8th Virginia Infantry 9th Virginia Infantry 10th Virginia Infantry 11th Virginia Infantry 12th Virginia Infantry 13th Virginia Infantry 14th Virginia Infantry 15th Virginia Infantry 16th Virginia Infantry 17th Virginia Infantry To view a digital copy (pdf) of the surname index to this book, visit Surname Index-Vc01 Adams, J. W. – Company D, 8th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Anderson, Lysander C. (2nd Lieutenant) – Company D, 6th Battalion, Virginia Mounted Infantry Reserves Armstrong, Hudson – Company F, 25th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Heck’s Regiment) His Excellency Jeff. 8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1861) 9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1861) (recruited along rivers of Ohio, Kanawha and Little Kanawha Rivers and tributaries) 10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1862) These companies, 1272 men, formed the 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment: Its members were recruited in the counties of Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax. Promoted to Brigadier General. This monument is dedicated to the brave men of the 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized into State Service May 8th, 1861 in Leesburg under the command of Colonel Eppa Hunton. Its members were recruited in the counties of Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax. Regiment History: Some 30 miles up the Potomac from Washington nestled the town of Leesburg, where the 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment had formed when war erupted. Introduction Scope of the List. This is a list of all the photographs found in the Prints and Photographs Division's "Civil War Negatives and Related Prints" and Feinberg-Whitman collections that depict named Civil War soldiers with the rank of private, corporal, or sergeant. [ACW] 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment is a group on Roblox owned by ACWHold with 83 members. Attached to Garnett's brigade, at his extreme right, was the 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment made up of men from Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William and Fairfax counties. Only 1 surgeon and 11 privates surrendered on April 9, 1865. Original Confederate 3 page letter written in period ink by the regimental commander of the 8th Virginia Infantry, Colonel Eppa Hunton. The unit was also called "Old Bloody Eighth" and from time to time "The Berkeley Regiment" because its Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, and one Captain were four Berkeley brothers. 8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Leesburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Davis, President Confederate States Sir, 8th Infantry Regiment was organized at Leesburg, Virginia, in May, 1861. Now, in October of 1861, General George B. McClellan sensed an easy victory when he heard Confederate troops were evacuating the area. The unit was also called "Old Bloody Eighth" and from time to time "The Berkeley Regiment". Hunton was wounded leading his regiment during Pickett's charge at Gettysburg and later captured at Sailor's Creek, VA. GEN.: I have the honor to report the following, as the action of my regiment in the battles of Boonsborough and Sharpsburg: On Sunday, September 14, the regiment… Report of Col. Eppa Hunton, Eighth Virginia Infantry, of the battles of Boonsborough and Sharpsburg.-----, -----, 1862.