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The 1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry Regulars, also known as the Irish Battalion, was raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and, served as infantry. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.
The 88th was numbered out of sequence after the British 88th Connaught Rangers, and was the 2nd Regiment Irish Brigade. After Chancellorsville, the new Brigade Commander, Col Patrick Kelly of the 88th, formed these "core" NY regiments, now together only numbering 220 effectives, into a single battalion under the flag of the 88th.
21st Virginia Infantry - Ltc John M. Patton, Jr. 42nd Virginia Infantry - Ltc Daniel A. Langhorne; 48th Virginia Infantry - Col John A Campbell (not engaged) 1st Virginia Infantry Battalion (Irish) - Cpt David B. Bridgford; Hampden Virginia Artillery - Cpt Lawrence S. Marye; Pleasant's Virginia Battery (not engaged) - Lt James Pleasants
The flag of Virginia during the American Civil War An unidentified soldier in a Confederate States Army uniform with state of Virginia buttons. Virginia provided the following units to the Virginia Militia and the Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS), part of the Confederate States Army, during the American Civil War.
Irish-American Catholics served on both sides of the American Civil War (1861–1865) as officers, volunteers and draftees. Immigration due to the Irish Great Famine (1845–1852) had provided many thousands of men as potential recruits although issues of race, religion, pacifism and personal allegiance created some resistance to service.
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. It was a part of the famed " Stonewall Brigade ," named for General Stonewall Jackson .
Organization of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia The following organization of the Army of Northern Virginia on the Peninsula was established on April 30. Prior to this organization, Confederate forces were organized ad hoc, as they arrived in theater.
42nd Virginia Infantry - Ltc William Martin; 48th Virginia Infantry - Maj John Baxter Moseley; 1st Virginia (Irish) Battalion - Cpt B.W. Leigh; Third Brigade BG William B. Taliaferro. 10th Virginia Infantry - Col Simeon B. Gibbons (k) 23rd Virginia Infantry - Col Alexander Taliaferro; 37th Virginia Infantry - Col Samuel V. Fulkerson