Thomas H. Owen 4th Virginia Cavalry- Col. William Carter Wickham 5th Virginia Cavalry- Col. Thomas L. Rosser. 3rd Virginia Infantry- Col. Joseph Mayo, Jr., Lt. Col. Alexander D. Callcote (k) The 3rd Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In a letter dtd. Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery- Capt. The 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, Caisson Platoon carry the remains of two unknown Civil War Union soldiers to their grave at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington . 19th Mississippi Infantry- Col. Nathaniel H. Harris On the following day, the National Greys boarded the Steamship Louisiana along with the Captain Lamb's Woodis Riffles of Norfolk en route to Baltimore. On October 16, 1856 at the direction of Governor Henry Alexander Wise, David Smith Walton was commissioned to command a new volunteer militia organization in Norfolk County denominated as 1st Battalion, 3rd Regimental Virginia Volunteers. While the men labored away another change occurred which undoubtedly affected the regiment as William B. Taliaferro was relieved from command of the Norfolk area militia's. R. Preston Chew Captain Deans had been authorized in February to organize a battalion of Portsmouth Volunteers which had not materialized and with the expiration of their enlistment the men of Company H stacked their arms with most of the men reenlisting in other commands. Joseph Graham Salem (Virginia) Artillery- Lt. Charles B. Griffin. Edward A. Marye Wallace, Lee A. The Old Dominion Guard was also dispatched to serve the battery at Pinners Point. Alexander C. Latham 10th Louisiana Infantry- Maj. Thomas N. Powell Under Captain Alonzo B. Jordan, they would now be known as the Virginia Rifles. To underscore his point, he complained in the same letter that the "women here [New Jersey] from 16 years old have lost their teeth.". Joseph McGraw, Brig. T. Edwin Betts (w), Capt. The regiment as a whole was then quartered within the Portsmouth Court House & City Hall, while the artillery pieces were station on the corner of Court & High Street.[6]. 2nd Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery- Lt. Samuel Wallace 26th Georgia Infantry- Col. Edmund N. Atkinson 31st Georgia Infantry- Col. Clement A. Evans 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia In fact in 1850, it received the designation of "Oldest Volunteer Company in the State of Virginia". Col. Solon Z. Ruff They offer a fascinating glimpse of one Virginian's thoughts and experiences during the Revolutionary War. The 3rd Virginia was organized at Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1856 with volunteer companies attached to the 7th Regiment Virginia Militia. As such for the next several weeks the men dug in constructing fortifications and awaiting any further attacks which never came for the 3rd Virginia. Norfolk Blues Light Artillery (Virginia)- Capt. By nightfall, the regiment was reunited at Hospital Point with the exception of the Portsmouth National Light Infantry Greys which remained at the Naval Yard. 9th Georgia Infantry- Lt. Col. John C. Mounger (k), Maj. William M. Jones, Capt. Robert M. Stribling Colonel on the 6th thus becoming 2nd in command. 17th Virginia Cavalry- Col. William H. French Jeff Davis Legion (Mississippi)- Col. Joseph F. Waring 45th North Carolina Infantry- Lt. Col. Samuel H. Boyd (c), Maj. John R. Winston (w/c), Capt. Following completion of these activities the regiment then spent its time drilling in dress parade for approximately 2 hours before settling for the night to repeat the task once again as morning dawned.[1]. For the chance of striking a blow for my country, I will give up the command of a well drilled regiment. 7th South Carolina Infantry- Col. D. Wyatt Aiken 3rd Virginia Infantry - The Siege of Petersburg Online There was also one particular item which though prohibited found its way into the camp through extraordinary means. By mid month rumors began to fly concerning the departure of General Pemberton for other locations further south. On September 11, Captain Alonzo B. Jordan of Company B resigned his position due to illness and was replaced by the company adjutant John W. H. Wrenn. 37th Virginia Infantry- Maj. Henry C. Wood, 1st Louisiana Infantry- Col. Michael Nolan James McD. "Great things are expected from the Virginians," he explained to his father-in-law,"and of consequence we must go through great fatigue & danger. 16th Mississippi Infantry- Col. Samuel E. Baker Gen. James H. Lane, 1st South Carolina Infantry (Provisional Army)- Maj. Charles W. McCreary A quite intriguing tale as to how members within the 3rd perhaps saved the large stone dry dock is found within the records of Norfolk events as follows: "Privates David A. Williams, of the Old Dominion Guard, and Joseph F. Weaver, of the Portsmouth Rifle Company, attracted by curiosity, strolled down to the dry dock, and, looking down into it, noticed a train of loose powder, leading down to the culvert at the northeast corner. They represented the 15th such company to originate from Halifax County which throughout the war would far exceed any expected contributions of manpower. The 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Virginia Army National Guard assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division. Gen. James J. Pettigrew (w), Brig. Company B - Capt. December 16, 1859- On the occasion of the execution of John E. Cook, The National Greys as well as the Woodis Rifles were stationed behind the gallows between two pieces of artillery. The feeling of idleness was also present within the regiment who described themselves as "being buried at Smithfield" so much so that on the 9th of the month, Colonel Pryor sent a secret dispatch to his friend James M. Mason requesting that he leverage his power as a Virginia congressmen to secure transfer to a more active regiment whatever their present disposition may be. 3rd North Carolina Infantry- Maj. William M. Parsley As such, the 3rd Virginia usurer in the tenure of perhaps their best known commander, Colonel Roger Atkinson Pryor. Maj. Archibald Crudup (w/c) 1st Richmond Howitzers- Capt. 21st North Carolina Infantry- Col. William W. Kirkland A. Robinson (absent) Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery- Capt. William J. Reese 11th Virginia Cavalry- Col. Lunsford L. Lomax, 2nd North Carolina Cavalry- Lt. Col. William Payne (c), Capt. 15th Georgia Infantry- Col. M. Dudley DuBose 7th Virginia Cavalry- Lt. Col. Thomas Marshall Organized at Wheeling, Clarksburg and Newburg, W. Va. In the week leading up to departure, the companies drilled every evening so as their form would be of the utmost respect due the event. 47th Virginia Infantry- Col. Robert M. Mayo The three regiments consisted of four companies from the 1st Regiment Infantry, eight companies from the 2nd Regiment Infantry, nine companies from the 3rd Regiment Infantry, eight companies from the 4th Regiment Infantry, two companies of the 3rd Battalion Infantry, and two companies of the 4th Battalion Infantry. In fact, aside from guard duty and daily drill the men spent their time stoically awaiting the return of spring with its promise of future conflict. 57th North Carolina Infantry- Col. Archibald C. Godwin, 13th Georgia Infantry- Col. James L. Smith At Smithfield, brandy & whisky were readily available and though strict orders were given to the townsmen that such libations should not be sold to the men, they found their way yet into camp.

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