No entry on this day.
In the movie "Gods and Generals" Thomas J. Jackson addresses the men of the 33rd Virginia stating that he had always been a Union man but the North's bellicosity forced secession on the state and concludes "The Lincoln Administration required us to raise three regiments. Tell them we have done so! Dismissed." The flag of the 33rd Virginia is seen in the opening credits of the movie.
[Tuesday, July 9, 1861]
No entry on this day.
On July 15, 1861, the 33rd Virginia joined with the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 27th regiments to form the First Brigade under Thomas J. Jackson. Reidenbaugh, p. 4.
On July 15, 1861, the 33rd Virginia joined with the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 27th regiments to form the First Brigade under Thomas J. Jackson. Reidenbaugh, p. 4.
[Monday, July 8, 1861]
No entry on this day.
Reidenbaugh lists the ten companies in the 33rd Virginia as:
Company A, the Potomac Guards
Company B, the Toms Brook Guard
Company C, the Tenth Legion Minute Men
Company D, the Mountain Rangers
Company E, the Emerald Guard
Company F, the Independent Greys
Company G, the Mount Jackson Rifles
Company H, the Page Grays
Company I, the Rockingham Confederates
Company K, the Shenandoah Sharpshooters
Reidenbaugh lists the ten companies in the 33rd Virginia as:
Company A, the Potomac Guards
Company B, the Toms Brook Guard
Company C, the Tenth Legion Minute Men
Company D, the Mountain Rangers
Company E, the Emerald Guard
Company F, the Independent Greys
Company G, the Mount Jackson Rifles
Company H, the Page Grays
Company I, the Rockingham Confederates
Company K, the Shenandoah Sharpshooters
[Sunday July 7, 1861]
No entry on this day.
According to "33rd Virginia" Infantry by Lowell Reidenbaugh Captain William D. Rippetoe organized the Page Grays on June 19, 1861.
On July 15 the Grays became part of the newly formed 33rd Virginia under Colonel Arthur Campbell Cummings, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and Mexican War veteran.
According to "33rd Virginia" Infantry by Lowell Reidenbaugh Captain William D. Rippetoe organized the Page Grays on June 19, 1861.
On July 15 the Grays became part of the newly formed 33rd Virginia under Colonel Arthur Campbell Cummings, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and Mexican War veteran.
[Saturday July 6, 1861-Thursday July 11, 1861]
No diaries entries for these six days
According to "Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade" by John O. Casler, the 33rd remained in camp, receiving equipment (knapsacks, blankets, cartridge boxes, canteens and tents) and sending their civilian clothes home.
According to "Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade" by John O. Casler, the 33rd remained in camp, receiving equipment (knapsacks, blankets, cartridge boxes, canteens and tents) and sending their civilian clothes home.
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