14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)

Brief History
14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate) was organized in May, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Amelia, Bedford, Fluvanna, Chesterfield, Halifax, and Mecklenburg. Only 7 officers and 49 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels James G. Hodges and William White; Lieutenant Colonels Moses F.T. Evans, David J. Godwin, Parke Poindexter, and William W. Wood; and Majors Robert H. Poore and William D. Shelton.

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 (Paineville Rifles) - many men from Amelia County

Company B (Bedford Rifle Grays) - many men from Bedford County

Company C (Fluvanna Rifle Guard) - many men from Fluvanna County

Company D ( Chesterfield Central Guards) - many men from Chesterfield County

Company E (Clarksville Blues) - many men from Mecklenburg County

Company F (Chambliss Grays) - many men from Mecklenburg County

Company G (Mount Vernon Guard) - many men from Halifax County

Company H (Meadville Greys) - many men from Halifax County

Company I  (Chester Grays) (Southern Braves) - many men from Chesterfield County

Company K (Dan River Rifles) - many men from Halifax County

The information above is from 14th Virginia Infantry, by Edward R. Crews and Timothy A. Parish.

Records
The muster roll of Company A is included in:


 * Muster Roll of Amelia County, Virginia, in the War in Defense of Virginia, 1861-1865. MSS. Amelia County Courthouse (Amelia, Va.). Copy:.

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.


 * Crew, Edward R. 14th Virginia Infantry. (Lynchburg, Virginia : H.E. Howard, c1995),