The 37th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an
infantry regiment raised in
Virginia for service in the
Confederate States Army during the
American Civil War. It fought mostly with the
Army of Northern Virginia.
The 37th Virginia was organized in
Washington County, Virginia
Washington County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,935. Its county seat is Abingdon.
Washington County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statis ...
, in May 1861, and accepted in Confederate service in July, when two more units were added. The regiment was in combat at
First Kernstown and
McDowell, then took part in
Jackson's Valley Campaign. During the war it was assigned to General Taliaferro's, Colston's, Steuart's, and W. Terry's Brigade,
Army of Northern Virginia. The 37th was involved in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, then participated in the final campaign at Appomattox.
It totaled 846 men in December 1861, sustained 113 casualties at
First Kernstown and had 5 killed and 34 wounded at
McDowell. The regiment reported 12 killed and 76 wounded at
Cedar Mountain, 5 killed and 36 wounded at
Second Manassas, and 22 killed, 101 wounded, and 9 missing at
Chancellorsville. More than thirty percent of the 264 at
Gettysburg were disabled and many from the grossly undermanned regiment were captured at
Spotsylvania. Only 2 officers and 39 men surrendered. at
Appomattox Courthouse.
The field officers were Colonels
Samuel V. Fulkerson
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and Titus V. Williams, Lieutenant Colonels Robert P. Carson and John F. Terry, and Major Henry C. Wood.
See also
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List of Virginia Civil War units
Virginia provided the following units to the Virginia Militia and the Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS) during the American Civil War. Despite the state's secession from the Union it would supply them with third most troops from a ...
References
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Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia
1861 establishments in Virginia
Military units and formations established in 1861
1865 disestablishments in Virginia
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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