John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Virginia 23rd Infantry Regiment John C Rigdon

The Virginia 23rd Infantry Regiment completed its organization in May, 1861. Its members were recruited at Richmond and in the counties of Louisa, Amelia, Halifax, Goochland, Prince Edward, and Charlotte. Occupations of the enlisted men were diverse. In Company H (Richmond Sharpshooters) there were bakers, sailors, teamsters, coopers, painters, bricklayers, mechanics, tobacconists, stewards and blacksmiths. In the remaining nine companies, approximately two-thirds were farmers, and of the remaining one-third, most were carpenters and clerks. Company A (Louisa rifles) - Louisa County Company B (Jetersville Grays) - Amelia County Company C (Amelia Rifles) - Amelia County Company D (Louisa Grays) - Louisa County Company E (Brooklyn Grays) - Halifax County Company F (Goochland Grays) - Goochland County Company G ( Frederick's Hall Grays) - Louisa County Company H (Richmond Sharpshooters) - Richmond County Company I (Prince Edward Central Guards) - Prince Edward County mustered in July 1861 and reorganized in May 1882. Captains were John Augustus Michie, James C. Wyant, Henry Clay Michie, William E. Green, Thomas Stanhope Henry, John T. Palmer, William W. Williams and Charles J. Greene. Company K ( Keysville Guards) - Charlotte County. Initially organized in May 1861. Reorganized in Richmond in April 1862. Captains were Armistead W. Bailey, Samuel Taylor Walton, Napoleon Arthur Bass and Andrew B. Crawford.