CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS
61st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Wilson's)
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61st Infantry Regiment was organized at Petersburg, Virginia, in October, 1862, using the
7th Battalion Virginia Infantry as its nucleus. The men were from Portsmouth, and the counties
of Norfolk, Isle of Wight, and Greensville. It was assigned to General Mahone's and Weisiger's
Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 61st participated in many battles from Sharpsburg to Cold Harbor, endured the hardships of the
Petersburg trenches south of the
James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. It reported 1 wounded at Fredericksburg, had 4 killed and 28
wounded at Chancellorsville, and
lost about eight percent of the 356 at Gettysburg. The regiment surrendered 10
officers and 107 men. Its field officers were Colonels Virginius D. Groner and Samuel M. Wilson,
Lieutenant Colonels William F. Niemeyer and William H. Stewart, and Major Charles R.
McAlpine.
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