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Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Colonel W Smith, 49th Virginia Infantry

Colonel W Smith, 49th Virginia Infantry

Forty-ninth Virginia Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for one year dated 1 July, 1861. Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, and H, arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 6 and 21 July, 1861. Stationed in the vicinity of Young's Branch; F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River; and Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861

COLONEL W SMITH
Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia, was appointed colonel, 49th Virginia Infantry, at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 27 June, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL E MURRAY
Captain E Murray, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company H, was appointed acting lieutenant colonel, 49th Virginia Infantry, by Special Orders No.124, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861, dated 19 July, 1861.

MAJOR C SMITH
First Lieutenant C Smith, 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, resigned on 3 May, 1861, and was appointed captain, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 26 June, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Captain C Smith, infantry, Confederate States Army, was appointed, major, 49th Virginia Infantry, by Special Orders No.124, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861, and was badly wounded in the leg at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

Company A Flint Hill Rifles: CAPT. W J WILLIAMS
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Flint Hill, Rappahannock County, Virginia, on 20 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 13 June, 1861.
Company B Amherst Rough and Readies: CAPT. C B CHRISTIAN
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Amherst Courthouse, Amherst County, Virginia, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.
Company C New Market Volunteers: CAPT. H N B WOOD
The company was accepted in state service for one year at New Market, Nelson County, Virginia, by Colonel A A Witt, 28th Virginia Militia (Nelson County), on 7 June, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861. The company was assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861 (See Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry).
Company D Sperryville Sharpshooters: CAPT. J C GIBSON
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861, and was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year by Lieutenant Colonel A S Taylor, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 18 July, 1861. The company was temporarily assigned to the 7th Virginia Infantry at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861, and was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 7 August, 1861. Captain J C Gibson, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company D, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 49th Virginia Infantry, on 1 May, 1862 (See the 7th Virginia Infantry).
Company E Warren Blues: CAPT. M T WHEATLEY
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year on 7 July, 1861. Captain M T Wheatley, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company E, died of tyfhoid fever at Walnut Hill, Cedarville, Warren County, Virginia, on 1 December, 1861, and First Lieutenant B S Jacobs, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company E, on 16 December, 1861. The company was assigned to the Battalion Heavy Artillery, under the command of Captain T Triplett, Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery, on 20 February, 1862 (See the Battalion Heavy Artillery).
Company F Ewell Guards: CAPT. J B NorviLL
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Brentsville Courthouse, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861, and was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year on 12 July, 1861.
Company G (1st) Markham Guards/ Fauquier Artillery: CAPT. R M STRIBLING
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 22 June, 1861, and was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year by Major G W Brent, 17th Virginia Infantry, on 1 July, 1861. The company appeared on a muster roll as Fauquier Artillery dated 31 October, 1861 (See the 17th Virginia Infantry).
Company G (2nd) Quantico Guards: CAPT. C A NELSON
The company was accepted in state/ Confederate service for the war at Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861, and was mustered in state/ Confederate service for the war by Major G W Brent, 17th Virginia Infantry, on 16 July, 1861. The company was assigned as provost guard, under the command of Captain C A Nelson, Provost Marshall, on 21 September, 1861, and was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry, Company G (2nd), at Clark's Mountain, east of Rapidan Station, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 28 March, 1862 (See the 17th Virginia Infantry).
Company H Fauquier Guards: Acting CApt. & First Lt. H C Ward
The company was accepted in state service for one year, under the command of Captain E Murray, at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 26 May, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year on 28 May, 1861. Captain E Murray, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company H, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 49th Virginia Infantry, by Special Orders No.124, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861, dated 19 July, 1861, and First Lieutenant H C Ward, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company H, was appointed acting captain and first lieutenant, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company H, on 17 July, 1861. Acting Captain & First Lieutenant H C Ward, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company H, was mortally wounded in the abdomen at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861, and died at 12 AM on 22 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant B M Randolph, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 49th Virginia Infantry, Company H, on 31 July, 1861.
Company I Rappahannock Rifles: CAPT. G C VANDERSLICE
The company was accepted in state servive for one year at Amissville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, dated June, 1861, and was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year at Davis Barracks, Washington Courthouse, Rappahannock County, Virginia, on 22 July, 1861.
Company K Crowder's company: CAPT. W H CROWDER
The company was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year at Camp Mitchell, Arrington's Station, Nelson County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel R P Lyon, 28th Virginia Militia (Nelson County), on 1 September, 1861, and was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry, Company K, by Special Orders No.1, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 2 January, 1862.
Unlettered Company Madison Artillery/ Tips (Tipperarys) : CAPT. MG V Moody
The company was temporarily assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.122, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861 (See the Battalion Heavy Artillery).
Unlettered Company Crescent Blues, Company B: CAPT. Mcg Goodwyn
The company was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry by Special Orders No.124, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, on 17 July, 1861, and to the Washington Battalion Infantry, Company C, on 1 October, 1861 (See the Washington Battalion Artillery).

Organistion of 49th Virginia Infantry at first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Colonel W Smith, Lieutenant Colonel E Murray, Major C Smith; Company B, Amherst Rough and Readies, Captain C B Christian; Company E, Warren Blues, Captain M T Wheatley; Company H, Fauquier Guards, Acting Captain & First Lieutenant H C Ward

Attached companies of 49th Virginia Infantry at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Company A, Flint Hill Rifles, Captain W J Williams; Company C, New Market Volunteers*, Captain H N B Wood; Company F, Ewell Guards, Captain J B Norvill; Unlettered Company, Madison Artillery/ Tips (Tipperarys)**, Captain G V Moody; Unlettered Company, Crescent Blues, Company B*, Captain McG Goodwyn

Unattached companies of 49th Virginia Infantry at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Company D, Sperryville Sharpshooters†, Captain J C Gibons

*Assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861; **Assigned to Batteries N and P within the entrenched naval batteries at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861; †Attached to 7th Virginia Infantry at first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861

Markham Guards/ Fauquier Artillery

Captain R M Stribling

The Markham Guards was accepted in state service at Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 22 June, 1861, and was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year by Major G W Brent, 17th Virginia Infantry, on 1 July, 1861. The company was stationed at Goose Creek Baptist Church, on Goose Creek, Farrowsville, Fauquier County, Virginia, between 1 and 13 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Manassas Gap Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 August, 1861. The company was designated the Fauquier Artillery dated September/ October, 1861. The Fauquier Artillery was assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, on 22 October, 1861, and was reorganised at Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia, on 12 May, 1862. The company was assigned to the 38th Battalion Virginia Light Artillery, Company A, dated June, 1863 (See the Third Brigade, Army of the Potomac).

Disbanded at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The Fauquier Artillery, under the command of Captain W C Marshall, was disbanded at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major General L L Lomax, Confederate States Army, on 9 April, 1865.

Sources

"Two volunteer companies have just been raised in Rappahannock, and number about 80 men each, and are all nearly uniformed; - one by Thomas massie, at Washington, the other at Flint Hill by Dr. J. Williams."

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 6 May, 1861

"A Company, to be commanded by Capt. Murr(a)y, for many years of the U. S. Army, is in course of formation and will soon have its compliment of men."

Alexandria Gazette & Virginia Advertiser (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 10 May, 1861 - Compliment

"At Flint Hill, the Rev. Mr. Vanderslice, (a Methodist preacher, I believe,) is making up a company."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 13 May, 1861

"The New Market Volunteers expect to go to Charlottlesville on next Monday."

Richmond Daily Whig (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 3 June, 1861 - Items of the day

"Several weeks ago, she sent into the field the Piedmont Rifles; on the 10th, the New Market company left for Charlottesville."

Richmond Daily Whig (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 22 June, 1861 - Nelson affairs

"We have, also, three other companies organized, but not in barracks, viz: one commanded by Captain Gibson, numbering 60 men; one by Capt. Vanderslice, numbering 50 men; one by Col. Deatharage, 45 men, forming Cavalry for the Wise Legion."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 25 June, 1861 - Rappahannock county doing her duty, Rappahannock Co., Va. 22 June, 1861

"The Faquier Guards, numbering 84 men, who have been in barracks at Warrenton, for two or three weeks, bid farewell to friends and left for camp Pickens on Tuesday morning, splendidly armed and equipped."

Warrenton Flag (Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia), 11 July, 1861 - Fauquier Guards

Books/ Manuscripts

The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, Forty-ninth Virginia Infantry, First Edition, No.547 of 1000, by L Reidenbaugh

Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 72, Serial No.84: Record of events for the Forty-ninth Virginia Infantry, July 1861-October 1864, edited by James B Hewett

Memoirs of Governor William Smith, of Virginia, his political, military, and personal history, by John W Bell

From Manassas to Frazier's farm. Recollections of a soldier in many battles - General Lee to the rear: Southern Historical Society Papers Volume XXXV, January-December, 1907, pp366-369, by R D Funkhouser, Maurertown, Shenandoah County, Virginia

The Warren Blues - Extra Billy's men. Roll of officers and men of a famous band of veterans: Southern Historical Society Papers Volume XXXV, January-December, 1907, pp298-303, by R D Funkhouser

The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, The Brooke, Fauquier, Loudoun & Alexandria Artillery, First Edition, No.630 of 1000, by M J Andrus

A guide to Virginia military organisations 1861-1865, Revised Second Edition, by I A Wallace, Jr.

Notes

The 49th Virginia Infantry was organised at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.124, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861.

Note: Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia, was appointed colonel, Virginia Volunteers, and authorised to organise the 49th Virginia Infantry on 1 July, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, Company H, 28 May, 1861: The Fauquier Guards was mustered in state service for one year at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861.

Note: The Fauquier Guards was stationed at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 26 May, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Mitchell, in the vicinity of Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia, Company K, 1 September, 1861: Crowder's Company was mustered in state or Confederate service for one year at Camp Mitchell, in the vicinity of Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia, on 1 September, 1861.

Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, 1 June, 1861

Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia, arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 31 May, 1861, and was was stationed at J Gunnell's, opposite the Fairfax Courthouse lot, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 31 May, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 June, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel R S Ewell, cavalry, Provisional Army of Virginia; Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia; Warrenton Rifles (90/96), Captain J Q Marr; Prince William Cavalry (62), detachment, Captain W W Thornton; Rappahannock Cavalry/ Old Guards, Captain J S Green

Note: A detachment of the Prince William Cavalry (32), under the command of Captain W W Thornton, was assigned to picket duty during the skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861.

Skirmish at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 June, 1861: The Warrenton Rifles, the Prince William Cavalry, and the Rappahannock Cavalry/ Old Guards, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R S Ewell, cavalry, Provisional Army of Virginia, were engaged in a skirmish at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 1 June, 1861.

J Cooper's Carriage Shop, on the Little River Turnpike, west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment of Warrenton Rifles, 1 June, 1861: A detachment of the Warrenton Rifles, under the command of Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia, was stationed at and opposite J Cooper's Carriage Shop, on the Little River Turnpike, west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861.

Note: Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia, was was assigned to command a detachment of the Warrenton Rifles (40/45) at Stevenson's farm, southwest of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861. (See the Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse).

New Market, Nelson County, to Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, Company C, 10 June, 1861: The New Market Volunteers was stationed at New Market, Nelson County, Virginia, on 7 June, 1861, and was ordered to Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, on 10 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, Compan C, 11 June, 1861: The New Market Volunteers was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861.

Note: The New Market Volunteers was stationed at Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, Company A, 13 June, 1861: The Flint Hill Rifles was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 13 June, 1861.

Note: The Flint Hill Rifles (57) was stationed at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 18 and 21 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia, 1 July, 1861: The Markham Guards/ Fauquier Artillery was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year at Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, 17th Virginia Infantry, on 1 July, 1861.

Note: The Markham Guards/ Fauquier Artillery was stationed at Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 22 June, 1861, and at Goose Creek Baptist Church, on Goose Creek, Farrowsville, Fauquier County, Virginia, between 1 and 13 July, 1861.

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, to Stone Bridge, on the Potomac River, Company C, 6 July, 1861: The New Market Volunteers was ordered southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.

Note: The New Market Volunteers was assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861 (See Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry).

Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company B, 11-12 July, 1861: The Amherst Rough and Readies was stationed at Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 11 July, 1861. The company arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 12 July, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, Company B, 18 June, 1861: The Amherst Rough and Readies was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.

Warrenton, Fauquier County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company H, 9 July, 1861: The Fauquier Guards was stationed at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 26 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Warrenton Branch, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 9 July, 1861.

Note: The Fauquier Guards arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861.

Organisation of Fauquier Guards at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, 9 July, 1861: Captain E Murray, First Lieutenant H C Ward, Second Lieutenant G T Mitchell, Third Lieutenant B M Randolph

Sperryville, Rappahannock County, to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, Company D, 11-13 July, 1861: The Sperryville Sharpshooters was ordered to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 11 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Note: The Sperryville Sharpshooters was stationed at Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, between 18 June and 11 July, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, Company D, 18 July, 1861: The Sperryville Sharpshooters was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861.

Note: The Sperryville Sharpshooters was stationed at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, between 13 and 20 July, 1861.

Front Royal, Warren County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company E, 16 July, 1861: The Warren Blues arrived by the Manassas Gap Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 16 July, 1861.

Note: The Warren Blues was stationed at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, between 17 June and 16 July, 1861,

Mustered for one year, Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, Company E, 7 July, 1861: The Warren Blues was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, on 7 July, 1861.

Note: The Madison Artillery/ Tips (Tipperarys) was temporarily assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry by Special Orders No.122, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861 (See the Battalion Heavy Artillery).

Special Orders No.124, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, unattached companies, 17 July, 1861: The New Market Volunteers, the Markham Guards, the Amherst Rough and Readies, the Ewell Guards, the Warren Blues, the Fauquier Guards, the Flint Hill Rifles, and the Crescent Blues, Company B, were assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry, under the command of Colonel W Smith, by Special Orders No.124, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The New Market Volunteers and the Crescent Blues, Company B, were assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861, and the Ewell Guards, the Flint Hill Rifles, and the Markham Guards arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 19 July and 1 August, 1861.

Organisation of 49th Virginia Infantry, 17 July, 1861: Colonel W Smith, Acting Lieutenant Colonel & Captain E Murray, Major C Smith; Company A, Captain W J Williams; Company B, Captain C B Christian; Company C, Captain H N B Wood; Company E, Captain M T Wheatley; Company F, Captain J B Norvill; Company G (1st), Captain R M Stribling; Company H, Acting Captain & First Lieutenant H C Ward; Unlettered Company, Captain G V Moody; Unlettered Company, Captain Mcg Goodwyn

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, to Sudley Church, Sudley Springs, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies B, E, & H, 17 July, 1861: The 49th Virginia Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, were ordered to Sudley Springs, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.124, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861, and arrived at Sudley Church, Sudley Springs, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening the same day.

Sudley Church, Sudley Springs, Prince William County, Virginia, to Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, Companies B, E, & H, 18 July, 1861: The 49th Virginia Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, were ordered to Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 1 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at 5 AM the same day.

Note: The 49th Virginia Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, were assigned to the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, on 18 July, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Potomac).

Brentsville to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company F, 19 July, 1861: The 49th Virginia Infantry, Company F, arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the Garrison at Camp Pickens).

Note: The Ewell Guards was assigned to barracks at Brentsville Courthouse, Prince William County, Virginia, between 1 and 12 July, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Brentsville Courthouse, Prince William County, Virginia, Company F, 12 July, 1861: The Ewell Guards was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year at Brentsville Courthouse, Prince William County, Virginia, on 12 July, 1861.

Organisation of Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 21 July, 1861: Colonel P ST G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry; 8th Virginia Infantry, Colonel E Hunton; 18th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R E Withers; 19th Virginia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel J B Strange; 28th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R T Preston; 49th Virginia Infantry, Companies B, E, H, Colonel W Smith; Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B, D, Captain G W B Hale, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D; Madison Cavalry/ Invincibles, Captain W Thomas; Loudoun Cavalry, Captain W W Mead; Lynchburg Artillery, section, Captain H G Latham; Loudoun Artillery, Captain A L Rogers

Note: The 8th Virginia Infantry, the Loudoun Cavalry, the Madison Cavalry/ Invincibles, the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, and the Loudoun Artillery, under the command of Colonel E Hunton, 8th Virginia Infantry, arrived at F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 12 PM on 19 July, 1861.

Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company D, 21 July, 1861: The Sperryville Sharpshooters was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The Sperryville Sharpshooters was temporarily assigned to the 7th Virginia Infantry at the rear of McLean's farm, one mile southwest of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the 7th Virginia Infantry).

Flint Hill, Rappahannock County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company A, 18-21 July, 1861: The 49th Virginia Infantry, Company A, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

A detachment of the 49th Virginia Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, under the command of Colonel W Smith, was assigned to support two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Loudoun Artillery, under the command of First Lieutenant H Heaton, stationed on an eminence east of Young's Branch, on the Bull Run River, and a detachment as a reserve in a sheltered position southwest of the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the Loudoun Artillery).

Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 49th Virginia Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, were ordered to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 1.30 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 49th Virginia Infantry was stationed southeast of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

F Lewis farm, two miles southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 49th Virginia Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, were stationed at F Lewis farm, two miles southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th South Carolina Infantry, Company J, and the 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and K, were assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry at Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

List of killed, etc, 49th Virginia Infantry, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: w Major C Smith; Company B, k 2, w 6, t 8; Company E, k 4, w 6, t 10; Company H, k 4, w 17, t 21; Killed 10, wounded 30, total 40

List of killed, etc, Sperryville Sharpshooters, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Killed 1, wounded 2, total 3

Return of casualties in the 49th Virginia Infantry, Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the battle of first Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Killed 10, wounded 30, total 40

Organisation of Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 July, 1861: Colonel P ST G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry; 18th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R E Withers; 19th Virginia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel J B Strange; 28th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R T Preston; 49th Virginia Infantry; Colonel W Smith; Lynchburg Artillery, Captain H G Latham

Note: The 49th Virginia Infantry was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.169, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Garrison duty at Manassas Junction, 28 July, 1861

The 49th Virginia Infantry was temporarily assigned to garrison duty at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, under the command of Colonel G H Terrett, Provisional Army of Virginia, by Special Orders No.179, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 July, 1861.

Note: The assignment of the 49th Virginia Infantry to the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, was suspended by Special Orders No.179, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 July, 1861.

Camp Hays, one mile northwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company D, 28 July, 1861: The Sperryville Sharpshooters was stationed at Camp Hays, one mile northwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, between 22 and 27 July, 1861, and was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 28 July, 1861.

Markham, Fauquier County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company G (1st), 1 August, 1861: The Markham Guards was ordered to proceed the Manassas Gap Railroad to Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 August, 1861, dated 26 July, 1861, and was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry, Company G (1st), at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 August, 1861.

Note: Major G W Brent, 17th Virginia Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Manassas Gap Railroad to muster the Markham Guards in state/ Confederate service at Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861, dated 28 June, 1861.

Amissville, Rappahannock County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company I, 1 August, 1861: The Rappahannock Rifles arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 August, 1861.

Note: The Rappahannock Rifles was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry, Company I, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 August, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Davis Barracks, Washington Courthouse, Rappahannock County, Virginia, Company I, 22 July, 1861: The Rappahannock Rifles was mustered in state/ Confederate service for one year at Davis Barracks, Washington Courthouse, Rappahannock County, Virginia, on 22 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel W Smith, 49th Virginia Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, to the equip the Rappahannock Rifles, under the command of Captain G C Vanderslice, by Special Orders No.230, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 14 August, 1861, and the Rappahannock Rifles was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 August, 1861.

Centreville, Fairfax County, & Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company D, 7 August, 1861: The Sperryville Sharpshooters was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia between 28 July and 7 August, 1861, and was ordered to Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 7 August, 1861.

Note: The Sperryville Sharpshooters was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry, Company D, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 7 August, 1861.

Garrison at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 14 October, 1861: Colonel G B Anderson, 4th North Carolina State Troops; 4th North Carolina State Troops, Lieutenant Colonel J A Young; 49th Virginia Infantry, Colonel W Smith; 27th Georgia Infantry, Colonel L B Smith; 28th Georgia Infantry, Colonel T J Warthen; Battalion Heavy Artillery, Captain I S Sterrett, Confederate States Navy

Note: Colonel G B Anderson, 4th North Carolina State Troops, was assigned to command the garrison at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 14 October, 1861 (See the Camp Pickens Garrison).

Special Orders No.1, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 2 January, 1862: The 28th Virginia Militia (Nelson County), Company A, under the command of Captain W H Crowder, was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry, Company K, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.1, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 2 January, 1862.

Note: The 49th Virginia Infantry, Company K, under the command of First Lieutenant J G Lobban, was stationed at Camp Mitchell, Arrington's Station, Nelson County, Virginia, on 20 December, 1861.

Clark's Mountain, east of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, six miles northwest of Orange Courthouse, Orange County, Virginia, Company G (2nd), 28 March, 1862: The Quantico Guards was ordered to Clark's Mountain, east of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, six miles northwest of Orange Courthouse, Orange County, Virginia, on 8 March, 1862, and was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry on 28 March, 1862.

Note: The Quantico Guards was stationed at Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861, and was assigned to duty at Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, between 16 July, 1861, and 8 March, 1862.

Mustered for one year, Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, Company G (2nd), 16 July, 1861: The Quantico Guards was mustered in state/ Confederate service for the war by Major G W Brent, 17th Virginia Infantry, at Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861 (See the 17th Virginia Infantry).

Reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 30 April, 1862: The 49th Virginia Infantry was reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, on 30 April, 1862.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 49th Virginia Infantry, under the command of Captain W D Moffett, surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 21 April, 1861: Captain P St G Cocke, Powhatan Troop, was appointed brigadier general/ colonel, Virginia Volunteers, at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 21 April, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at the Mansion House Hotel, corner of Fairfax and Cameron Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 22 April, 1861. Brigadier General/ Colonel P St G Cocke, Virginia Volunteers, was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 28 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the Washington/ National Battalion Volunteers. He arrived at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 28 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.49, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861. Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, was assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.20, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861, and was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.328, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 15 September, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 21 October, 1861, and committed suicide at Belmead, on the James River, nine miles northwest of Powhatan Courthouse, Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia, on 26 December, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria).

Note: Brigadier General/ Colonel P St G Cocke, Virginia Volunteers, was assigned to command the troops at Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison, Green, Orange, Albemarle, Nelson, Amherst, Campbell, Bedford, Roanoke, Botetourt, and Craig Counties, by Special Orders No.39, Paragraph III, Headquarters of the Division, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 May, 1861.

The 49th Virginia Infantry was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia on 25 July, 1861.

The 27th Georgia Infantry, the 28th Georgia Infantry, the 4th North Carolina State Troops, the 49th Virginia Infantry, and the Heavy Battalion Artillery, under the command of Colonel G B Anderson, were stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 14 January, 1862 (See the Garrison at Camp Pickens).

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.104: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp551-552
Colonel W Smith, Forty-ninth Virginia Infantry, 31 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT: Series I, Volume 51, Part I (Serial No.107), pp24-32
Colonel P St. G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, dated Camp Suspension Bridge, in the vicinity of the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 August, 1861