The following is a list of West Virginia Confederate Units which were composed mostly or notably by citizens of the 50 counties of western Virginia which eventually became West Virginia. These units, with the exception of the Kentucky units, are designated "Virginia", as were the Union regiments from western Virginia. After the admittance of West Virginia as a state in 1863, those Union units from western Virginia changed their designation to "West Virginia", while the Confederate units remained "Virginia". Following the names of the units are the names of the counties, in parentheses, which contributed to those units, and does not include neighboring counties of Kentucky or Virginia. The list of West Virginia Civil War Union units is shown separately.

Infantry

Cavalry

Artillery

Virginia State Line & Other Units

Guerrilla Units

These units were often called "Moccasin Rangers" in the North, but were designated "Partisan Rangers" or "Confederate States Rangers". They operated as such from 1861 to 1862, and were later recruited into the Virginia State Line in the latter half of 1862, and then into the regular Confederate Army in March 1863. The counties from which they were mainly originated are in parentheses at the end of each name.

Generals-Confederate & Virginia Militia

The following Generals were either born in, raised in, or living in western Virginia at the time of the war.

References

  1. ^ "23rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ "26th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Edgar's)". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  3. ^ "30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters (Clarke's)". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
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