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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. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The 1st Virginia completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1861. At the outbreak of the war it had ten ...
The regiment originated from the Charles City-Henrico County Regiment of Militia founded in 1652. During the French and Indian War, the Virginia Regiment was organized and was the only colonial regiment incorporated into the British line (1754-1763) and saw action at the Battle of Jumonville Glen, Fort Necessity, and the Braddock and Forbes expeditions.
It moved to western Virginia and participated in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign, then fought at First Kernstown, McDowell, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. The unit was then assigned to General J.R. Jones' Brigade and was involved in many conflicts of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Day's Battles to Fredericksburg.
It was later redesignated as the 1st Infantry, Virginia National Guard, on 7 September 1920 with the regimental headquarters concurrently organized and federally recognized at Richmond. The regiment was redesignated the 183rd Infantry on 9 March 1922 and assigned to the 29th Division, and redesignated the 1st Infantry on 22 February 1929.
33rd Virginia Infantry (8 Cos.) – Colonel Arthur C. Cummings; Rockbridge Artillery – Captain J. P. Brockenbrough; Second Brigade: Colonel Francis Bartow (killed), Colonel Lucius J. Gartrell 7th Georgia Infantry – Colonel L.J. Gartrell (wounded) 8th Georgia Infantry- Lieutenant Colonel W.M. Gardner (wounded) 1st Kentucky Battalion – Maj ...
The nucleus of the new organization consisted of musicians from the original First Combat Infantry Band. The new band was named The Army Ground Forces Band. In April 1950, it was renamed the United States Army Field Band. [1] Their 2020 album, Soundtrack of the American Soldier, won Best Immersive Audio Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. [2]
At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was elected a Captain in the 13th Virginia Regiment. he rose to the rank of colonel and commanded the 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment, also known as "The Old First". On May 5, 1862, at the Battle of Williamsburg, he was wounded and captured.
At the First Battle of Manassas, also known as the First Battle of Bull Run, on July 21, 1861, the 1st Maryland was combined with the 13th Virginia Infantry, 10th Virginia Infantry and 3rd Tennessee Regiments to form the 4th Brigade, led by Brigadier General E. Kirby Smith. Smith's men were late in arriving at the battle and approached the ...