13th Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Confederate)

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Brief History
The 13th Battalion, Virginia Reserves was commanded by Colonel Robert Smith of Tazewell County with Major Henry Smith of Russell County as second in command.

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 - Captain Robert Brown - many men from Smyth County

Company B - Captain Samuel L. Graham - Tazewell County

Company C - Lieutenant J. S. Booher - Washington County

Company D - Captain Evan D. Richardson - Smyth County

Compnany F - Captain William Barrow - Washington County

Company G - Captain A. P. Gilmer - Russell County

Company H - Captain George E. Starnes

Company I - Captain Thomas E. Patterson - Washington County

The above information about the companies and counties is from History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia, 1748-1920, pages 629 and 630.

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 (see below).


 * 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.