30th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)

Brief History
30th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in June, 1861. Men of this unit were from Fredericksburg and the counties of Spotsylvania, Caroline, Stafford, and King George. Many were lost at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and on April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 8 officers and 82 men. The field officers were Colonels R.M. Cary and Robert S. Chew, Lieutenant Colonels John M. Gouldin and Archibald T. Harrison, and Majors William S. Barton and Robert O. Peatross.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A (Washington Guards) - many men from Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County

Company B (Fredericksburg Grays) - many men from Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County

Company C (Gordon Rifles) - many men from Spotsylvania County

Company D (Mount Pleasant Rifles - many men from Spotsylvania County

Company E (Caroline Grays) - many men from Caroline County

Company F (Bowling Green Guards) - many men from Caroline County

Company G ( Chilesburg Light Infantry) - many men from Caroline County including muster rolls

Company H (Sparta Grays) - many men from Caroline County

Company I (Captain Braxton's Company - many men from Stafford County

Company K (King George Grays) - many men from King George County

The information above is from 30th Virginia Infantry by Robert K. Krick. along with including muster rolls for companies E, F, G and H.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in Virginia in the Civil War and United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865.


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Virginia in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Virginia, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Early, Jubal Anderson and R.H. Early. Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early C.S.A.: Autobiographical Sketch and Narrative of the War between the States. Philadelphia, Pa.: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1912. Digital version at Google Books;.


 * Krick, Robert K. 30th Virginia Infantry. (Lynchburg, Virginia : H.E. Howard, c1983),


 * Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (Family History Library book, Ten Volumes.) This gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia.


 * Wallace, Lee A. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1986. (Family History Library book .) This gives brief historical sketches of each regiment and lists officers, company names, and commanders.