1st Battalion, Arizona Infantry (655), ARKANSAS (12946 soldiers) Hills Division, checked the further advance of the enemy and reoccupied the ground from which they had been driven, where, joined by the 7th and 24th, they remained until the morning of the 19th, when the Brigade recrossed the Potomac. Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Soldiers is in quotes here because the Soldiers & Sailors database is known to contain some duplication so the counts dont necessarily represent unique soldiers. I and detached to form the a 13 piece regimental band. The board set up a public hearing in October with people speaking for and against removal, but several were in favor of Carters suggestion. 9th West Virginia Infantry (1643) 1st Battalion, Georgia Infantry (195), LOUISIANA (14686 soldiers) Union Virginia units. Sherman Temporarily attached to the regiment during the middle of July and transferred to the, Co. F (1st) (Cary's Company): Capt. 1st Reg't Eastern Shore Maryland Vol. The troops were paid less than their white counterparts. Wards Battery, Alabama Light Artillery (1), ARIZONA (655 soldiers) H.C. Cabell Detached and assigned to. Soldiers: The going rate for a nice specimen today is $6,500. While the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed some enslaved in the South, it excluded those in areas such as the Eastern Shore and other parts of Hampton Roads that were under Union control. Infantry - 1st Loyal Eastern Volunteers. In Virginia proper, there were five Union military units. Company E and Company K were disbanded at the expiration of their one year service; the regiment was reorganized with six companies and assigned to A.P. Thus the unit contained seven companies from Richmond and in mid-July a company from Washington, D.C. was added. I am interested, because of the members from South Jersey and because it
Thats because nearly 88% of the Virginia Eastern Shore Union soldiers were African American, according to a Shore history text. 3rd West Virginia Cavalry (2181) Spent the day in reorganization and during the night began the march to Hagerstown. Brigadier General A.P. 7th Tennessee Infantry (715) This regiment of Loyal Virginia Infantry was the first regiment organized on Southern soil for the defense of the nation under the call of President Lincoln. 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The abundance of men born in Confederate States. The regiment lost 1 man killed and 77 wounded. What commenced on July 30 would become known as the Battle of the Crater. Union forces had tunneled beneath enemy lines, planning to pack the burrow with explosives, ignite them, and then attack a dazed and wounded Confederate force. 7th Tennessee Cavalry (1942) Maryland's Tribute to her Loyal Sons (Back): Five companies held the works in front of this stone on the morning of July 3d 1863, relieving other troops and remaining until about noon when they were relieved. Scott is also a retired physician who practiced with Carter. From the monument to Kempers Brigade on the Gettysburg battlefield: July 2. At the outbreak of the war it had ten . He said it isnt an homage to a particular person like Robert E. Lee but rather the common man. The abundance of men born in Confederate States. They offer a brief recall of the Eastern Shores inclusion in the war. Carter said it doesnt matter that the Confederate might not be around much longer. 3rd Tennessee Infantry (1357) Elements of two state cavalry regiments, one infantry regiment and an artillery company, almost 760 men, played a key role against Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg, less than two weeks after the official admission of the territory into the Union as the 35th state. Units raised in the western counties prior to the creation of the state of West Virginia were often known as, "loyal Virginians," who formed the Restored government of Virginia in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1861, unanimously electing Francis H. Pierpont as the new state governor. Independent Partisan Rangers, Texas Cavalry (88) 1st Louisiana Cavalry (3118) Unidentified Arkansas (7), FLORIDA (2199 soldiers) The regiment lost 40 men captured, including Lieutenant Colonel Langey and Major Norton. 1st Tennessee Infantry (2120) Marched to Camp Lee at the Fair Grounds on the western edge of Richmond. This work contains the foundation on which future historical research will be builtan invaluable contribution to Loyalist studiesamazingPatriots of the American Revolution; valuable resourceThe Journal of Southern History; invaluableMilitary Loyalists is the fruit of the most painstaking, careful, and thorough research and represents scholarship at its best. It left Union soldiers disoriented, too. 1st Alabama Cavalry (2818) They worked together in the short-lived, biracial Readjusters Party of the late 1870s and early 1880s. The 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On the New Jersey mailing list, I found a very interesting posting about: 2. Major Francis H. Langley was wounded. 5th Tennessee Infantry (1799) Unassigned West Virginia (4) CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. On May 23, the organization of the regiment was complete . He isnt perturbed that the board on Jan. 12 deadlocked 2-2, with one member absent, to not hear a formal proposal from his group, the Union Soldier Monument Advisory and Implementation Committee. 4th Arkansas Infantry (183) Carter said it hasnt looked at costs yet but he really isnt concerned. Peter Jacob Carter was born in Eastville, Va. in 1845 and escaped slavery to serve in the United States Colored Troops for the Union. Especially when folks consider his lineage. It is not clear how many soldiers of the U. S. Colored Troops were former southern slaves nor especially how many of them could rightly be described a Southern Loyalist whose motivation was to preserve the union. 1st Battalion, Tennessee Light Artillery (1898) Artillery - 1st Heavy Artillery - 1st-9th Independent . Six men were wounded. Queen's Own Loyal Virginia Regiment Reid's North Carolina Independent Company Royal Ethiopian Regiment (VA) Royal Foresters (SC) Royal Foresters, Deveaux's Bahamas Expedition . Arthur Carter, the founder of the committee, envisions a black granite monument and wants the names of local Union and Confederate soldiers included. In the afternoon the Brigade moved to the ravine about 520 yards northwest of this. (148124 soldiers), ALABAMA (2842 soldiers) Arthur Carter, the founder of the committee, envisions a black granite monument and wants the names of local Union and Confederate soldiers included. 3. Arthur Carters mother, a nurse, thought the racism of the Eastern Shore so bad that she moved the family to Alabama. Lieutenant Colonel Skinner was promoted to colonel even though he was not fit for field duty due to his wound from Second Manassas. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and US_Civil_War. Still, they pulled together an ample roster that includes enlistment and discharge dates, locations, units and race, when they could find it. 1st Independent Company, West Virginia Infantry also known as 1st Regiment Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers Cavalry. I (Taylor's' Company): Capt. 1st Regiment, Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers (Union) Contents. 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (1682) Major Palmer took command even though he was slightly wounded. W.H. Carter served on its first board and was its first rector. 11th Tennessee Cavalry (1536) The monument to the 1st Regiment Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteer Infantry is south of Gettysburg on Culp's Hill. 1st Battalion, Mississippi Mounted Rifles (903), NORTH CAROLINA (5217 soldiers) Peter Carter was imprisoned, released in May and later sent to the stalemate that had coalesced in Petersburg. The family lived there from the time Arthur Carter was a toddler to a young teen, then he went to a northern boarding school. Its commanders include George Washington and Patrick Henry. It doesnt want public money. Ten companies of militia were organized into the 1st Infantry at Richmond:Company A, Richmond Grays. To continue without, he said, is a lie.. F.J. Boggs, Co. Major Dooley was dropped. The Adjutant General's Office. 3. Carter knows of a sculptor with Eastern Shore ties for the actual artwork. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. It lost 28 men of the 140 engaged. Floyd Guard: Capt. Notice that they were mostly from port towns. Collaborate with positive energy. 1st Arkansas Cavalry (2647) invaluableMilitary Loyalists is the fruit of the most painstaking, careful, and thorough research and represents scholarship at its best. Carter, founder of the The Union Civil War Soldier Monument Advisory and Implementation Committee, and Scott, a member of Northampton's historical society, have proposed that a monument to the area's Union soldiers be erected on the green next to the current Confederate monument. Unassigned Florida Volunteers (1), GEORGIA (195 soldiers) Captain Randolphs Howitzers, Company H, went into quarters at the Spotswood Hotel on April 19, but later moved to Richmond College, where they were detached from the regiment and reorganized into an artillery battalion. R.M. 5th Louisiana Infantry (530) Captain James Hallihan was killed, Captains Tomas H. Davis, Eldridge Morris, George Norton and Albert Watkins were wounded, Lieutenants Adolphus Blair, Paul Cabell, John Dooley, Ellison Martin, Jesse Payne, Edward Reeve and William Woody were wounded, Lieutenant William Caho was mortally wounded and captured and Lieutenant William Kenningham was wounded and captured. F. Miller Disbanded when the regiment was reorganised in April 1862. West Virginia, which seceded from Virginia to join the Union, provided the following units to the Union Army during the American Civil War. The soldier count by the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War estimates West Virginia's to be around 20,000,[2] and others at around 25,000,[3] with an unknown number serving in the regiments of surrounding states. 16th Virginia Infantry (1239) The 1st Virginia Infantry lost 27 men killed, 73 wounded, and 13 missing. Im sure he was the leader.. Wallace. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Assigned to Longstreets Brigade and stationed at Blackburns Ford. He believes that at a time when the world is screaming Take it down! or Keep it! that the Eastern Shore has found a way civil way to end this war. are your relatives or if you are interested in the unit or especially
J. Griswold, Co. E (1st) (Richmond Light Infantry Blues): Capt. Lieutenant Colonel Lewis B. Williams of the. Peter Jacob Carter worked as if it were never too late, nor chasms too wide to breach, to try to do the right thing. (Courtesy of Arthur T. Carter). The 20th Virginia The Adjutant General's Office. records show that it mainly acted as a Coast Guard for the Eastern Shore. The blast did leave a hole 170 feet long and 30 feet deep and killed at least 278 Confederates instantly. From the War Department marker for Kempers Brigade on the Antietam Battlefield: Kempers Brigade reached Sharpsburg about noon September 15th and took position on Cemetery Hill. Unidentified Virginia (1), WEST VIRGINIA (47334 soldiers) 6th West Virginia Infantry (3836) It is on the east side of Slocum Avenue. Its only a matter of decimal points and zeroes, he said. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia . 1st Regiment East Florida Cavalry (134) Chambers Assigned as Co. K. Band: Capt. However, he was new to the board and didnt know what to do with it except tuck it into the back of his memory. By Christmas, however, federal forces reclaimed the . UNION REGIMENTS IN SOUTHERN STATES The 2nd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.It was organized in Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) during September 1861. McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. (3949'09.0N 7713'10.9W) 2nd Arkansas Cavalry (2196) 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry (1460) USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Several years ago, he started reading Civil War Soldiers & Sailors of the Eastern Shore Union & Confederate, by Barry W. Miles and Moody K. Miles published in 2006. This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 09:05. 8th Tennessee Cavalry (2270) During April, 1862, when the regiment was reorganized, it contained only six companies. The board then tabled the issue. Cary Sent to Fredericksburg and assigned to the. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. On the Eastern Shore, white soldiers in the 1st Regiment Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers supported the Union. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Part Two includes brief descriptions of Loyalist military organizations, arranged into four geographical groupings indicating command authority. Carter is in discussion with a nonprofit organization to be the groups fiscal agent. 5th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (1294) Independent Company B, West Virginia Infantry (149) Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Corps, and Dept. Only 17 surrendered at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Eastville That Arthur T. Carter is spearheading an effort to build this Civil War monument sounds about right. Southern Loyalists were citizens of southern states who sympathized with the northern cause to preserve the union. If the board of supervisors doesnt take up the cause, the group can find other suitable spots, including private land, Carter said. 2nd North Carolina Mounted Infantry (1108) of the Shenandoah to May, 1862 (8 Cos.). 1, Something in the Water lost and found open, Tornado that damaged homes in Virginia Beach was EF-3, weather service says; relief efforts underway, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Escorted prisoners back to Virginia. 1st Alabama Cavalry (New) (8) Major Skinner was also wounded in the head, but slightly. The Union Civil War Soldier Monument Advisory and Implementation Committee has suggested that a Union soldier monument with the likeness of a Black man be erected next to the current monument. Carters group wants a memorial erected near the Confederate, on figurative and literal equal ground. West Virginia . Moved to Cumberland, Md. 11th West Virginia Infantry (2076) 1st Regiment Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers; 1st Regiment, Virginia Infantry; 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry; Dameron's Independent Company, Virginia Volunteers; Loudoun Rangers; See also. The company was relieved from duty on September 7 and redesignated as Company C, 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Independent Company of Scouts, Raleigh County, West Virginia (1) Unidentified Louisiana (7), MISSISSIPPI (903 soldiers) Upon the approach of the 9th Corps, about 3 P.M. the 1st, 11th and 17th Regiments advanced to the high ground in their front and met the charge of Fairchilds Brigade; they were driven from their position and retreated through the town. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. Detached from the Army of Northern Virginia and assigned to the Department of Richmond. Independent Exempts, West Virginia Infantry (197) G.W. After the war, he was elected to the House of Delegates. Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 156 Enlisted men by disease. National Guard, East Tennessee (344) Infantry. After the war, he was elected to the House of Delegates. The memorial, however, would include the names and races of 2,300 Union and Confederate soldiers and sailors. His grandfather was born enslaved in Eastville, the seat of Northampton County and where Carter and a newly formed group want a towering statue to honor African American and white Union soldiers in its historic square. The county administrator will now seek proposals on a new home for it, but no time frame has been established. Co. F (2nd) (Beauregard Rifles): Capt. 4th West Virginia Infantry (1685) His grandson Arthur T. Carter has formed a group that wants a monument to recognize the Union soldiers from the Eastern Shore who fought in the Civil War. Colored Infantry, some of whom were recruited in North Carolina, others in . Hamiltons Body Guard, Texas Cavalry (50) 1 Brief History; 2 Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin; 3 Other Sources; 4 References; Schaeffer Served in a provisional battalion (Schaeffer's Battalion) during First Bull Run and was subsequently assigned to the regiment on July 23, 1861. Carter had a son in 1885, whom he named William M. Carter after Mahone. Once President Abraham Lincoln authorized African American troops, hundreds of free Black and enslaved men joined the 7th, 9th and 10th United States Colored Troops in 1863. Wise Sent to, Co. E (2nd) (Washington Volunteers): Capt. Approximately 150,000 of them (or more) became Union soldiers. 14. Ordered to the Eastern Shore of Maryland and duty there till February, 1865. They reformed with Garnetts and Draytons Brigades in the Harpers Ferry Road just south of the town and, co-operated with Toombs Brigade, and A.P. The regiment took part in Longstreets attack on the Union flank at Chinn Ridge. 1st Texas Cavalry (2781) Thus the unit contained seven companies from Richmond and in mid-July a company from Washington, D.C. was added. Hes resurrecting it from when he served on the board of supervisors in the 1990s and a colleague suggested it. William P. Munford was mustered into state service as major. Lockwood's Independent Brig. Company A, Richmond Grays left for Norfolk. Company "A" mustered out by order of the War Department August 16, 1862. It will be the fuller, more accurate story of the Eastern Shores Civil War history. West Virginia, United States Civil War. In August of 1861, they were assigned to the 12th Regiment of Virginia Volunteers. 1st Louisiana Infantry (2193) Having both is a nicer, more elegant, a more civilized solution to the problem.. In his early 60s, he and his second wife had a son, Arthur Carter, in 1946. Notice that they were mostly from port towns. Overview: 1st Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1861. 2nd Florida Cavalry (978) 1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry (1247) Elliott Detached to. 2nd Arkansas Infantry (1396) The regiment reported 570 men available for duty. Its first colonel, Patrick T. Moore, was severely wounded on July 18, 1861, in the skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, and Lt. Col. W.H. Captain J.K. Lee of Company B was killed. Virginia (Union), United States Civil War, National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database. Captain Francis J. Boggs second company of Richmond Grays was assigned to the regiment, replacing Captain Randolphs Howitzers as Company H. Major Munford resigned to become lieutenant colonel of the. C.K. Carter, a retired doctor, then spent years keeping busy with organizations to reduce the Shores poverty rate, promote social justice and racial reconciliation. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. The memorial his grandson is proposing is a compromise. This category is managed by the US Civil War Project in association with the Categorization Project. It took part in Picketts charge on the right flank of the attacking column, taking heavy casualties from the flanking fire of the Vermont Brigade. He submitted the idea to the board of supervisors in August. 7th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (1st Nitre Battalion) Virginia Federal Units. Eight companies arrived at Manassas Junction. 6th West Virginia Cavalry (2671) The vast majority of Union soldiers from the peninsula, 88% of them, were black men who joined the 7th, 9th and 10th United States Colored Troops when they were organized in 1863. 2nd North Carolina Infantry (713) 7th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (1153) 1st Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry Overview: Organized at Wheeling, Clarksburg and Morgantown July 10 to November 25, 1861. 1st Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery (252) Major Langley was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain George F. Norton of Company D was promoted to major. 2nd West Virginia Veteran Infantry (1101) Categories: Virginia (Union), United States Civil War "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. This page was last modified 01:00, 2 July 2021. New Jersey Volunteers, 1st Battalion New Jersey Volunteers, 2nd Battalion (old) New Jersey Volunteers, 2nd Battalion (new) . You will also notice that all of the known originals have two periods after Vols. Independent Alabama Cavalry (6) It passed 3-1, with one member absent. The Union monument idea isnt Carters. Colonel Williams was mortally wounded. 2nd Tennessee Infantry (2170) 2nd West Virginia Infantry (41) So many remembrances, particularly in Virginia, are typically one or the other. Ironically, the actions of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Arthur Carter, right, and David Scott, both retired doctors and residents of the Eastern Shore, pose outside the historic courthouse at Eastville Court Green in Eastville on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Hill when Hill was given command of the Third Corps. Categories: Virginia (Union), United States Civil War. By Christmas, however, federal forces reclaimed the peninsula and stayed put. There are too many holes in 155-years-old-not-always-preserved history. Company D, Old Dominion Guard. Unidentified Alabama (1) This page was last modified 20:06, 21 September 2020. They are not represented in this list. 10th West Virginia Infantry (2757) 1st West Tennessee Cavalry (45) Bradfords Battalion, 13th Tennessee Cavalry (473) 1st West Virginia Cavalry (2875) 1st Alabama Cavalry (Old) (8) Hardly anything went to plan, though. O.J. Total 241. Later the unit was involved in the capture of Plymouth, the conflicts at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor, the Siege of Petersburg south and north of the James River, and the Appomattox Campaign. Peter Jacob Carter was born in Eastville, Va. in 1845 and escaped slavery to serve in the United States Colored Troops for the Union. Company E, the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, and Captain Carys Company F, left Richmond for Fredericksburg, and were never returned to the regiment. It went nowhere, though. It is an outstanding work, an essential reference for any serious student of the War for IndependenceJournal of the Society for Army Historical Research; a detailed workimpressiveinvaluable toolThe NYMAS Review; this book has been too long in comingthe most complete and authoritative source availableextensively researchedReference Reviews. Drum Corps: Drum Major C.R.M. Company F, Captain Cary's "F Company"; Company G, Captain William H. Gordon's company. Co. G (Gordan's Company): Capt. It broke his heart when she had to find a remote place to park and hed turn away while she relieved herself outside in a bottle. Virginia provided the following units to the Virginia Militia and the Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS) during the American Civil War. The remaining soldiers consisted of Pennsylvania and Ohio volunteers, and with re-enlistments credited as new soldiers.[4].
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