3rd Virginia (Local Defense) Infantry Battalion

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as the:
  • Departmental Battalion
  • Clerk's Battalion

• June 29, 1863 - Organized with 7 companies at Richmond for local defense as needed
  • ? - Mustered in Confederate Service
• October 3, 1863 - Company I organized, assigned to Battalion later
• October 23, 1863 - Company K organized, assigned to Battalion later
• December 28, 1863 - (I) Company G mustered out
• July 27, 1864 - (II) Company G organized
• February 19, 1864 - Company H organized
• September 23, 1864 - Having been increased to the size of a regiment, unit re-designated 3rd Virginia (Local Defense) Infantry per Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Special Order #226

DESIGNATIONS

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Regimental Roster

• First Commander: John A. Henley (Major)
• Sanders G. Jamison (Major)
• John McAnerney (Jr.) (Lieutenant Colonel)
• St. Clair F. Sutherland (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Virginia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 162)