})(); Home Research A Brief History of the Stonewall Brigade. Williams The regiment was in reserve for most of the battle, and was sent in when the rest of the brigade was beginning to fall back, outnumbered and out of ammunition. Jackson had left his teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute to join the Virginia forces when war broke out. The battalion completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861. Two companies of the regiment were sent forward as skirmishers and brushed away Union pickets. Remained in defensive positions until Meade retreated across the rapidan. The answer was no. Although they do not appear to have been in the trenches during the Stonewall Brigades attack on this portion of the line around 10 a.m., the Sixtieth was responsible for dispatching the skirmishers who advanced following the failure of the Stonewall Brigades attack. To New Market, then east over Massanutten Mountain and north through the Luray Valley. Company F Independent (Hardy) Greys, Moorefield, Hardy Co. WVA, Abraham Spengler Two attacks were pinned down by artillery fire but a third was successful, and the army followed the retreating Federals over five miles. This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub. This vector image was completely created by Ali Zifan. Music: "The Bonnie Blue Flag", History of the 1st Mississippi Infantry (State Troops) The 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The 25th Virginia is a little outside of our area of expertise, but they did merge with the Stonewall Brigade in 1864 under the command of General William Terry, so were happy to help out. Went into winter quarters near Pisgah Church, named Camp Stonewall Jackson. The exterior borders of the flags were yellow. May 12 Fifth Regiment Company A - Marion Rifles, Winchester, VA, John H.S. The men continued their march on foot, arriving after Hunters Federals had withdrawn from the city. Marched west through Mechanicsville to Louisa Court House. The first action that the brigade saw was at the battle of First Manassas where the brigades steadfast action at the Henry House where they earned them the name Stonewall Brigade. The unit sustained 120 casualties at Chancellorsville and of the 345 engaged at Gettysburg, sixteen percent were disabled. Click here Company D Smythe Blues, Marion, VA, Albert G. Pendleton The regiment lost 9 men killed, 48 wounded, and 4 missing. Colonel Funk took command of the brigade after General Paxton was killed. The production of these variants would continue through May of 1864, and there were around 6-8 actual versions, or "buntings" before the war's end. Major Newton was wounded, losing his leg. _gaq.push(['gwo._setAccount', 'UA-230305-28']); Arrived at Manassas late afternoon, marching to a position behind Blackburns and Mitchells Fords. Company C Nelson Rifles, Millwood, VA , William Nelson Well done! Company G Mount Jackson Rifles, Mount Jackson area, Shenandoah Co., VA, George W. Allen Lieutenant Colonel H.J. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Although Stonewall Brigade commander Brigadier General James A. Walker made no mention of losing a brigade flag in his official report, Gearys claim initially seems at least plausible upon examination of the actions of the Sixtieth New York.3 The Sixtieth New York, part of the brigade commanded by Brigadier General George S. Greene, was among those units who held the line of Federal breastworks on Culps Hill during the attacks by the Stonewall Brigade on July 3. The unit became part of the Stonewall Brigade and served under Generals T.J. Jackson, Richard B. Garnett, Charles Sidney Winder, Elisha F. Paxton, James A. Walker and William Terry. Members of this regiment, therefore, would have been among the first Union units to advance over the ground where the Stonewall Brigade made its attack and could plausibly have recovered the battle flag among the Confederate dead and wounded.4. by Philip Katcher & Rick Scollins; Osprey Publishing Ltd., London, 1992. Later when cotton replacement flags were issued, entire divisions at a time would get them to replace older or worn out and captured colors. It saw action at First Manassas, First Kernstown, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. Company I Ready Rifles Augusta County Captain O.F. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Company H Letcher Riflemen, Duffields community, VA, James H.L. Out of the 345 men engaged the regiment lost 14 men killed, 33 wounded and 11 missing. Lieutenant Colonel Williams was again wounded, in the shoulder. It saw action at First Manassas, First Kernstown, and in Jackson's Valley Campaign. The 5th (also known as the 4th) Regiment was organized about July, 1861, in Norfolk, VA with nine companies, A to I. The brigade marched to Bunker Hill to block the Winchester-Martinsburg Road. It fought in the Stonewall Brigade, mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. After a sixteen hour march they reached Spotsylvania Court House, where they were double timed into line of battle under artillery fire. The following morning on July 3 the Stonewall Brigade participated in a series of assaults which failed to dislodge the Federal troops from their Culps Hill breastworks. Marched to rejoin Lees main force near Sharpsburg. Arrived in Bath at noon, chasing out a small Federal garrison. The surrounded Federals were forced to surrender, with the Stonewall Brigade capturing over 800 men while losing only 3 men killed, 16 wounded, and 19 men missing. Original Battle Flag of the 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment, var _gaq = _gaq || []; Even after a Presidential order, Minnesota declined. Brigadier General James A. Walker was appointed to command the brigade. Home Research The Stonewall Brigade at Gettysburg Part Four: The Fate of the Flags. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. Because of shortages, many gold fringes became yellow or white borders, as well as blue hoist sleeves added for the flag pole. Most of the Stonewall Brigade was killed or captured, with the survivors of the brigade falling back on the 2nd Virginia, which had escaped encirclement. Upson County (Ga.) Guards8th Virginia Infantry5th Florida Infantry Skirmish with Federal cavalry near Bealton Station. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; Baylor, John H.S. This advance surrounded roughly fifty Confederates and resulted in the capture of both a brigade flag and a regimental banner. Thanks for reaching out! Baylor, John H.S. Company B Fort Lewis Volunteers, Big Spring area, VA, David Edmondson The 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The charge successfully carried the Union position but darkness ended the fighting. It was captured by a New York cavalry officer near Appomattox just one day before the surrender at Appomattox. Marched north to Newtown and to within nine miles of Winchester by dusk. Company E Montgomery Highlanders, Blacksburg, VA, Charles A. Ronald Jeffry D. Wert, in his excellent dual history of the Stonewall Brigade and the Iron Brigade, wrote that after the failure of the final Confederate assault on Culps Hill, the Fourteenth Connecticut rushed forward in a counterattack as the Confederates tried to withdraw. Its six companies were raised in the counties of Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Henrico, and Greensville. Click here if your monitor screen is under 16", 28th North Carolina InfantryCo. E, 1st Kentucky InfantryCo. D, 21st Mississippi Infantry On picket duty, burying the dead and gathering up discarded arms and equipment. Date. Terrys Brigade, with the survivors of the Stonewall Brigade, leave the Shenandoah Valley for the last time to join the fighting around Richmond and Petersburg. Continued the march north, crossing the Potomac at Williamsport. Colonel Funk commanded the raid, and at the end had five bullet holes in his clothing but was unscathed. When the Virginia secession convention voted 81 to 51 to secede from the Union on April 17, 1861, Governor John Letcher called for militia companies in the Shenandoah Valley to form and make all haste to Harpers Ferry to secure the town and armaments in the town. Previous installments covered the initial skirmishing around Wolfs Hill, the fight for Brinkerhoffs Ridge, and the July 3 assaults on Culps Hill. Fly to Arms, and succor your brave broth ers who are now in the field. The advance continued through the night until 2 a.m. Left Winchester at 5 a.m. for Charles Town. This Chart shows more examples of the hundreds of different Unit flags used by the Southern Armies during the Civil War. In the afternoon it was brought forward to repel a Union breakthrough. This one - the return of the 28th New York's flag, captured at Cedar Mountain, by the 5th Virginia - took place on May 22, 1883. Marched from Winchester to the east, fording the Shenandoah at dusk and marching until after midnight. The army boarded trains at Meechums River Station and returned to Staunton in the Valley. May 8-21: Spotsylvania Court House: May 10: Colonel Higginbotham was killed. The brigade reached a ridge near Groveton after having marched three days with only about four hours sleep. The Stonewall Brigade and the rest of Johnsons Divisions received new battle flags from the Richmond Depot in September 1863.22 These colors included the battle honor for Gettysburg alongside the Stonewall Brigades many previous clashes. The regiment was in reserve during the battle, which was fought in a tremendous thunderstorm. It fought in the Stonewall Brigade, mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The brigade guarded the Front Royal Road. Nadenbousch This page was last edited on 8 November 2022, at 19:44. Major Frank Paxton, a brigade staff officer, was promoted to command the Stonewall Brigade. Baylor. Major William Terry, commander of the Fourth Virginia, recounted how a portion of his regiment was captured at the conclusion of the final Confederate assault, indicating that 61 members of his regiment were missing after the engagement.10 Likewise, Major Theodore G. Ellis of the Fourteenth Connecticut recounted his units capture of an impressive five stands of regimental colors on July 3. The brigade left Camp Paxton and marched to Culpeper. This Flag The 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, under Colonel Kenton Harper. The three brigades were subjected to a heavy artillery fire for 45 minutes before they were pulled back. Along the papers in the service record of the Fourth Virginias commander at Gettysburg, Major William Terry, is the requisition form for the Fourth Virginias new battle flag, issued to the regiment on September 30, 1863. Minnesota said no. History of the 4th Mississippi Cavalry The actual flag making was contracted to whole groups of Richmond sewing circles. After taking all day to cover only six miles, the men bivouacked four miles from Bath without food or shelter. Marched through Leesburg and forded the Potomac at Whites Ford while the brigade band played. After pursuing to the Chancellor clearing, the brigade, out of ammunition and with heavy casualties, was pulled back to the line of Union breastworks they had taken to regroup. Company C Allegheny Rifles, Clifton Forge, VA, Lewis P. Holloway We are a progressive unit portraying the common soldier in the Stonewall Brigade; Army of Northern Virginia. Company L was converted to artillery, the. Colonel Funk was mortally wounded and would die in Winchester on September 21. Later the 5th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then was active in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and around Appomattox. The Stonewall Brigade was officially dissolved on May 14, 1864, but the men fought on as Terrys Brigade, following Jubal Early to Monocacy and the outskirts of Washington, DC. Company E Augusta Greys, Greenville community, VA, James W. Newton Beauregard. 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. English: The flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as it was in 1861. The 35th and 43rd Infantry did not complete organization. Company H Augusta Rifles, Augusta Co., VA, Absalom Koiner Company A Allegheny Light Infantry, Covington, VA,Thompson McAllister Since Creighton clearly make a mistake in his report, possibly due to battle damage to the banner, we cannot positively rule out the possibility that Pollack found the fallen colors of the Fourth Virginia from the slopes of Culps Hill on July 4, but this possibility is no more likely than many other regiments. 1st Regulars 5th 7th 9th 21st 22nd 23rd 26th 30th Sharpshooter 45th Virginia Cavalry Regiments. Evacuation of Harpers Ferry. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-230305-2']); Company F West View Infantry, Augusta Co. VA, St. Francis C. Roberts The 13th GA captured the flag of the 119th New York on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Provenance Flag of the 50th Virginia Infantry. Twelve men formed in the firing squad, half of whose rifles were loaded, while the condemned men knelt in front of their graves. Marched at dawn for Mine Run and deployed on the left of the army. Guard duty at Mortons Ford. The 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. 18th Alabama Infantry22nd Alabama Infantry3rd Confederate Infantry (company letter, nickname, where members were from, and first captain), Second Regiment Resumed the march at dawn, reaching Piedmont Station, where they boarded trains for Manassas. The 5th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, also known as the Archer's Battalion, was raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and served as infantry. The field officers were Colonels William S.H. Marched to Romney on roads made almost impassible by heavy snow and sleet. Battle flag of the 5th Virginia. Many of these flags were crudely made and lacked the edging along the sides of the cross. I am looking for the flag of that regiment. And render the service due to your State and Country. Jackson removed General Garnet from command of the brigade for withdrawing without orders at Kernstown and ordered him to Harrisburg under arrest. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The men then spent the night digging in to their positions on the side of the Mule Shoe.. Renowned Gettysburg historian Harry W. Pfanz wrote in his book Gettysburg: Culps Hill and Cemetery Hill that Corporal John Pollack of the Seventh Ohio captured the Fourth Virginias battle flag when part of that unit was cut off after their final attack on July 3.13 This claim is repeated in secondary sources elsewhere, citing Pfanz as their source for the flags capture.14 The regiment was mustered into Federal service on September 16, 1861, at St. Albans, Vermont. The battalion completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861. (later transferred to artillery and known as Carpenters Battery) Some Confederate officers did not care for the colors and were told by Beauregard, in no uncertain terms to, 'dye it red sir, dye it with your blood!'" Major General Jackson was assigned to the District of the Valley. Into camp at Mount Solon, ten miles south of Harrisonburg. The Department of Northern Virginia was created. Company H Rockbridge Rifles, originally Co. B, 5th regiment, Samuel Houston Letcher. Your email address will not be published. Company D Monroe Guards, Monroe Co., WVA, Hugh S. Tiffany The, The 249 survivors of the Stonewall Brigade were consolidated under the command of Colonel Terry of the. Required fields are marked *. Marched to a camp just north of Frederick, Maryland. Colonel Harper resigned when General Jackson refused to grant him a furlough to go home to be with his dying wife. Reached Mechanicsville, camping four miles to the north at Hundleys Corner. Meat rations were reduced to four ounces of bacon, twelve ounces of beef, and ten ounces of flour. A closer examination of the historical record, however, provides compelling evidence that all of these claims are false. A significant portion of the command was captured May 12, 1863 and the few hundred men remaining were consolidated with the shattered remnants of two other brigades to form a single brigade under General William Terry, former commander of the Fourth Virginia. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. The unit was assigned to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Captain John Hall was killed by a sharpshooter. Evacuation of Harpers Ferry. Twenty-Seventh Regiment Assigned to Terrys Consolidated Brigade, Gordons Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Surrendered 8 officers and 48 men, probably under the command of Captain Curtis, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia, Terrys Consolidated Brigade, Gordons Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia, Gordons Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. The 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, under Colonel Kenton Harper. The men continued to improve their earthworks. The next one I can find is the 13th Georgia Infantry returning the flag of the 119th New York in 1885. After a brutal seesaw battle it was forced back to the west woods, when Earlys Brigade arrived as reinforcements. After spending a day at Kernstown, the brigade marched through Winchester and made camp about five miles northeast of Winchester at Stephenson Depot, known as Camp Stephenson. One was given six months hard labor, one was flogged (which would be prohibited by law in April) and three were to be shot, but their sentences were commuted by President Davis. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The Stonewall Brigade is a progressive/authentic campaigner reenacting group dedicated to portraying the common Confederate infantryman. (function() { Company I Rockingham Confederates, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co. VA, John R. Jones Holliday As the Stonewall Brigade did not participate in the fighting on Culps Hill on July 2, it is impossible for the flag captured by the Sixtieth New York to have belonged to the brigade. Your one-stop destination for anything you can think about flag. Return toGoldenWest Marketing homepage Rather, they were among those who repelled Picketts Charge, in which the Stonewall Brigade and the Fourth Virginia did not participate. The brigade followed Robert E. Lee into Maryland and then to Chancellorsville. Original file (SVG file, nominally 601 360 pixels, file size: 98 KB). Crossed the river before dawn and formed for an attack in the wheatfield to the east of the river. In the official report submitted by the Sixtieth New Yorks commander, Colonel Abel Godard, he specified that around nine in the evening on July 2, he ordered a portion of his regiment forward against a stalled Confederate attack. Come ALL! Company L West Augusta Guard Augusta County Captain J. H. Waters, The brigade and its commander earned the name Stonewall. 6th Kentucky Infantry38th Alabama Infantry4th Mississippi Infantry Moved to Camp Winder, winter quarters at Moss Neck, three miles frm Gunieys Station. The regiment lost 9 men killed, 111 wounded, and 5 missing in the battle, mostly in the two charges on the breastworks on May 3. Flag of Virginia (1861-1865).svg. Required fields are marked *. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; by Philip Katcher & Rick Scollins; Osprey Publishing Ltd., London, 1992. It surrendered 8 officers and 48 men. The Stonewall Brigade was positioned on the right flank of assault and held in reserve to guard the Plank Road. (function() { The attack was called off with darkness. Five men were wounded. At Gettysburg, the brigade arrived after the first days fighting concluded and was detached to screen the far left of the Confederate line on July 2. Accounts of the capture of a regiments flag are often uncorroborated and lack details or a whole body of modern secondary sources will all repeat the same single mistaken original source. The regiment mustered 430 men. Marched 15 miles to Big Springs near Martinsburg, then after a few hours rest, another 13 miles to the dam location. The unit became part of the Stonewall Brigade and served undder Generals T.J. Jackson, R.B. He was replaced by Brigadier General Charles Winder. White Marched northeast, fording the Rapidan River and reaching Jeffersonton. An Authentic Civil War Living History Association. It reported 9 killed, 48 wounded, and 4 missing at First Kernstown, had 4 killed, 89 wounded, and 20 missing at Cross Keys and the Port Republic, and suffered 14 killed and 91 wounded at Second Manassas. Company A Wythe Grays, Wythewille, VA, William Terry They fought Union cavalry that day along Brinkerhof Ridge, east of the town (a job that ought to have been done by Confederate Cavalry). The regiment made one of the final charges at dusk. Many of the men ran out of ammunition and defended the position with bayonets or thrown rocks until Longstreets assault saved the line from collapse. Three men were from the 10th Virginia and one was from the 5th Virginia. Designated 5th Infantry Regiment and assigned to 1st Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah under Brigadier General Thomas J. Jackson. Eight companies were from Augusta County and two from Frederick County. Reprinted from Flags of the American Civil War 1: Confederate This said, the colors on the flags illustration here are based on the colors that the generals wanted, not what they got because of available materials. Organized at Harpers Ferry under Colonel Kenton Harper, Lieutenant Colonel William Harman and Major William S.H. Company E Greenbrier Rifles, Lewisburg, WVA, Robert Dennis The unit sustained 120 casualties at Chancellorsville and of the 345 engaged at Gettysburg, sixteen percent were disabled. The brigade followed Jackson through the Romney campaign in the first winter of the war, which solidified the relationship between men and commander. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. June 19-26. Noted vexillologist Greg Biggs said "The first 120 silk battle flags were issued in November, 1861. Similar requests survive for a flag for the Thirty-Third Virginia (issued August 31, 1863) and the Twenty-Seventh Virginia (issued September 30, 1863).23 The flag requested by Terry and pictured above, as well as the post-Gettysburg issue flag of the Second Virginia and a fragment from the post-Gettysburg flag of the Twenty-Seventh Virginia, all now reside in the collection of the American Civil War Museum.24 The flag likely issued to the Fifth Virginia after Gettysburg was once in the Collection of the State Historical Society of Delaware, but has sadly since disappeared.25.

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