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Virginia provided the following units to the Virginia Militia and the Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS) during the 
Stafford Light Artillery
Virginia provided the following units to the Virginia Militia and the Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS) during the American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
. Despite the state's secession from the Union it would supply them with third most troops from a Southern state (next to Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
and North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
) along with the newly created West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...
totaling at 22,000. Also listed are the units of Virginian origin in the service of the Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to t ...
.
Infantry units (PACS)
Infantry brigades
*1st Virginia Brigade (Stonewall Brigade
The Stonewall Brigade of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, was a famous combat unit in United States military history. It was trained and first led by General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, a professor from Virginia Military Ins ...
)
*2nd Virginia Brigade
*3rd Virginia Brigade
* Wise Legion
Infantry regiments
Infantry battalions
Cavalry units (PACS)
Cavalry brigades
* 1st (Stuart's) Virginia Cavalry Brigade * 2nd Virginia Cavalry Brigade * 3rd (Wickham's) Virginia Cavalry Brigade * 4th Virginia Cavalry Brigade (Laurel Brigade)Cavalry regiments
Cavalry battalions, companies, and mounted rifle guards
Irregular units
Artillery units (PACS)
Artillery regiments
* 1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery * 1st Regiment, Virginia Light Artillery (Pendleton's) * 2nd Regiment, Virginia Artillery * 5th Regiment, Virginia ArtilleryArtillery battalions
* 1st Battalion (Hardaway's, Moseley's) * 4th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery * 7th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery * 10th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Allen's) * 12th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery * 13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery * 16th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery * 18th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery * 18th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery * 19th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery (Atkinson's) * 20th Battalion, Virginia Heavy Artillery * 38th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery (Read's)Light artillery batteries
Stafford Light Artillery
Heavy artillery batteries
* Bayley's Battery (Virginia Heavy Artillery) * Bethel Artillery (Coffin's) * Botetourt Artillery (Bowyer's) * Campbell Battery (Patterson's) * Coleman's Battery (Neblett's) * Halifax Artillery (Wright's) * Johnston Artillery (Epes') * Kyle's Battery * Lunenberg Artillery (Allen's) * Marion Artillery (Wilkinson's) * Pamunkey Artillery (A.J. Jones')Horse artillery
* 1st Stuart's Horse Artillery (Pelham's) * 2nd Stuart's Light Horse Artillery * Callahan's Horse Artillery * Chew's Battery * Moorman's/Shoemaker's Battery * Petersburg ArtilleryVirginia State units
Virginia State Line
* 1st Regiment, Virginia State Line * 2nd Regiment, Virginia State Line * 3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line * 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line * 5th Regiment, Virginia State LineVirginia militia regiments
Virginia local defense battalions
* 1st Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Local Defense (Browne's) * 1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Ordnance Battalion) * 2nd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Waller's/Quartermaster Battalion) * 3rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Departmental) * 4th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Naval/Navy Department Battalion) * 5th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Arsenal Battalion) * 6th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (Tredegar Battalion) * 7th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (1st Nitre Battalion)Union Virginia units
* 1st Regiment Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers * 1st Regiment, Virginia Infantry * 4th Virginia Infantry (later became 4th West Virginia Infantry) * 5th Virginia Infantry (later became 5th West Virginia Infantry) * 16th Regiment, Virginia Infantry * 167th Regiment of Virginia Militia (originally a Confederate unit. Changed to Union after creation of the Restored Government of Virginia. Later became the 167th Regiment of West Virginia Militia) * Dameron's Independent Company, Virginia Volunteers * Loudoun Rangers * 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Month) * 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Year) * 1st West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 2nd West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 2nd West Virginia Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment *3rd West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. On May 23, 1863, it was converted to a mounted infantry by Brigadier General William W. Averell. The regiment was imm ...
* 4th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
*5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 5th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 5th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Ceredo, West Virginia, beginning on September 3, 1861, ...
* 6th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* 7th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* 8th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
*9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment {{Infobox military unit
, unit_name= 9th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
, image=Flag of West Virginia.svg
, image_size = 100
, caption=Flag of West Virginia
, dates= November 28, 1861, to November 9, 1864
, country= United States
, allegiance= U ...
* 10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* 12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* 14th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* 16th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* 17th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
* Independent Battalion West Virginia Infantry
* 1st Independent Company Loyal Virginians
* 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
* 2nd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
* 3rd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
* 4th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
* 5th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
* 6th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
* 7th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
* Battery "A" West Virginia Light Artillery
* Battery "B" West Virginia Light Artillery
* Battery "C" West Virginia Light Artillery
* Battery "D" West Virginia Light Artillery
* Battery "E" West Virginia Light Artillery
* Battery "F" West Virginia Light Artillery
* Battery "G" West Virginia Light Artillery
* Battery "H" West Virginia Light Artillery
See also
* Virginia in the Civil War * List of American Civil War regiments by state *Southern Unionists
In the United States, Southern Unionists were white Southerners living in the Confederate States of America opposed to secession. Many fought for the Union during the Civil War. These people are also referred to as Southern Loyalists, Union Lo ...
*United States Colored Troops
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments in the United States Army composed primarily of African-American ( colored) soldiers, although members of other minority groups also served within the units. They were first recruited durin ...
References
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...