4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)

Brief History
The 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) was assembled at Winchester, Virginia, in July, 1861. Its companies were from the counties of Wythe, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth, Grayson, and Rockbridge. It became part of the Stonewall Brigade and served under Generals T.J. Jackson, T.B. Garnett, Winder, Paxton, J.A. Walker, and W. Terry. The regiment surrendered with 7 officers and 38 men of which only 17 were armed. Its field officers were Colonels James T. Preston, Charles A. Ronald, and William Terry; Lieutenant Colonels Robert D. Gardner and Lewis T. Moore; and Majors Matthew D. Bennett, Joseph F. Kent, and Albert G. Pendleton.

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 (Wythe Grays) - many men from Wythe County

Company B (Fort Lewis Volunteers) - many men from Montgomery County

Company C (Pulaski Guards) - many men from Pulaski County

Company D(Smyth Blues) - many men from Smyth County

Company E (Montgomery Highlanders) - many men from Montgomery County

Company F (Grayson dare Devils) - many men from Grayson County

Company G (Montgomery Fencibles) - many men from Montgomery County

Company H (Rockbridge Grays) - many men from Rockbridge County

Company I (Liberty Hall Volunteers)- many men from Rockbridge County

Company K (Rockbridge Rifles) - many men from Rockbridge County

The information above is from 4th Virginia Infantry, by Dr. James I. Robertson


 * Field and Staff
 * Company
 * Company B
 * Company C
 * Company D
 * Company E
 * Company E


 * Company F
 * Company G
 * Company H
 * Company I
 * Company K

The information above is from 4th Virginia Infantry, by Dr. James I. Robertson

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.


 * Barton, Thomas H. Autobiography of Dr. Thomas H. Barton, the self-made physician of Syracuse, Ohio : including a history of the Fourth Regt., West Va. Vol. Infy : with an account of Col. Lightburn's retreat down the Kanawaha Valley, Gen. Grant's Vicksburg and Chattanooga campaigns : together with the several battles in which the Fourth Regiment was engaged, and its losses by disease, desertion and in battle. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * Douthat, James L. Wythe County, VA, Civil War records, 1861-1865. ([S.l. : J.L. Douthat?], c1986),


 * Robertson, James I. 4th Virginia Infantry. (Lynchburg, Virginia : H.F. Howard, c1982),.


 * 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.