Moved north to Face Popes Army of Virginia, Marched to Gordonsville through Louisa County, Camped outside Gordonsville at Green Spring, Marched north along the Madison Court House Road to the Terrell farm, Moved north from Gordonsville toward Pope, Forded the Rapidan River and went into bivouac a mile north of the river, Withdrew from the battlefield to near Gordonsville. The 33rd Virginia was reported to consist of a captain and three enlisted men, although Major Jacob B. Golladay also escaped capture. Again, the regiment was aroused, reequipped and marched to a position farther to the right of the line. On March 12, 1862, Letcher attempted to relieve the pressure by issuing an executive order authorizing Confederate authorities to incorporate the Virginia militia into existing Confederate units. Col. Cummings' Regiment was drawn up immediately fronting the several pieces of rifled cannon, all of which poured upon us an incessant fire, under cover of which the enemy's lines advanced upon us steadily. Marched west through Boonsboro to cross the Potomac at Williamsport, on to Martinsburg, where the Union garrison had retreated, and south to Harpers Ferry. 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. After replenishing ammunition and resting they moved forward in the afternoon and took up a forward position. The advance continued through the night until 2 a.m. Left Winchester at 5 a.m. for Charles Town. The army marched south, with the plan to turn around and launch a night attack, but advance elements marched past the turn-around point and the attack plan was abandoned. The regiment was assigned to the Second Corps of the Potomac District. Execution of four deserters from Jacksons Division who had been captured in the Shenandoah Valley and returned to the army. By March 21 militias from only two counties, Shenandoah and Augusta, had reported for duty. The average height of a soldier in the regiment was 5'8", and the average age was 25 years; these figures fluctuated greatly as the years progressed. Company D Mountain Rangers Captain Frederick W.M. During this portion of the fighting, Captain Bedinger of the Emerald Guard was killed while advancing towards the enemy. In mid-April Jackson reported to Virginia officials that the militia have not turned out as well as I was induced to believe. One veteran surmised that the militia was reluctant to join Jacksons army because they considered it certain death to be put into the Stonewall Brigade., Men from Rockingham County in the northern Shenandoah Valley seemed especially reluctant to obey the governors directive. Holliday was elected major. Jackson removed General Garnett from command of the brigade for withdrawing without orders at Kernstown and ordered him to Harrisburg under arrest. Union artillery and infantry harassed the efforts, so most attempts were made under cover of night. Reached Lexington. The charge had halted the steady advance of the Union Army up to that point, and precipitated further charges by Jackson's other regiments. Remained in position skirmishing on the Armys left flank. Left Winchester in the afternoon to march to Piedmont Station. Of the 450 men who were present at the battle, the 33rd would suffer 43 killed and 140 wounded. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. The 249 survivors of the Stonewall Brigade were consolidated under the command of Colonel Terry of the 4th Virginia in a brigade that was made up of the remnants of 14 Virginia regiments. 1. Terrys Brigade, with the survivors of the Stonewall Brigade, left the Shenandoah Valley for the last time to join the fighting around Richmond and Petersburg. In the spring of 1862 the Confederacy faced a manpower crisis. Secured the high ground east of Winchester, skirmishing with Union forces. The 33rd Virginia remained in the Stonewall Brigade in Thomas J. Jackson's Second Corps until the restructuring of the Army of Northern Virginia after his death in the spring of 1863. Adjutant John F. Neff (VMI Class of 1858) was elected colonel, and Major Edwin G. Lee was elected lieutenant colonel. The Virginia33rd Infantry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1861 with men from the counties of Hampshire, Shenandoah, Frederick, Hardy, Page, and Rockingham. Marched at dawn for Mine Run and deployed on the left of the army. Twenty-three percent of the 236 men who fought at Gettysburg were killed, wounded, or missing. By early June, Lee stealthily pulled his troops out of line and began the trek westward into the Valley and then north towards the Potomac River for the second invasion of the North. The total casualties for the three days of fighting were 17 killed and 90 wounded. At 6:00a.m. on 12 May, the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac surprised the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. The brigade formed line of battle with the 33rd in reserve and attacked the Union position, but were pinned down by heavy artillery fire. Continuing northwards, Jackson's men swept away the single brigade of infantry that guarded the vast supply depot at Manassas Junction. The 33rd Virginia marched with the Stonewall Brigade into the Alleghany Mountains, but the Stonewall Brigade was held in reserve at the Battle of McDowell and was subsequently in the rear of Jackson's column at the Battle of Front Royal. One man is killed and twenty-four surrender. 33rd Va.Branch: InfantryPromotion: Oct. 10, 1861Rank: Cpl.Death: Battle of Kernstown March 23, 1862 Links : : G To enable the proper functioning and security of the website, we collect information via cookies as specified in our. In consequence of Colonel Cummings having reported to me that he could not undertake another march with the company, as it was composed of unmanageable Irishmen". After taking most of the day to move into position the brigade attacked at dusk, facing terrific fire. The regiment lost 3 killed and 17 wounded out of around 200 men. Garnett, Winder, Paxton, J.A. On the following day, 27 August the brigade encamped at Groveton, just to the North of the old battlefield. Company B Toms Brook Guard Captain Emanuel Crabill Pvt. Co. "A" 36th Virginia Infantry. Light Federal probes were thrown back, and the men continued to improve the earthworks, adding traverses at right angle to the earthworks to protect the flanks agains breakthroughs in neighboring parts of the line. As the battle resulted in a draw, the Confederate army retreated back across the Potomac and Jackson's army settled in around the lower Valley at which time a number of men, who had been wounded, released from Northern prisons or returned from being AWOL filled up the ranks. See Stewart Sifakis, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia (New York, Oxford: Facts on File, 1992), p. 221. Walker, and W. Terry. Continuing their advance into Maryland, the regiment, now only numbering about 200 men, fought just as tenaciously, suffering 3 killed and 17 more wounded. A brutal close-range stand-up firefight developed with the Union Iron Brigade. Captain Golladay, in temporary command of the regiment after the battle would write that Bedinger's body had fallen perhaps the closest to the enemy's lines. Beverly Nathanial Lockhart (CSA) https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17766348 Son of Josiah E. & Elizabeth Caroline (Triplett) Lockhart. Within 15 days, the 33rd had crossed the Potomac and were encamped around Chambersburg when the order came for the Second Corps to converge on the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. B. Lyon Company, 1912. By the time the 33rd had re-crossed the Potomac and moved into camp around Orange Court House, the regiment numbered only 90 men. The 33rd, along with the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 27th Virginia Regiments, formed the famous 'Stonewall Brigade' under the command of VMI professor Stonewall Jackson. Jacksons position collapsed when his outnumbered men ran out of ammunition, and the army retreated to Newtown. CSA- 1st. On 9 August, the brigade would run into Pope at the Battle of Cedar Mountain. This gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. Companies and early statistics [ edit] Solomon P. Reamer (CSA) (1815 - 1880) Solomon Reamer enlisted in Company I, Virginia 33rd Infantry Regiment on 06 Apr 1862. Stonewall Jackson dispatched troops from his Valley Army to crush the rebellion, which they did after briefly shelling the militiamens hiding place at Swift Run Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Encyclopedia Virginia, Virginia Humanities. In the end, the Stonewall Brigade would hold their position on the field. Following the Virginia governor's order authorizing Confederate authorities to incorporate Virginia militia into existing Confederate units, militias from only Shenandoah and Augusta counties have reported for duty to an impatient Confederate general Thomas J. Garnett, Winder, Paxton, J.A. Captain Marion Sibert, who, coming to terms with his inability to rejoin the Emerald Guard in the field, resigned his commission as Captain on 11 August 1862. Marched south, recrossing the Potomac at Botelers Ford east of Shepherdstown and halting north of Winchester. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. By the end of October, the regiment was mustered and paid once more. Bombarded the town of Hancock, Maryland, whcih refused to surrender. Marched west through Mechanicsville to Louisa Court House. Left Winchester for Romney at 5 am. General Winder was mortally wounded. It was a part of the famed "Stonewall Brigade", named for General Stonewall Jackson. Crossing Rockfish Gap, Jackson hurried his men towards Richmond to augment the besieged forces around the capital. Following Kernstown, Jackson's Army retreated down the Valley towards Rude's Hill, where, in accordance with various orders issued by the Governor of Virginia and the Confederate Congress, the existing units were reenlisted for a period of three years or the war. The 33rd would see combat at the First Battle of Winchester, and then the Battle of Port Republic. . Other colonels were future Virginia governor Frederick W. M. Holliday, Edwin G. Lee, John F. Neff (died at Second Manassas), Abraham Spengler and John R. Jones (who rose to Brigadier General, as did Ned Lee, but whose conduct became controversial after a severe concussion). The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Edwin G. Lee. On the following day, 27 August the brigade encamped at Groveton, just to the North of the old battlefield. It became part of the Stonewall Brigade and served under T.J. Jackson, R.B. As Lee began his long retreat in the rain on 4 July and 5, five members of company E, some of whom had been wounded two days before, were captured at Waterloo and Chambersburg. Marched to just outside Harpers Ferry, where the Federals occupied defensive positions on Bolivar Heights. Went into winter quarters near Pisgah Church, named Camp Stonewall Jackson. The men then spent the night digging in to their positions on the side of the Mule Shoe.. Jones scoured the region for five more days; those captured were to be arrested and charged with desertion. Geni requires JavaScript! On 4 May, the Army of Northern Virginia and Army of the Potomac collided in the tangled landscape that sprawled between Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Spotsylvania Court House known as the "Wilderness". Eastham was killed. J - Shenandoah Riflemen (Shenandoah Co.). Va. Cav. Marched through Leesburg and forded the Potomac at Whites Ford while the brigade band played. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. The Confederate Congress passes the first Conscription Act, making all white males between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five eligible to be drafted into military service. 33rd Infantry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1861 with men from the counties of Hampshire, Shenandoah, Frederick, Hardy, Page, and Rockingham. The unit was assigned to Kelly's, Reynolds', Brown's, and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade. The 249 survivors of the Stonewall Brigade were consolidated under the command of Colonel Terry of the 4th Virginia in a brigade that was made up of the remnants of 14 Virginia regiments. Beverly Lockhart served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War Veteran Affiliation: ConfederacyEnlisted: June 18, 1861Rank: PrivateCo. Holliday. Captain Abraham Spengler of Company F was promoted to lieutenant colonel. On 28 June, the Stonewall Brigade would participate in the final charge near twilight at the battle of Gaines' Mill, and again would see action near day's end at the Battle of Malvern Hill on 1 July. Many of the residents in the area were members of the German Baptist Brethren sect, commonly known as Dunkards. F - Independent Greys/Hardy Greys (Hardy Co.) # 7. Major General Jackson was assigned to the District of the Valley. Overrunning the salient known as the Mule Shoe, many of the brigades under Allegheny Edward Johnson were captured en masse. Fewer than 100 men remained in the regiment. Marched northeast, fording the Rapidan River and reaching Jeffersonton. Marched 42 miles south through Strasburg to Mount Jackson. With the death of George Bedinger and the only Lieutenant, Patrick Maxwell, absent sick, Captain D. B. Huffman of Co. G, 33rd Virginia Infantry assumed temporary responsibility for the shattered Emerald Guard. The cost of immortality for Cummings' regiment was high. The field officers were Colonels James M. French and John J. McMahon, and . Marched north down the Shenandoah Valley to Winchester. 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment First Brigade (Stonewall Brigade) Jackson's Division Jackson's Corps (2nd Corp / Left Wing) Army of Northern Virginia Second Battle of Manassas (2nd Bull Run) August 29, 1862 For me the 1/6 hobby is a way to represent personalities in time. Jackson promised to assign these religious objectors as teamsters, but returns from Rockingham remained small. Confederate general Thomas J. The 33rd 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. : BRegt. The regiment lost 10 men killed and 50 men wounded in the battle, mostly in the two charges on the breastworks on May 3. Arriving in the evening, it was determined that there were only enough cars to take the 2nd, 5th and 27th Virginia Regiments back. The brigade withdrew to outside Charles Town. Marched over Browns Gap and on the way to Richmond. From 8 July through 17, the entire brigade left the battlefield and moved to Richmond, where the men were allowed to take a well-deserved rest. On 2 December, Jackson, in his official report, provided the following account of the rowdy Irishmen. Walker, and W. Terry. Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. When the Union and Confederate armies engaged near Manassas Junction, Virginia, on 21 July 1861, General Jackson and his brigade earned the nickname "Stonewall" when, as they retreated to reform along Henry House Hill, Gen. Barnard Bee cried out to his ailing troops: "There stands Jackson like a stone wall. Old Dominion Guard, Captain Edward Kearns. Upon the field were left many whom Golladay considered the "flower of the regiment." Marched 15 miles to Big Springs near Martinsburg, then after a few hours rest, another 13 miles to the dam location. In the end, the Stonewall Brigade would hold their position on the field. It was then put under Richard Ewell's command until the spring of 1864, when it dissolved following heavy losses at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Frederick Phisterer. A second charge was successful in taking the Union position. Moved to a defensive position along Oak Ridge northwest of Gettysburg. The 33rd Virginia remained in the Stonewall Brigade in Thomas J. Jackson's Second Corps until the restructuring of the Army of Northern Virginia after his death in the spring of 1863. 2nd, 4th, 5th,27th and 33rd Virginia Consolidated Infantry Regiments: Colonel John H.S. The regiment made one of the final charges at dusk. The field officers during the conflict were Colonels Arthur C. Cummings, Frederick W. M. Holliday, Edwin G. Lee, John F. Neff, and Abraham Spengler; Lieutenant Colonels George Huston and John R. Jones; and Majors Jacob B. Golladay and Philip T. Grace. The regiment advanced up the slopes of the hill advancing "in intervals" as the men took cover behind rocks and trees as they advanced. The 33rd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Taking all that could be used by the army, it was left to the 33rd Virginia to see that the cars and warehouses were set aflame and otherwise destroyed. C - Tenth Legion Minute Men/Shenandoah Riflemen (Shenandoah Co.) # 4. Both commands would stand in line facing each other well into the darkness justifying their reputations to the other. The 33rd. Later it participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then it moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and fought in numerous conflicts around Appomattox. The regiment had not completed its organization and was not yet assigned a number, being referred to as Cummings Regiment.. The brigade served as the rear guard for the army. On 31 August 1863, the 33rd was again mustered to be paid. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. On 3 July, the Stonewall Brigade lost one of its former commanders, Richard B. Garnett, who was killed during the infamous 'Pickett's Charge,' possibly due to an injured leg that caused him to ride a horse into the battle. Three men were from the 10th Virginia and one was from the 5th Virginia. The 33rd played a large role in holding a stone wall against overwhelming numbers, until being ordered to retire as their ammunition became expended. Standing on left in back row I was born of Mossy Creek near the Dam of the Mossy Creek Mills, then known as Forrers Iron Works, May 4th, 1840. Solomon P. Reamer (CSA)'s genealogy profile. Lt. David H. Walton. The 33rd Infantry Regiment was an American unit stationed in the Panama Canal Zone and Caribbean from 1916-56. . New recruits between the ages of 18 and 45 were encouraged through bounty and the fear of being conscripted involuntarily, to join the army. Co. A., the 'Potomac Guard' is located in Central Indiana, Co. D the 'Mountain Rangers' is located near Winchester, Va, Co. E., the 'Emerald Guard' is located near Washington, D.C., Co. H, the 'Page Grays' is located in Manassas, VA., company G the Mount Jackson Rifles is located in Buffalo NY, and Company C The Tenth Legion Minutemen in Southern California. Commanding Officers on the Sharpsburg Campaign: Col. Edwin G. Lee. It joined the brigade for the final, successful assault on the Union position. The charge had halted the steady advance of the Union Army up to that point, and precipitated further charges by Jackson's other regiments. 6. A man named Gillespie, the leader of a group of Virginia militiamen from Rockingham County who are resisting incorporation into the Confederate army, is captured by Thomas J. Two days after Cedar Mountain, the regiment would officially lose one more. There was Great consternation when the news spread that Jackson had been wounded. history.). The regiment was in reserve during the battle, which was fought in a tremendous thunderstorm. 36th Virginia Infantry Regiment: Lieutenant Colonel William Estill Fife 60th Virginia Infantry Regiment: Colonel Beuhring Hampden Jones The march then resumed at a fast pace in the hot, dry dusty day. In the afternoon it was brought forward to repel a Union breakthrough. The 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment was raised in the commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army and was part of the famed "Stonewall Brigade". This brigade evolved into one of the most famous military units in military history. Capt. The 2nd and 33rd regiments on the left flank of the brigade fell back, but General Walker steadied the line and led a counterattack that helped drive the Federals back and restored the line. When the Union and Confederate armies engaged near Manassas Junction, Virginia, on July 21st 1861, General Jackson and his brigade earned the nickname "Stonewall". He lost his arm and within a few days he died from complications. After several attempts to damage the dam a breach was finally made. Arriving late in the evening of 1 July, the brigade spent much of the second day skirmishing on the far Confederate left. At 6:00a.m. on 12 May, the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac surprised the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. The attack was called off with the fall of darkness. The 53rd Virginia was organized in December 1861, by consolidating Tomlin's and Montague's Battalions, and Waddill's Infantry Company. By day's end, the actions of the 33rd led to the complete rout of the Union Army, and played a major role in immortalizing the brigade. As spring came, so did the Federals in force. A Federal attack on the part of the line held by Doles Brigade on the left of the Stonewall Brigade broke through the lines. Abstract: This regiment included men from Rockingham County. The regiment was active at First Manassas, First Kernstown, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. The incident came at a time when the Confederacy faced a crucial manpower challenge, but not all members of the state militia, in particular the German Baptists of the northern Shenandoah Valley, agreed with an executive order from Virginia governor John L. Letcher forcing them into Confederate service. Colonel Holliday retired to the invalid corps, a result of having lost an arm at Cedar Mountain. Although the regiment exhausted its ammunition within an hour or two, at least part of the 33rd remained engaged for almost five hours, as partial supplies were received upon the field. It was a part of the famed " Stonewall Brigade ," named for General Stonewall Jackson . Camped at Wyers Cave near Mount Meridian. General Lee responded by maneuvering his ever-shrinking army to meet Grant on ground of his own choosing. On 3 July, the Stonewall Brigade lost one of its former commanders, Richard B. Garnett, who was killed during the infamous 'Pickett's Charge,' possibly due to an injured leg that cause him to ride a horse into the battle. Colonel Lee, who was on the field even though ill, was captured, and Captain Jacob B. Golladay was wounded but took command. The brigade, mustering a little over 250 men, was attacked at dawn by Hookers First Corps. Governor John L. Letcher issues an executive order authorizing Confederate authorities to incorporate the Virginia militia into existing Confederate units. On the 17th, however, the men of the Stonewall Brigade again packed their blanket rolls, shouldered arms and began marching northwards for a new campaign, this time against a new Federal Army being organized around Manassas Junction under General John Pope. Captain Golladay was wounded. The regiment lost 33 casualties. As Jackson biographer James I. Robertson has observed, Jackson could have ignored this small display of disloyaltybut he would not have been Jackson if he had., Staff officer Jedediah Hotchkiss noted, There will be an example made of some of those that failed to come. Jackson ordered four companies of infantry, a company of cavalry, and two pieces of artillery to quash the rebellion. One old woman living near the area where the militiamen had taken refuge later recalled that they had mortified in the Blue Ridge, but that General Jackson sent a foot company and a critter company to ramshag the Blue Ridge and capture them.. Arrived in Bath at noon, chasing out a smal Federal garrison. Jackson, being forced to evacuated Winchester, headed southwards up the Valley until news from Jackson's cavalry scouts suggested that the Federals, were reducing their force so as to reinforce Union operations further east. Confederate Regiments & Batteries * Virginia. Though other American regiments in the War of 1812 and American Civil War (33d Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops) formed from the 1st South Carolina Colored Infantry on 8 February 1864-disbanded 31 January 1866) . The army began its return march to Strasburg, The army celebrated a day of prayer and feasting ordered by President Davis for the victory at McDowell. The 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment was raised in the commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army and was part of the famed "Stonewall Brigade". The Department of Northern Virginia was created. John would join this regiment serving as its adjutant. Advanced to the Union positions on Malvern Hill but found them abandoned. Organization edit [1] The supply wagons caught up in time for breakfast, but fell behind by nightfall. Disbanded. Crossing Rockfish Gap, Jackson hurried his men towards Richmond to augment the besieged forces around the capital. The march continued through the Thoroughfare Gap to Bristoe. Major Huston, still a Federal prisoner, was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and Captain Golladay of Company B was promoted to major. Companies D&I join the regiment, which is assigned its number. The War Department granted the brigades request that they be officially known as the Stonewall Brigade, becoming the only unit larger than a regiment in the army to have an official nickname. Contents 1 Companies and early statistics 2 First Manassas 3 In the Valley After a brief rest, the regiment advanced until they found Banks army in line of battle on a low ridge south of Winchester. Out of the 236 men engaged the regiment lost 19 men killed, 36 wounded and 15 missing. stepmother Rebecca Ann Lockhart half sister Lieut. He lost his arm and within a few days he died from complications. Captain Marion Sibert of Company E resigned. The only casualty of the expedition was an artilleryman on one of the accompanying batteries (Chews Battery and the Rockbridge Artillery) was killed. On April 14 the Confederates captured Gillespie, who was described as a tigrous looking fellow by Hotchkiss. The army then marched eight more miles, halting across the Potomac from Federal forces at Hancock, Maryland. Funk 21st, 25th, 42nd44th, 48th and 50th Virginia Consolidated Infantry Regiments: Colonel Robert H.Dungan . Few surrendered on April 26. Co. "A" Co. "B" 37th Virginia Infantry [Electronic book: James H. Wood / The War: "Stonewall" Jackson, His Campaign and Battles; The Regiment; As I Saw Them] Co. "C" 38th . On April 9, 1865, merged into the 54th Battalion Virginia Infantry. On the 30th the morning was quiet, but in the afternoon three heavy Federal attacks were driven back. Enlisted on April 6, 1862. In the Shenandoah Valley, Confederate general Thomas J. Advanced on the Union camp but came under fire from large caliber naval guns, and the attack was called off. [4] Due to its frequent combat, and resulting injuries, leadership would change hands many times through the war. I - Rockingham Confederates (Rockingham Co.) # 10. The regiments advance was blocked by defending Confederate units, and did not participate in the fighting. The 33rd took 32 casualties at Malvern Hill. Being pacifists, many of the men either refused to serve or provided substitutes. At the beginning of May 1863, a new Union General, Joseph Hooker led the Army of the Potomac across the Rappahannock River while making a demonstration in front of Fredericksburg, Virginia. It started the day with 160 men, but lost 10 men to heat exhaustion on the approach march. Although General Lee would feel that he had come to lose his right arm with the death of Jackson, Lee prepared to launch his second offensive northwards into Maryland and Pennsylvania. The men march 60 miles, crossed two mountain ranges, and forded the Potomac. A third attack went forward around noon which broke through the first line of Frderal positions before falling back with heavy casualties.
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