21. Cherokee Confederate Military Units A Guide to Cherokee confederate military units, 1861 1865. by Lars Gjertveit.Copyright © 1995 - 1998 Sons of confederate Veterans http://www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/history/CherConfed.htm

NLThomas A Guide to Cherokee Confederate Military Units, 1861 - 1865 by Lars Gjertveit Sons of Confederate Veterans By the spring of 1861, Stand Watie (1806-1871), the leader of the southern faction of the Cherokee Nation, was a prosperous attorney and speaker of the nation’s National Council (the lower house of the Cherokee legislature). He owned a plantation and mill at Honey Creek in the Illinois District of the Cherokee Nation. 1st (Watie’s) Cherokee Mounted Volunteers (2nd Cherokee Mounted Volunteers [designation changed to 1st Regiment about Dec 62, after Drew’s regiment had disbanded], Watie’s Regiment Cherokee Mounted Rifles) COLONELS. Stand Watie, promoted Brig Gen 6 May 64; James Madison Bell, promoted and transferred from Lt Col of the 2nd Regt. after Watie became general LIEUTENANT COLONELS. Thomas Fox Taylor, KIA 27 Jul 62, Bayou Menard (n. Fort Gibson); Robert Calvin Parks, replaced Taylor ( from Capt, 1st Co B) killed by a fellow officer in a personal difficulty at Fort Washita in April 1864; Clement Neeley Vann, succeeded Parks (prev pvt Co K, Drew’s Regt.?) MAJORS.

22. Guide To Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865 In Guide to Louisiana confederate military units, Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr., examinesthe 111 artillery, cavalry, and infantry units that Louisiana furnished http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/Books/fal-win-96/bergeron.htm

Advanced Search Published 1996. 229 pages, 6 x 9 ISBN 0-8071-2102-9 (p) $17.95Tr Also by Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. Guide to Louisiana Confederate Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. In Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, Military History of the Southwest Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr., is a historian with the Louisiana Office of State Parks and the editor of The Civil War Reminiscences of Major Silas T. Grisamore, C.S.A. The symbol denotes a book that is available by special order only from Lightning Source. Individual bookbuyers can purchase Lightning Source titles only through their bookseller. Booksellers can purchase Lightning Source titles only through Ingram. Top Home Contact Us Join Our E-Mail List ... Louisiana State University home page

23. Tennessee Confederate Military Rosters 79 confederate Cavalry units, and 80 confederate Infantry units. Many ofmilitary rosters of these units have been transcribed and put online by various http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/crosters/

According to Tennesseans in the Civil War Tennessee had 37 Confederate Artillery units, 79 Confederate Cavalry units, and 80 Confederate Infantry units. Many of military rosters of these units have been transcribed and put online by various researchers. The following pages provide links to online military rosters. If you have transcribed and put online the military rosters of any Tennessee Confederate military unit or know of an online transcription, please send me the link so that I can add the link to the pages. If you have transcribed a roster and would like to contribute it to the Tennessee and the Civil War site, please let me know. TN CONFEDERATE ROSTERS LINKS TO SITES WITH TN CONFEDERATE ROSTERS MISCELLANEOUS CONFEDERATE ... INFORMATION Didn't Find What You Were Looking For? Try the Following Excellent Sites Index of Tennessee Civil War Soldiers Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (Searchable Database) INDEX WHAT'S NEW CONFEDERATE RECORDS UNION RECORDS ... SITE MAP ©Tennessee and the Civil War Confederate Records Transcription Project This page was last updated on Sunday, August 14, 2005.

24. The Virginia Civil War Home Page - Virginia Units 1861-1865 Other Virginia units. Virginia military Institute units Raised Directly bythe confederate States Government with Significant Virginia components. http://members.aol.com/jweaver300/grayson/vaunit.htm

Virginia Military Units - 1861-1865 Artillery Units Cavalry Units Infantry Units Militia Units ... Virginia State Rangers and Virginia State Line Other Virginia Units Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets at New Market Virginia Public Guard and the Virginia Armory Band. Herbig's Infirmary Company Richmond Ambulance Committee Units Raised Directly by the Confederate States Government with Significant Virginia components. Princess Anne Partisan Rangers 6th Battalion Confederate Cavalry 7th Battalion Confederate Cavalry 8th Confederate Cavalry Regiment (Dearing's) 1st Confederate Engineer Regiment 3rd Confederate Engineer Regiment Note: Confederate units were theoretically raised by the central government. They were considered the backbone of the Confederate regular army. In practice, however, they were not much different than any other unit, except that their members could not easily be identified with anyone particular state. Additionally, five companies in the 10th Kentucky Cavalry, C.S. were recruited in southwestern Virginia. Updated March 15, 2001

25. Georgia Confederate Military History Resources confederate military units by Designation confederate Navy Research Centerdedicated to the memory of the gallant and too often unknown sailors and http://www.scv674.org/gamilhist.htm

Georgia Confederate Military History Resources John K. McNeill Camp #674 PO Box 1353 Moultrie, Georgia 31776 Confederate Ancestor Research Confederate Ancestors-Georgia Confederate Ancestors From Other States Confederate History Courses ... Warriors of the Wiregrass Regimental Histories Confederate History Courses and Instruction: Teachers, Students, Parents, visit the Georgia Division's CSA History Course. CSA-Southern History Curriculum: A Southern View of History: The War for Southern Independence-The Other Side of the Coin (Updated June 2004): For students, teachers, parents, administrators, school boards. Any citizen interested in learning the truth about Southern History and "The War for Southern Independence". This site has a "textbook" with references and illustrations. Soon to be available for High School level credit. Information about Confederate History that you most likely DID NOT learn in school! Go to our FAQ page A listing of Frequently Asked Questions about the War for Southern Independence and the SCV. Important dates in Confederate History.

26. Arkansas Civil War Units And Confederate Army And Union Army In Arkansas Arkansas civil war units, military leaders, unit histories, and Civil War resourcesfrom confederate and Union army in Arkansas. http://www.anythingarkansas.com/civil/units.html

Web Arkansas Directory Arkansas Directory of Arkansas Businesses Anything Arkansas Directory Arkansas Real Estate Arkansas School Districts Arkansas Jobs Arkansas News Arkansas Directory Anything Arkansas Directory Arkansas Arts Arkansas Autos Arkansas Restaurants Arkansas Health ... Arkansas on eBay Shopping in Arkansas Arkansas area Businesses Online For complete listings go to Directory Arkansas Military Units during the American Civil War Arkansas Confederate Infantry Regiments - Regimental histories and information on the service of these troops during the Civil War. Arkansas 11th/17th Consolidated Infantry - Enlisted man's muster roll and collection of members and their descendants. Company G, 1st Arkansas Regiment - The Jackson Guards were organized in May of 1861 by Captain Alexander Corbin Pickett in the town of Jacksonport, Arkansas, along the White River. Fourth Arkansas Infantry, Company A - Civil War unit roster listing. Company C, 4th Arkansas Infantry - Unit roster of 'Caddo Rifles' of the Confederate States. 10th (Merrick's) Arkansas Infantry Regiment - History and partial muster of the Civil War unit.

27. Arkansas Civil War Reenactment Units And Confederate Army And Union Army Re-enac Arkansas reenactment civil war units, military leaders, unit histories, and CivilWar resources from confederate and Union army in Arkansas. http://www.anythingarkansas.com/civil/reenactors.html

Web Arkansas Directory Arkansas Directory of Arkansas Businesses Anything Arkansas Directory Arkansas Real Estate Arkansas School Districts Arkansas Jobs Arkansas News Arkansas Directory Anything Arkansas Directory Arkansas Arts Arkansas Autos Arkansas Restaurants Arkansas Health ... Arkansas on eBay Shopping in Arkansas Arkansas area Businesses Online For complete listings go to Directory Arkansas Reenactment Groups of the American Civil War 8th Arkansas / 22nd Michigan Company K - Family oriented Civil War re-enactors group news, unit histories, and calendar of events. 15th Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Civil War re-enactment group portray the mid-war period circa 1863 and favors the Columbus shell jackets made of Jean cloth either of grey or a light butternut colour. 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment - Company D - Family-oriented reenacting unit based in central Arkansas dedicated to accurately portraying the Arkansas Confederate soldier or civilian. 37th Illinois Infantry, Company B - Two separate living history and Civil War reenactment organizations based out of Central and Northwest Arkansas (Co A members live primarily around Fayetteville while Co B members are from the Little Rock area). General Robert C. Newton Camp #197

28. Confederate Military Records At The SC Archives confederate military Records at the South Carolina Department. The Archivesonly has the service records of units from South Carolina. http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/confedrc.htm

Confederate Military Records at the Archives Announcing: The Seventh Annual Symposium on South Carolina Civil War History September 24-25, 2004 Tracing your ancestor's service in the Confederate army during the Civil War can be a very rewarding part of genealogical research. As the first state to secede from the Union, South Carolina has had an abiding interest in preserving a record of the Palmetto State's service to the Confederate States of America. Today, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History continues that tradition with its collection of Confederate military records. The records listed below, consisting of National Archives' microfilm and original documents from various state agencies, are the primary tools for tracing your ancestor's Confederate service. A Guide to Civil War Records , a more in depth description to our Civil War collection is available from our publications branch. All the records listed below are available to the public in SC Archives' Reference Room. For your ease, we have broken the list into two groups: military service records and veteran benefit records.

29. History & Genealogy - Military - Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Applicatio military Tennessee confederate Soldiers Home Applications Numerous applicationsgive several military units, but the index lists only one. http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/csh1.htm

Skips Top Navigation Menu Home TSLA Online Catalog Visitor Info. ... FAQs SEARCH Entire Site FOR Bibliographies Census Records County Records Governors' Papers ... Vital Records History and Genealogy Index to Applications A-F G-M N-Z INTRODUCTION In 1890, the Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home opened on the grounds of the Hermitage Plantation, former residence of Andrew Jackson. The Soldiers' Home provided care and housing for aging confederate veterans who resided in Tennessee. Prior to admission into the facility, these veterans submitted applications to a review board. The applications contain questions designed to determine the applicants need and legitimacy for state funded care. These records are now indexed and available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The index is alphabetical by surname, and when available, the applicant's county of residence, military unit, and date of application are included. Most of the index data is taken directly from the applications. However, some forms are incomplete or illegible, and supplemental sources were used to create the index entry. These supplemental sources include the two volumes of Tennesseans in the Civil War Many applicants did not fill out their own forms, but instead relied on third parties who may have misread, misheard, or miswritten pertinent data. Numerous applications give several military units, but the index lists only one. The criteria for this selection are access and legibility. When viewing the applications index, one should be aware of the possibility of the applicant's service in other units.

30. Gett Kidzpage- What Is A Regiment? so the historian must understand the terms for military units, why they were When the confederate Army invaded Pennsylvania, Governor Andrew Curtin http://www.nps.gov/gett/gettkidz/cwarmy.htm

What is a Regiment? Gettysburg National Military Park Kidzpage Morning roll call by Charles Reed Understanding the terms used for military organizations can be just as difficult as remembering who fought the Battle of Gettysburg, so the historian must understand the terms for military units, why they were named as they were, and how the armies were organized. Civil War armies were organized according to military manuals written long before the first shot was fired. Remarkably, the same officer wrote the manual for both sides! William J. Hardee wrote his book on infantry tactics in the 1850's and then re-wrote the manual for Confederate use when he resigned from the United States Army and joined the Confederacy. The War Departments of North and South made several adjustments to their respective military departments and army organizations throughout the war, but the basic organization remained the same. The two armies that fought at Gettysburg were organized in a similar fashion and had a similar command structure. The "Army of the Potomac" was the primary Union army in the eastern theater of the war and the "Army of Northern Virginia" was the main Confederate force.

31. Army Organization In The Civil War The confederate Army had three infantry corps, each commanded by a lieutenant in the military defense of a state, had begun to appear in Southern units. http://www.nps.gov/gett/getttour/armorg.htm

Gettysburg National Military Park Virtual Tour Army Organization during the Civil War A company of Union soldiers at ease. Library of Congress To the non-military buff, the organization and terminology used for Civil War armies can be very confusing. The "Army of the Potomac" was the main Union army in the eastern theater of the war and the "Army of Northern Virginia" was the main Confederate force. Remarkably, both of the armies that fought the Battle of Gettysburg were organized in a similar fashion including a structure of corps, divisions, and brigades. But what were these different organizations and how did they all fit in to one huge force? The Federal government and the Confederate government both had war departments, which oversaw the organization, supply, and movements of their respective armies. Civil War-era armies were organized according to military manuals including those adopted by the Federal War Department prior to 1861. Because the war had to be fought over a large area of the South, the Union and the Confederacy both had several armies, each fighting in different "theaters" or sections of the country. Each army was a structured organization that included a general headquarters, infantry, artillery, cavalry, signalmen, engineers, quartermaster and commissary departments. The largest single organization of an army was a corps (pronounced "core"). The Union Army at Gettysburg had seven infantry corps and a cavalry corps, each commanded by a major general. The Confederate Army had three infantry corps, each commanded by a lieutenant general. Typically, a Confederate corps was much larger than a Union corps. A corps included three infantry

32. Confederate Military Units From Cherokee County, Alabama confederate military units FROM CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Download as a PDF docmuentCHunits.ZIP, 30 KB. Twenty-six volunteer companies organized at least http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcherok/ch-units.htm

Cherokee County, Alabama ALGenWeb County Index Cherokee County home A Picture of Cherokee County in 1860 Researched and presented by Alan J. Pitts of Shelby County, Alabama. CONFEDERATE MILITARY UNITS FROM CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Download as a PDF docmuent CH-UNITS.ZIP , 30 KB Company Branch Captain Name Organized Date Count C 7 th Ala. Regt. Inf. Clare Cherokee Grays* Centre H 19 th Ala. Regt. Inf. Cunningham The Cherokees,* or Confederate Guards Centre I 19 th Ala. Regt. Inf. Savage Cherokee Rangers* Coloma F 19 th Ala. Regt. Inf. Rhea Davis Guards Attalla D 19 th Ala. Regt. Inf. Hollingsworth Jabe Curry Guards,* or Gadsden Light Guards* Gadsden G 19 th Ala. Regt. Inf. Millsaps Cherokee Mountaineers* Broomtown E 19 th Ala.. Regt. Inf. Kirkpatrick Cherokee Guards* A 10 th Ala. Battn. Inf. Hawkins Cherokee Davis Guards Gaylesville Cav. Truitt Gadsden D 22 nd Ala. Regt. Inf. Hood Cherokee Beauregards* Dublin B 10 th Ala. Battn. Inf. Stewart Shorter Guards Goshen D 10 th Ala. Battn. Inf. Johnson Cherokee Warriors Cedar Bluff A 31 st Ala. Regt. Inf. Moragne Gadsden B 31 st Ala. Regt.

33. USGenWeb Project Louisiana Archives - Confederate Military Units Louisiana confederate military units. Regiment or Battalion, Filename, Date,Contributor. 1st La Cavalry Regiment, Campaigns Battles, May 1998 http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/military/WBTS/CSA-military-units.htm

Louisiana Military Resources Louisiana Confederate Military Units Regiment or Battalion Filename Date Contributor 1st La Cavalry Regiment May 1998 Thomas C. Cardwell History Regimental Staff and Companies Company A: Ed Moore Rangers Iberville Parish Company B: Baton Rouge Rangers East Baton Rouge Parish Company C West Feliciana Parish Company D: Rapides Rangers Rapides Parish Company E: Jackson Mounted Men East Feliciana Parish Company F Concordia Parish Company G: Creole Chargers Avoyelles Parish Company H East Baton Rouge Parish Company I: Morgan Rangers Pointe Coupee Parish Company K: Louisiana Dragoons Catahoula Parish 3rd La Infantry Regiment Aug 1998 Virgil Williams 4th La Infantry Regiment Company A: Hunter Rifles East Feliciana Parish Sep 1998 Claude Slaton 8th La Infantry Regiment Company A: Creole Guards East Baton Rouge Parish Aug 2000 Wayne Cosby Company B: Bienville Rifles Orleans Parish Company C: Attakapas Guards St. Martin Parish Company D: Sumter Guards Orleans Parish Company E: Franklin Sharpshooters Franklin Parish Company F: Opelousas Guards St. Landry Parish

34. Confederate States Army - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The army did not have an overall military commander until late in the War. Some other prominent confederate generals who led significant units operating http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Army

Confederate States Army From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Some Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was formed in February , to defend the Confederate States of America , which had itself been formed that same year when seven southern states seceded from the United States (with four more to follow). The army was formed around a core of 313 officers who left the United States Army , and had an initial enlistment of 82,000 volunteers. In August of 1861, the Congress of the Confederacy authorized the recruitment of 400,000 men. In April of , The Confederate Congress passed the Conscription Act , which drafted all white men aged 18 to 35. In total, 1,406,180 men enlisted or were drafted into the Confederate States Army. The CSA was initially a (strategically) defensive army, and many soldiers resented it when Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia in an invasion of the North in the Antietam Campaign . As many as 50,000 men deserted during the start of the campaign, claiming that their enlistments were for defense of their homeland, not invasion. After the losses at Vicksburg and Gettysburg , the number rose to 100,000.

35. Civil War Records In The Florida State Archives Approximately fifty original muster rolls of Florida military units, Official 18641865 letterbook of this confederate military organization, http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa/civilwar.htm

CIVIL WAR RECORDS IN THE FLORIDA STATE ARCHIVES Florida Confederate Pension Files Online The Florida State Archives has digitized its collection of Confederate pension records with over 13,000 pensions available online. Florida played an active, if less than prominent, role in the American Civil War. Once derisively called the "Smallest Tadpole in the Dirty Pool of Secession," Florida had joined the Union only fifteen years before its January, 1861 secession, and the state's population was the smallest by far of any in the Confederacy. Florida nonetheless provided an estimated 15,000 troops for Confederate service, as well as several thousand black and white Union volunteers. The state's coastline harbored blockade runners and Florida beef, pork, sugar, molasses, and salt helped feed the armies of the South. A number of military engagements occurred in the state, most importantly the February 20, 1864 battle of Olustee, which ended in a decisive Confederate victory. At the close of the war, Tallahassee was the last state capital east of the Mississippi River to remain in Confederate hands. The Florida State Archives maintains a number of collections documenting Florida's role in the War Between the States, as well as some material from other states. Listed in this pamphlet are the most significant of these collections.

36. Military Service Pension Records Online Collections Florida It contains records of soldiers who served in Florida units mustered into United Series 1567 confederate States Army casualties lists and narrative http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa/militarypension.htm

Online Collections Florida Confederate Pensions Online http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/PensionFiles.html World War I Service Cards http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/wwi/ The Florida State Archives maintains a large collection of records relating to Florida's role in the military history of the United States. Of particular interest to genealogists as well as historians are military records that provide information on individuals who served in the armed forces during our country's various wars. The Florida State Archives has service records and pension records for many other states on microfilm. These cannot be researched by staff due to the limited number of staff members, however, they are available to all patrons who visit the archives. REVOLUTIONARY WAR During the American Revolution east and west Florida were British royal colonies. Unlike their thirteen neighbors to the north however, the Florida colonies remained loyal to the crown. During the Revolution the Floridas served as a haven for southern loyalists. Several skirmishes were fought along the Georgia-Florida border, and Pensacola was captured by Spanish forces. Because the Revolution took place prior to the American acquisition of Florida, the Archives contains no original archival or manuscript material relating to this conflict. The Archives does have a variety of published books in its Genealogical Collection pertaining to the Revolution, including printed soldiers' rosters from several states and an index to Revolutionary War pension applications (the originals of which are in the National Archives). Additionally, the Archives houses a set of the National Archives Microfilm Publication M804/805: "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900."

37. Confederate Soldier Research Compiled Papers Showing Service of military units in confederate Organizations (TroopMovements). confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms http://www.rollcallresearch.com/confederate-soldier-research.html

Confederate Soldier Research at the National Archives Confederate Soldier Research More than 1,400,000 brave men marched off to war under the Stars and Bars, more than 258,000 made the ultimate sacrifice. It is an honor to to assist you in locating your ancestor's Confederate records. We are able to search a number of Confederate records held by the National Archives, but keep in mind that these records are often fragmentary due to incomplete muster and descriptive rolls. For some companies such rolls were not even prepared; for many, only a part of the required information was provided and for hundreds of others, records have been lost or destroyed. Moreover, some soldiers served in State militia units that were not mustered into Confederate service. These Confederate records can often be located at the appropriate state archives. "Everything was professionally presented and well put together. . . . Many thanks for your help." Peter K., Darlington, England Confederate Compiled Service Records The Compiled service records consist of a card or cards containing information abstracted from such original records as muster rolls, regimental returns, and medical and prison registers. The records usually show a soldierÕs presence or absence on certain dates, his rank and military organization, and the term of his service. Civil War service records may provide information about a soldierÕs imprisonment. If he was captured, his record may show the date of his release and parole or the details of his death if he died in prison. They sometimes list the age, place of enlistment, place of birth and may even provide a physical description. These records are valuable for proving military service.

38. NARA - Prologue - Prologue: Selected Articles Compiled records showing service of military units in confederate organizationson microfilm M861 ( Records of Events ). Note that these records are also http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1995/summer/little-regiment-a.html

var sectionSearchOn = true; @import url("/includes/css/main-import.css"); Skip Navigation NARA Archives.gov Home Subject Index ... FAQs Search Search All NARA Web Pages Search Current Section Only Advanced Search Form Prologue Magazine Home Publications ... Prologue Magazine Prologue: Selected Articles Prologue Main Page Current Issue Previous Issues Genealogy Notes ... Special Issues Resources Subscribe Now Write for Prologue Contact All Publications ... Bookmark Page Summer 1995, Vol. 27, No. 2 The Little Regiment Civil War Units and Commands By Michael P. Musick Appendix A A Checklist for Sources on Regimental History in the National Archives Note : Private letters and diaries should be sought outside the National Archives, in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections , the Library of Congress's Civil War Manuscripts , and at the U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA. Photographs can be sought at the Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, the Division of Prints and Photographs at the Library of Congress, the Still Picture Branch of the National Archives, and the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, VA. Union Volunteer Regiments Before you begin You should be aware of these published sources: Charles E. Dornbusch

39. Maryland Confederate Units General Sources on Maryland confederate units. US Army military History InstituteUnit Bibliographies Lists of general and specific sources for all US, http://home.att.net/~secondmdus/csunits.html

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40. CSA confederate IRREGULAR WARFARE 1861 1865. PARTISAN RANGERS units AND They were not organized by confederate military authorities but were mostly http://hem.passagen.se/csa01/

CONFEDERATE IRREGULAR WARFARE 1861 - 1865 PARTISAN RANGERS UNITS AND GUERRILLA COMMANDS INTRODUCTION There is a deplorable lack of writing on the Confederate Partisan Ranger Corps and the guerrilla commands outside the corps. I have now worked for more than eight years on a study of the partisan rangers, unit by unit. There are of course many difficulties. The greatest maybe is, like I do, to live in Europe and that it is an Atlantic Ocean between the researcher and the sources. So the work progresses slowly. The First Ideas In May 1861 a man interested in military affairs in the village of Forest Depot, Bedford Country, Virginia sat down to write a letter to General Robert E. Lee. Captain R.C.W.Radford offered to raise and mount a company of a thousand active men for Ranger or irregular service if the Confederate government was willing to arm them with long-range guns and pistols. The object of such a unit would be to annoy and harass an invading army, cut off escorts and detachments. Lee sent Captain Radfords letter to Colonel Jubal A. Early, who was in charge of organising in Radfords area and on the letter was made a note that the writer would probably be suitable as a company commander. Had Radford alone been the man behind the idea it would probably not have come to much. But as he wrote the newspaper Dispatch of Richmond had a leading editorial urging that men of the Old Dominion form themselves into companies for guerrilla warfare

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