8th Virginia Infantry Regiment
8th Virginia Infantry Regiment | |
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Commanders | |
1st | Eppa Hunton |
2nd | Norborne Berkeley |
The 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment was a Confederate infantry regiment raised by Colonel Eppa Hunton in Leesburg, Virginia on May 8, 1861. The unit comprised six companies from Loudoun, two companies from Fauquier, one company from Fairfax and one company from Prince William. Initial regimental officers included: Lt. Colonel Charles B. Tebbs, Major Norborne Berkeley, John M. Orr - Quartermaster, Dr. Richard H. Edwards - Surgeon, Charles F. Linthicum - Chaplain. After Eppa Hunton's promotion to brigadier general in August 1863, in part based on his valor during the Battle of Gettysburg, particularly during Pickett's Charge (although the regiment suffered 90% casualties, either wounded like Hunton, killed or missing), Norborne Berkeley was promoted to command the 8th Virginia, and his brother Edmund became the Lieut. Colonel, his brother William Berkeley, Major, and Charles Berkeley became the senior Captain of what then became known as the "Berkeley Regiment."[1] Nonetheless, Norborne, William and Charles Berkeley were all in Union prisoner of war camps and their brother Edmund still recovering from his Gettysburg wound on August 9.[2]
History
In May 1861, the
In March 1862 the 8th was ordered to leave Loudoun to participate in the
In September 1862, the 8th briefly returned to Leesburg, following the Battle of
The 8th Virginia remained with the
Companies
- A - Loudoun County - "Hillsboro Border Guards"; accepted into state service 19 Apr 1861; commanded by Captain N. R. Heaton (1861-1862), Captain William R. Bissell (1862-1863)
- B - Fauquier County - "Piedmont Rifles"; enlisted 17 May 1861, at Rectortown; Captain Richard H Carter
- C - "Evergreen Guards" — Prince William County: Formed May 8, 1861; commanded by Captain Edmund Berkeley (1861–1863), Captain Robert H. Tyler (1863–1865)
- D - Loudoun County - "Champe Rifles"; enlisted 13 May 1861, at Haymarket; Captain William N Berkeley
- E - Loudoun County - "Hampton's Company"; enlisted 29 May 1861, at Philomont; Captain Mandley Hampton
- F - "Blue Mountain Boys" — Loudoun County; enlisted 19 Jun 1861, at Bloomfield; Captain Alex Grayson
- G - Fairfax County - "Thrift's Company"; enlisted 22 Jun 1861, at Dranesville; mustered into service 16 Jul 1861; Captain James Thrift
- H - Loudoun County - "Potomac Grays"; enlisted 13 Jul 1861, at Leesburg; Captain J. Morris Wampler
- I - Loudoun County - "Simpson's Company"; enlisted 13 Jul 1861, at Mt. Gilead-North Fork; Captain James Simpson
- K - Fauquier County - "Scott's Company": Formed July 30, 1861; 109 men, Captain Robert T. Scott commanding
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". Nps.gov.
- ^ John E. Divine, 8th Virginia Infantry (The Virginia Regimental Histories Series 1983) p. 26
- ^ Charles B. Tebbs pardon application available online at ancestry.com
- ISBN 978-0-7864-8934-3. Retrieved June 24, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ 8th Virginia Infantry, 2nd Edition, John E. Devine, copyright 1983, H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia
- ^ "Unit History of the 8th VA". Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-06-16.