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The 5th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, at Richmond, Virginia, for service with the U.S. Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Trenton , Battle of Princeton , Battle of Brandywine , Battle of Germantown , Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston .
Upton's Hill, or Upton Hill, is a geographic eminence located in western Arlington County, Virginia. Its summit rises to 413 feet (126 m) above sea level and is located in Fairfax County just over the Arlington county boundary and just east of the driveway to Upton Hill Regional Park, near the batting cage.
22nd Infantry Battalion was organized with six companies of the 2nd Regiment, Virginia Artillery. It served in Field's, Heth's, and H.H. Walker's Brigade, and fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Cedar Mountain to Cold Harbor, then was involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River. On December 22, 1864, the battalion was ...
The Battery remained here until the end of May 1863, when they left to garrison Fort Ramsey and Fort Buffalo near Upton Hill, VA (east of Falls Church, VA). By June, they returned to Washington. They left the capital on 28 October 1863, now becoming part of the reserve artillery stationed in Nashville, TN.
The 45th Virginia Infantry Battalion (also known as "Beckley's battalion") was formed in detachments throughout southern West Virginia, Logan, Wayne, Wyoming, and Boone counties, [1] from April to December 1863 until it reached six companies with 287 men. [2]
Unidentified soldier of Co. D, 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment. The 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. 17th Infantry Regiment was organized at Manassas Junction, Virginia, in ...
Battle flag of the "Bloody Eighth" The 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment was a Confederate infantry regiment raised by Colonel Eppa Hunton in Leesburg, Virginia on May 8, 1861. The unit comprised six companies from Loudoun, two companies from Fauquier, one company from Fairfax and one company from Prince William.
The 27th Battalion Virginia Partisan Rangers was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly in East Tennessee and western Virginia. Virginia's 27th Battalion Partisan Rangers was formed in September, 1862, with seven companies, later increased to nine.