19th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)

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Brief History
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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 (The Monticello Guard) - many men from Albemarle County

Company B (The Albemarle Rifles) - many men from Albemarle County

Company C (The Scottsville Guard) - many men from Albemarle, County

Company D (The Howardsville Grays) - many men from Albemarle County

Company E (The Piedmont Guards) - many men from Albemarle County

Company F (The Montgomery Guards) - many men from Albemarle County

Company G (The Nelson Grays) - many men from Nelson County

Company H (The Southern Rights Guard) - many men from Amherst County

Company I  (The Amherst Rifles) - many men from Amherst County

Company K (The Blue Ridge Rifles) - many men from Albemarle County

The above information from 19th Virginia Infantry, by Ervin L. Jordan, Jr, and Herbert A. Thomas, Jr.