3rd Virginia (Local Defense) Infantry
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- Also referred to as the:
- Departmental Regiment
- September 23, 1864 - Organized by increase of the 3rd Virginia (Local Defense) Infantry Battalion to a regiment per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #226
- June 1864-April 1865 - Siege of Petersburg
- September 30, 1864 - Roper's Farm
- April 2, 1865 - Apparently discontinued upon the fall of Richmond
DESIGNATIONS
- Department of Richmond / Local Defense Troops Brigade (September 1864-March 1865)
- Department of Richmond / G.W.C. Lee's Division / ? Brigade (March-April 1865)
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: John McAnerney (Jr.) (Colonel)
- Bolling Baker (Major)
- St. Clair F. Sutherland (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 164-165)