Reserve Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac
Captain R L Walker, Purcell Artillery
Purcell Artillery
Mustered in Confederate service for one year dated 1 July, 1861. Arrived at Camp Wigfall, J J Wilcoxen's farm, east of the junction of Union Mills and Hooe's Hill Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, 20 July, 1861
CAPTAIN R L WALKER
- Section: FIRST LT. D C HAGERTY
Two 6 pounder three inch Parrott rifles - Section: SECOND LT. W R J PEGRAM
Private W R J Pegram, 1st Virginia Infantry, Company F (1st), was appointed second lieutenant, Purcell Artillery, at Camp Mercer, Mercer Square/ Fredericksburg Agricultural Fairgrounds, between Frederick and Mercer Streets, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, on 9 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861 (See the 1st Virginia Infantry).
Two 6 pounder three inch Parrott rifles
- Section: SECOND LT. W J Dabney
Two 6 pounder three inch Parrott rifles
Sources
"Among the companies now at this beautiful camp are the Old Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Co. E, commanded by Capt. O. Jennings Wise; Co. F, commanded by Capt. Cary; the Mount Pleasant Rifles, Capt. Johnson; Capt. R. L. Walker's Artillery, four field-pieces; the Fredericksburg Artillery, Capt. Braxton; Co. B, Fredericksburg, Capt. Chew; Co. A, Fredericksburg, Capt. Sener. The train last evening brought the Caroline Greys, Capt. Quisenberry, a fine looking and well-drilled body of men. The camp is under the command of Capt. R. Milton Cary, of Co. F."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 11 May, 1861 - Affairs at Camp Mercer, near Fredericksburg, 9 May, 1861
"This evening a steamer, supposed to be the Pawnee, approached within range of the Purcell Artillery, and opened fire upon it. The fire was returned promptly, and was kept up for some time - 14 shots being fired."
Richmond Enquirer, Semi-weekly edition (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 27 May, 1861 - Scene at Aquia Creek: Statement of an eye-witness, four miles from Aquia Creek, 29th May, 1861
"We had yesterday, in addition to our guns, a small rifled one from Captain Walker's battery, under the immediate command of Lieutenant Robertson, of Tennessee, which rendered efficient service."
Richmond Enquirer, Semi-weekly edition (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 11 June, 1861 - Naval Battery No.1, Aquia Creek, 2nd June, 1861
"During Friday's attack, Lieut. Barnes, of the Stafford Guards, bore a message from me to Capt. Walker, and returned with a reply, his course being along the causeway over which the enemy's shot was sweeping."
Richmond Enquirer, Semi-weekley edition (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 18 June, 1861 - Naval Battery, Aquia Creek, 9 June, 1861
"Mr. Z. C. McGruder, formerly a clerk in the Richmond Post Office, and now a member of Capt. Walker's Battery, lately stationed near Aquia Creek, was complimented personally by Gen. Beauregard on Sunday, during the battle at Manassas. When Walker's company (the Purcell Battery) commenced their fire, the first gun was aimed by McGruder, a Richmond boy, whose havoc was so evident among the enemy that the commanding General did the gunner the honour of requesting his name. Praise Battery did its full duty last Sunday. There is an affinity between Artillery and McGruder. We are informed that the Second Tennessee Regiment, Col. Bate, and First Arkansas Regiment, Col. James F. Fagan, were both in Sunday's battle, and acted gloriously. Gen. Beauregard was so pleased with the performance of the Purcell Battery that he presented it with one of the splendid brass rifle cannon taken from the enemy. The battery is now at Aquia Creek."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 26 July, 1861 - Complimented
"Memphis, 1 Aug. - M. W. Cluskey, captain in a Tennessee regiment, and correspondent of the Avalanche, in a letter dated Camp Wigfall, Department of Manassas, 22d. July, published today, says: 'The First Arkansas regiment, Col. Fagan; a Tennessee regiment, Col. Bate, and Flying Artillery, Col. Walker, the whole forming a brigade under Gen. Holmes, arrived after a long march at the battleground at six o'clock in the morning; waited momentarily for an order to forward, from Beauregard, which was given at 3 P. M.."
Des Arc Semi-weekly Citizen (Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas), 3 August, 1861 - An Arkansas and Tennessee Regiment at Manassas
Books/ Manuscripts
The Purcell, Crenshaw & Letcher Artillery, First Edition, No.906 of 1000, by P S Carmichael
The military orders of Daniel Ruggles, Department of Fredericksburg, 22 April to 5 June, 1861: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 69, No.2, April 1961, pp149-180, by Meriwether Stuart
A guide to Virginia military organisations 1861-1865, Revised Second Edition, by I A Wallace, Jr.
"At the beginning of May a new six-gun battery called the Purcell Artillery arrived at Camp Mercer. The unit was composed of Richmonders and commanded by Captain Reuben Lindsay Walker, but it lacked well-trained officers. Walker needed assistance in transforming his awkward band of civilians into soldiers, and Pegram responded to his call for help. Temporarily assigned to the position of drillmaster in the battery."
"Answering the call on July 18, the Purcell Artillery and Holmes' brigade hurried to the scene. After covering twenty-five miles in two days, Pegram and his comrades fell in line on the Confederate right near Camp Wigfall, a reserve position behind General Richard S Ewell's brigade at Union Mills."
"Sometime between 4:00 and 4:30 in the afternoon, Holmes' brigade and the Purcell Artillery arrived at General Joseph E Johnston's headquarters at the Lewis House, better known as Portici."
Lee's young artillerist: William R. J. Pegram, by Peter S Carmichael
"The 'maiden fight' of the artillery branch of the Legion took place on 26 September when a section of the Washington Artillery, commanded by Captain S D Lee, and consisting of two rifled 6 pounders and a rifled 32 pounder nick-named 'Long Tom', a captured trophy from Manassas manned by a detachment of the Purcell Artillery, were sent to Freestone Point on the Potomac River."
South Carolina volunteers in the Civil War: The Hampton Legion Part I, regimental history, in collaboration with W B Bynum and H M Madaus with text and illustrations by R Field
"Holmes' brigade, an independent command ordered up from Aquia Creek, consisted of two regiments, reported by Beauregard at a total of 1,355, and 6 guns."
The Army in the Civil War, Volume 1: The outbreak of rebellion, by John G Nicolay, private Secretary to President A Lincoln
Notes
The Purcell Artillery was accepted in state service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 20 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad to Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, on 21 April, 1861.
Camp Mercer, Mercer Square/ Fredericksburg Agricultural Fairgrounds, between Frederick & Mercer Streets, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 27 April, 1861: The 1st Virginia Infantry, Companies E (1st) and F (1st), the Purcell Artillery, and the Caroline Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain R M Cary, 1st Virginia Infantry, Company F (1st), were stationed at Camp Mercer, Mercer Square/ Fredericksburg Agricultural Fairgrounds, between Frederick and Mercer Streets, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, on 27 April, 1861.
Note: The Purcell Artillery was stationed at Camp Mercer, Mercer Square/ Fredericksburg Agricultural Fairgrounds, between Frederick and Mercer Streets, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, on 30 April 1861.
Mustered for one year, Camp Mercer, Mercer Square/ Fredericksburg Agricultural Fairgrounds, between Frederick & Mercer Streets, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 9 May, 1861: The Purcell Artillery (60) was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Mercer, Mercer Square/ Fredericksburg Agricultural Fairgrounds, between Frederick and Mercer Streets, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, by Major & Adjutant General W H Ker, Virginia Volunteers, on 9 May, 1861.
Note: Private W R J Pegram, 1st Virginia Infantry, Company F (1st), was appointed second lieutenant, Purcell Artillery, on 9 May, 1861 (See the 1st Virginia Infantry).
Troops stationed at Camp Mercer, Mercer Square/ Fredericksburg Agricultural Fairgrounds, between Frederick & Mercer Streets, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Companies A, B, D, & E, 9 May, 1861: Captain R M Cary, 1st Virginia Infantry, Company F (1st); 1st Virginia Infantry, Company E (1st) (103), Captain O J Wise; Company F (1st) (113), First Lieutenant R H Cunningham, Jr; 2nd Virginia Battalion Volunteers, Company A, Fredericksburg Washington Guards (66), Captain J W Sener; Company B, Fredericksburg Rifle Greys (79), Captain R S Chew; Company C, Fredericksburg Artillery (55), Captain C M Braxton; Purcell Artillery (60), Captain R L Walker; Unattached Virginia Volunteers, Mount Pleasant Rifles, Captain V M Johnson; Caroline Greys (69), Captain R O Peatross
Note: The Purcell Artillery was stationed at Pratt's Point, on the south bank of Potomac Creek, King George County, Virginia, on 22 May, 1861.
Pratt's Point, on the south bank of Potomac Creek, King George County, to Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek & Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861: The Purcell Artillery was ordered to Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, by Major W S Barton, Virginia Volunteers, at 3 PM on 28 May, 1861.
General Orders No.13, Paragraph VII, Headquarters, Department of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 22 May, 1861: The Fredericksburg Artillery, under the command of Captain C M Braxton, was ordered to Pratt's Point, on the south bank of Potomac Creek, King George County, Virginia, by General Orders No.13, Paragraph VII, Headquarters, Department of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, on 22 May, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Infantry).
Note: A detachment of the Fredericksburg Artillery was assigned the Purcell Artillery at Pratt's Point, on the south bank of Potomac Creek, King George County, Virginia, by General Orders No.13, Paragraph VII, Headquarters, Department of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, on 22 May, 1861.
Marlboro Point, three & a half miles southeast of Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek & Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, 30 May, 1861: The Purcell Artillery and the 1st Virginia Infantry, Company E (1st), were stationed at Marlboro Point, three and a half miles southeast of Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, on 30 May, 1861 (See the 1st Virginia Infantry).
Skirmish at Naval Battery No.1, Aquia Creek Landing, 31 May, 1861
The Purcell Artillery arrived at the Tump, one mile southeast of Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, in the morning on 31 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Virginia Infantry, Company E (1st).
Note: The Purcell Artillery and the 1st Virginia Infantry, Company E (1st), were stationed at Marlboro Point, three and a half miles southeast of Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, in the morning 31 May, 1861, and was engaged in a skirmish with the steamers Thomas Freeborn, Anacostia, and Resolute at the Tump, one mile southeast of Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, between 10.30 AM and 1 PM on 31 May, 1861.
Skirmish at Naval Battery No.1, Aquia Creek Landing, 1 June, 1861
One 6 pounder Parrott rifle of the Purcell Artillery, under the command of Cadet & Drillmaster P Robertson, Sumner Legion, 2nd Tennessee Infantry, was stationed at Naval Battery No.1, Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, during the skirmish with the steamers Thomas Freeborn, Anacostia, and Pawnee between 11.30 AM and 4.30 PM on 1 June, 1861 (See the 2nd Tennessee Infantry).
Note: Three 6 pounder three inch Parrott rifles of the Purcell Artillery, under the command of Captain R L Walker, were stationed at the Tump, one mile southeast of Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, during the skirmish with the steamers Thomas Freeborn, Anacostia, and Pawnee between 11.30 AM and 4.30 PM on 1 June, 1861.
Brent's & Sims'/ Symmes' Points, opposite Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek & Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, 1 June, 1861: The Purcell Artillery, under the command of Colonel W B Bate, 2nd Tennessee Infantry, was ordered to Brent's and Sims'/ Symmes' Points, opposite Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, in the evening on 1 June, 1861.
Note: The Caroline Light Dragoons was ordered to Brent's and Sims'/ Symmes' Points, opposite Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, in the evening on 1 June, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Infantry).
General Orders No.25, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 8 June, 1861: The Purcell Artillery was assigned to the Confederate States by General Orders No.25, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service on 1 July, 1861.
Note: A section of the Purcell Artillery was ordered to Mathias Point, seven miles northeast of Hampstead, King George County, Virginia, by Brigadier General T H Holmes, Confederate States Army, on 28 June, 1861.
Advance to Manassas Junction, 18-20 July, 1861
The Purcell Artillery was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General T H Holmes, Confederate States Army, by Special Orders No.224, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 18 July, 1861, dated 17 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Arkansas Infantry and the 2nd Tennessee Infantry.
Note: The 30th Virginia Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, and the Westmoreland Cavalry/ Lee's Light Horse were ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.224, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 3.30 PM on 20 July, 1861, dated 17 July, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Infantry).
Camp Chopawamsic, Chopawamsic Baptist Church, on the South River of Chopawamsic Creek, four miles north of Garrisonville, Stafford County, to J J Wilcoxen's farm, east of the intersection of Union Mills & Hooe's Hill Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, 18-20 July, 1861: The Purcell Artillery was stationed at Camp Chopawamsic, Chopawamsic Baptist Church, on the South River of Chopawamsic Creek, four miles north of Garrisonville, Stafford County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at Brentsville via Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 July, 1861. The company arrived at Camp Wigfall, J J Wilcoxen's farm, east of the junction of Union Mills and Hooe's Hill Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 20 July, 1861.
Note: The Albemarle Light Horse was ordered to rendezvous with the 1st Arkansas Infantry, the 2nd Tennessee Infantry, and the Purcell Artillery, under the command of Brigadier General T H Holmes, Confederate States Army, between Dumfries and Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Wigfall, J J Wilcoxen's farm, east of the junction of Union Mills and Hooe's Hill Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 20 July, 1861 (See the Scott's Squadron Cavalry).
First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861
The Purcell Artillery was stationed at Camp Wigfall, J J Wilcoxen's farm, east of the junction of Union Mills and Hooe's Hill Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
Note: The Albemarle Light Horse was temporarily assigned to Brigadier General T H Holmes, Confederate States Army, between 19 and 21 July, 1861.
Advance to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The Purcell Artillery was ordered to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861:
Note: The Purcell Artillery was ordered to Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2 PM on 21 July, 1861.
Camp Wigfall, J J Wilcoxen's farm, east of the junction of Union Mills and Hooe's Hill Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861: The Purcell Artillery was stationed at Camp Wigfall, J J Wilcoxen's farm, east of the junction of Union Mills and Hooe's Hill Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, on 22 July, 1861.
J J Wilcoxen's farm to Brooke's Station, 23 July, 1861
The Purcell Artillery was ordered to Brooke's Station, Stafford County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.147, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 23 July, 1861, dated 22 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Arkansas Infantry and the 2nd Tennessee Infantry.
Skirmish at Marlboro Point, three & a half miles southeast of Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek & Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, 29 July, 1861: The Purcell Artillery was engaged in a skirmish with the steamers Yankee and Pawnee at Marlboro Point, three and a half miles southeast of Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, in the morning on 29 July, 1861.
Note: The Purcell Artillery was engaged in a skirmish at Marlboro Point, three and a half miles southeast of Aquia Creek Landing, Game Point, junction of Aquia Creek and Potomac River, Stafford County, Virginia, in the morning on 13 and 20 August, 1861.
Freestone Point, on the Potomac River, Prince William County, Virginia, 25 September, 1861: The Purcell Artillery was stationed at Freestone Point, on the Potomac River, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 September, 1861.
Note: The Purcell Artillery was engaged in a skirmish with the sloop of war Seminole and the steamers Valley City and Jacob Bell at Freestone Point,on the Potomac River, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 25 September, 1861 (See the Hampton Legion).
Troops engaged at the skirmish at Freestone Point, on the Potomac River, Prince William County, Virginia, 25 September, 1861: Purcell Artillery, one 32 pounder rifle, Second Lieutenant W J Dabney; Hampton Legion Artillery, two 8 pounder rifles, First Lieutenant J F Hart
Note: The Dixie Artillery, under the command of Captain W H Chapman, and the Bedford Artillery, under the command of Captain J R Johnson, were disbanded and the men and horses assigned to the Purcell Artillery at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 4 October, 1862.
Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The Purcell Artillery surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.
Colonel D Ruggles, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, Department of Fredricksburg, 22 April, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain D Ruggles, 5th United States Infantry, Company A, resigned on 19 April, 1861, and was appointed brigadier general/ colonel, Virginia Volunteers, at Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, on 22 April, 1861. Brigadier General / Colonel D Ruggles, Virginia Volunteers, was assigned to command the Department of Fredericksburg including the Potomac River between Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia, and the Rappahannock River between 22 April and 5 June, 1861, and Colonel D Ruggles, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, was stationed at Camp Mercer, Mercer Square/ Fairgrounds, between Frederick and Mercer Streets, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, on 29 May, 1861. Colonel D Ruggles, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, was appointed brigadier general, Confederates States Army, on 9 August, 1861, and was ordered to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Special orders No.130, Paragraph XII, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 21 August, 1861.
Note: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain D Ruggles, 5th United States Infantry, Company A, was appointed colonel, infantry, Confederates States Army, on 4 October, 1862, dated 16 March, 1861, and was assigned to command the troops from the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, and Westmoreland by Special Orders No.39, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Division, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 May, 1861.
Brigadier General T H Holmes, Confederate States Army, Department of Fredricksburg, 5 June, 1861: Major T H Holmes, 8th United States Infantry, resigned at Fort Columbus, Governor's Island, west of Buttermilk Channel, New York Bay, opposite Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 5 April, 1861, dated 22 April, 1861, and was relieved from duty as superintendent of the United States General Recruiting Service, Department of the East, Headquarters, Fort Columbus, Governor's Island, west of Buttermilk Channel, New York Bay, opposite Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, by Special Orders No.57, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 6 April, 1861. Brigadier General T H Holmes, Provisional Army of North Carolina, was stationed at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, on 16 April, 1861, and was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 17 April, 1861. He was appointed colonel, infantry, Confederate States Army, at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 20 April, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861, and was ordered to Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, by Special Orders No.32, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 22 April, 1861. Brigadier General T H Holmes, Provisional Army of North Carolina, was assigned to command the Coast Defenses, Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, on 26 April, 1861, and the Coast Defenses, Southern Department, Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, by General Orders No.2, North Carolina, Adjutant General's Office, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, on 27 May, 1861. Colonel C C Tew, 2nd North Carolina State Troops, was assigned to command the Coast Defenses, Southern Department, Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, by Special Orders No.8, North Carolina State Troops, Adjutant General's Office, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, on 1 June, 1861, and Colonel T H Holmes, infantry, Confederate States Army, was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 5 June, 1861. Brigadier General T H Holmes, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.64, Paragraph IV, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on the same day and was appointed major general, Confederates States Army, on 7 October, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).
Note: Major W H C Whiting, corps engineers, Confederates States Army, was appointed inspector general to Brigadier General T H Holmes, Provisional Army of North Carolina, at Headquarters, Coast Defences, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, between 6 and 16 May, 1861 (See the Engineers, Army of the Shenandoah).
The Purcell Artillery was assigned to the Second Brigade, Aquia District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General J G Walker, Confederate States Army, General Orders No.18, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.115: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp565-566
Brigadier General T H Holmes, Confederate States Army, Reserve Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Brooke's Station, Stafford County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861
Orders of Battle
The above painting, 'The Fourth Alabama', is by Don Troiani, modern America's finest historical artist.