31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Company Roll
Scope and Content
The collection contains a single document reporting the roll of the Confederate 31st Virginia Infantry, Company E, for May 1862, with a short description of the regiment's activities, during the American Civil War. The top the document indicates it was filled out and submitted by Captain Samuel A. Gilman under the command of Colonel John L. Huffman. The roll indicates the company consisted of 100 men with a total of 75 present for active duty. Also it contains a short historical sketch of the regiment's activity for May 1862, including information on locations of the unit and a record of wounded members.
Dates
- 1862
Creator
Language of Materials
The material in the collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Administrative History
The 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised from volunteers for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Most of the regiment came from the area which eventually became West Virginia. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia and was active for the entirety of the conflict. The unit was active in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign and Jackson's Valley operations. Later the 31st Virginia participated in numerous campaigns including Seven Days' Battles, Cold Harbor, Shenandoah Valley, and Appomattox.
Company E was formed entirely from Highland County, the only county in the 31st not located in the new West Virginia. During May 1862 the regiment joined up with Stonewall Jackson. The 31st Virginia reaching Front Royal by the end of the month and helped push Union forces out of their camp there.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder)
Abstract
The collection contains a single document reporting the roll of the Confederate 31st Virginia Infantry, Company E, for May 1862, with a short description of the regiment's activities, during the American Civil War.
Source of Acquisition
The 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Company Roll was purchased by Special Collections in February 2010.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Company Roll by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Company Roll commenced and was completed in July 2010.
- Title
- 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Company Roll, 1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Josh Howard, Library Assistant
- Date
- 2010 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu