1st Virginia Infantry Battalion

Confederate States Army unit November 2025 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, Virginia Volunteer Infantry Flag of Virginia (1861–1865).svg Flag of Virginia, 1861 May 1861 – April 1865 Confederacy CSA Confederate States of America CSA Infantry Irish Battalion American Civil War Battle of Cheat Mountain Jackson's Valley Campaign Seven Days' Battles Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg April 1865 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 battalion was organized in May 1861, with men from the city of Richmond and Hanover County in five companies. 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. Later it was assigned to General Headquarters and in November 1864, Provost Guard. It lost twenty-five percent of the 187 engaged at First Kernstown, had 3 wounded during the Seven Days' Battles and 3 killed and 19 wounded at Second Manassas. The unit surrendered 18 officers and 120 men. Majors D.B. Bridgford, John D. Munford, and John Seddon were in command. thumb|left|Capt. George Baylor Horner, 1st Virginia Battalion See also American Civil War List of Virginia Civil War units References http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System National Park Service Further reading Driver, R. J., Ruffner, K. Conley. (1996). 1st Battalion Virginia Infantry, 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, 24th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers. Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard. External links The Civil War in the East: 1st Virginia Regular Infantry Battalion 1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Regulars) (Irish Battalion), NPS Category:Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia Category:1861 establishments in Virginia Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:1865 disestablishments in Virginia Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865